Prince Harry says Brits are 'the most credulous people on planet' in Spare

Prince Harry's reputation among the British public has nosedived to another record low as the fallout from his explosive bestselling book continues.

The devastating YouGov poll revealed his popularity among members of the public has slipped further since 'Spare' hit the shelves, with four in 10 people believing Harry released the book with the main motivation of 'making money'.

Over two-thirds of Britons now hold a negative view on the Duke of Sussex, up from 58 per cent in May, with less than a quarter (24 per cent) now seeing him in a positive light, the survey shows. 

The prince's net favourability among the public this week hit at an all-time low of -44, with his wife Meghan recording -42 as his deeply personal revelations from 'Spare' continue to dominate headlines across the world.

The poll also found that Harry and wife Meghan are now so disliked by older Brits that their popularity ratings are worse than Prince Andrew’s among the over-65s group.

Prince Harry's popularity among the British public has slumped to an all-time low, a new poll has suggested 

Prince Harry described the British public as being among 'the most credulous people in the world' as the fallout from his explosive new book continues. Pictured: Royal fans line the Mall near Buckingham Palace to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012

Prince Harry's book, Spare, was released on January 10 and quickly became one of the fastest selling non-fiction books ever, but the fallout from the Duke's book looks set to linger

Just over a fifth of those polled (21 per cent) believed Harry penned 'Spare' to tell his own story.

Among the royals to do well in the eyes of the public were Princess Anne, who topped the popularity table with more than 91 per cent of those asked holding a positive view on her. 

She was closely followed by the Prince and Princess of Wales, with 84 per cent of those polled saying they held the pair in high esteem.

It was bad news however for the Duchess of Sussex, as 87 per cent of the survey's respondents said they viewed her negatively. 

Prince Andrew was also among the lowest scorers in the royal family, with 82 per cent polling negatively against the Duke of York.

It comes as the prince used his bombshell memoirs to rail against both the press and the British public for reading and believing newspapers.

In one of Spare's incendiary chapters, the Duke turns his guns on the 'c**p' British press and also fires off shots at what he claims is the naivety of Britons who turn to traditional media for their news.

The development also comes just days after he hinted that he and his wife, Meghan Markle would never permanently return to Britain. 

During the explosive rant in 'Spare', Harry blames the British public for both reading and believing newspapers.

He labels them among the 'most credulous' and writes: 'Everyone's guilty for buying the papers. But hopefully, no one actually believes them. 

'But of course they did. People did believe, and that was the whole problem.

'Britons, among the most literal people on the planet, were also the most credulous.

'Even if they did not believe every word, there was always that residue of wonder.'

In his latest television interview to plug his memoir, the prince claimed that the Royal Family launched a war against him – working in collusion with the British Press - to undermine the credibility of his story.

It comes days after the Duke told Good Morning America that he 'doesn't think it's ever going to be possible' for his family to return to his home country permanently.

The Duke continued his blistering attacks on the press, claiming that the media would make his family's lives 'unsurvivable' if they were ever to return to the UK.

It comes days after Prince Harry revealed that he and Meghan will likely never return to the UK full-time - or rejoin the Monarchy as working royals  

Harry and Meghan relocated from the UK to California in early 2020, and have, since early 2021, been raising their two children, Archie and Lilibet, in a $14.65 million mansion in Montecito - thousands of miles away from the Duke's family 

Princess Anne (pictured in London today) was rated as the most popular royal in the YouGov poll

He told host and former NFL star Michael Strahan: 'I don't think that even if there was an agreement or an arrangement between me and my family there's that third party [the British press] that's going to do everything they can to make sure that that isn't possible, not stopping us from going back but making it unsurvivable.' 

Harry and Meghan relocated from the UK to California in early 2020, and have, since early 2021, been raising their two children, Archie and Lilibet, in a $14.65 million mansion in Montecito - thousands of miles away from the Duke's family. 

The couple first made the shocking announcement that they were going to step back from their royal duties on January 8, 2020.

At the time, they wrote in a joint statement that they had reached the decision after 'many months of reflection and internal discussions.'

They said they wanted to 'work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.'

'We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honor our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages,' the statement continued. 

Harry's controversial book has sparked headlines amid claims he was physically attacked by the Prince of Wales, his revelation he killed 25 Taliban members during the Afghanistan war, admissions of taking drugs including cocaine, cannabis and magic mushrooms, and losing his virginity in a field behind a pub to a cougar 'horse enthusiast' when he was 17. 

But fresh questions have also been raised over the accuracy of Prince Harry's explosive memoir after his bold claims on royal ancestry and being gifted an Xbox game console years before its official release were debunked.  

Publishers yesterday said that the prince's tell-all memoir has become the fastest selling non-fiction book ever.

Harry's autobiography Spare was boosted into the record books with 400,000 hardback, e-book and audio format copies being snapped up, Transworld Penguin Random House said.

It comes as a damning new YouGov poll showed the Duke's popularity had slumped among the British public ahead of the release of 'Spare'.

Prince Harry 's popularity among young people in Britain sank to a record low in the days leading up to the publication of his bombshell memoir, a new YouGov poll suggests

Almost two-thirds of Britons have a negative view of the Duke of Sussex, up from 58 per cent in May, with just a quarter seeing him in a positive light, the YouGov survey shows

Members of 'Generation Z' also appear to be changing their tune, with those aged 18-24 having neither a negative nor positive view of the King's youngest son, according to a survey conducted between January 5 and 6.

Traditionally, Harry has relied upon the younger generation as a stronghold of support that helped to fuel his popular image, and just a month ago he held a 20 per cent net approval rating among the group.

But by the end of last week, with just days to go until the publication of 'Spare', this support had slumped to zero - suggesting the group's opinion on the Duke had nosedived.

The King's youngest son's net favourability score among 2019 Labour voters is minus seven, while among 18-24-year-olds, the proportion of positive and negative views of him was equal (41 per cent).

Meghan holds a score of -11 among 2019 Labour voters and -30 among Remain voters, with -81 and -72 among 2016 Conservative voters and Leave voters, respectively.

In television interviews, the Duke has said he is 'not texting' his brother, described the Queen Consort as 'the villain' and criticised 'family members' for a 'really horrible reaction' when the Queen died.

He spoke to Bradby, denying branding the royals racist and accusing his family of 'getting into bed with the devil'.

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