The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made one public appearance during celebrations to celebrate the Queen’s historic, 70-year reign, while attending a Thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral. A recent poll in the US shows the couple’s popularity has failed.
The YouGov poll of 1,000 U.S. adults from May 18 to 21 found only 45 percent had a “favorable or somewhat favorable” view of the Duchess of Sussex.
During the Jubilee Service, Meghan and Harry were moved to the second row behind the Wessexes and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
Royal columnist Daniela Elser claimed “if ever there was an image that sums up the descent of Harry and Meghan, it was this”.
TV and radio host Vanessa Feltz suggested that the Sussexes could not make the most of the royal reunion over the Jubilee weekend.
She claimed: “The most important thing is that they could not take advantage of the Platinum Jubilee, they could not get into Netflix, they could not be photographed with the Queen.
“They could not sit in the front row, they were frightened without going to lunch, they held a party for the baby to which no one was invited and then they went home.
“So they could not use it, they could not make money with the trip here? They did not look regal enough.”
Journalist Afua Hagan disagreed, arguing, “I do not think they really wanted to.”
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Speaking about her and Harry’s “guttural” reaction to the decision, Meghan said: “He’s a feminist too.
The U.S. Supreme Court last week ended constitutional protection for abortion that has been in place for nearly 50 years by deciding to reverse the landmark Roe v Wade ruling.
In a conversation with American feminist activist Gloria Steinem and journalist Jessica Yellin published in Vogue, Meghan said: “Women are already sharing stories about how their physical safety is endangered.
“Women with resources will travel to get an abortion, those without can try to give themselves one with a huge risk.”
She explained some would be forced to find abortion pills at unregulated pharmacies and “be handed over” by doctors and lawyers.
Meghan added: “What does this say for women? It tells us that our physical safety does not matter, and as a result that we do not matter. But we do. Women do matter.”
The Duchess said the court’s decision was going to have an exaggerated effect on women of color and that it was “difficult to overemphasize” what it would mean for them.
However, it is not just a women’s issue, she told the magazine, with the ruling representing a ‘blueprint for the reversal of rights’, including same-sex marriage and access to contraception, and an appeal to men to get involved become.
She said: “Men need to speak out at this moment and beyond, because these are decisions that affect relationships, families and communities in general.
“They can target women, but the consequences affect us all. My husband and I have talked a lot about it over the last few days. He is also a feminist.”