Harry and Meghan Poll Finds 91% Back Private-Citizen Status After Charles Letter
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11
Harry and Meghan Poll Finds 91% Back Private-Citizen Status After Charles Letter
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 11
Summary
9,302 votes in a Sept. 9-10 poll broke heavily against Prince Harry and Meghan Markle being treated as public figures, with 91% — 8,449 respondents — favoring private-citizen status.
King Charles' Sept. 7 letter drove the debate by reaffirming that the Sussexes are non-working royals operating in a private capacity, after renewed scrutiny following their Aug. 26 return to the UK.
Sources close to the couple pushed back on the "private citizens" label, arguing they remain prominent public figures despite no longer carrying out official royal duties.
The poll also found 1% — 51 people — were unsure, while the result underscored how Charles' clarification has not ended public argument over the Sussexes' role.