Meghan Sussex’s popularity in the U.S. is being questioned by GB News, which claims she ranks lower than Kate Middleton, Prince William, and King Charles. They called it a “bombshell poll.” But once you move past the headlines and examine the numbers, the story unravels fast. The narrow margins and selective reporting don’t align with broader media trends, Google search interest, or long-term public engagement. In fact, Meghan Sussex continues to command more attention, press, and global relevance than nearly any other living royal.

While GB News insists American audiences have turned on Meghan, the real data tells another story—one that’s far less convenient for those seeking to restore the royal family’s media image.

The Royal Poll GB News Cited Leaves Out Crucial Context

The GB News article leans on a single poll from Redfield & Wilton, where Meghan reportedly scored a 41% favorability rating in the U.S. They emphasized that Kate received 49% and King Charles 48%. But they ignored one glaring fact: Prince Harry ranked second overall, ahead of Kate, Charles, and William. That detail alone contradicts the idea that Americans have broadly rejected the Sussexes.

What GB News described as a “bombshell” is actually a narrow spread of just a few percentage points. These differences fall within typical polling variability. When public opinion data lacks broader context, media outlets can spin minor gaps into dramatic narratives. That’s exactly what happened here.

Instead of analyzing the overall dynamics of royal popularity, the article focused on Meghan in isolation—something British media outlets have consistently done for years. The reality is that U.S. audiences remain engaged with Meghan, whether through her work, her media projects, or ongoing public discourse.

If we look beyond a single poll, Google Trends offers a clearer, more continuous view of public interest. Search data from 2004 to 2025 shows that Meghan Sussex has consistently drawn more global attention than Kate Middleton, Prince William, or King Charles—especially after 2017. The only times Kate surpassed Meghan were during her 2011 wedding and the brief period in early 2024 when her unexplained health issues fueled media speculation.

Side-by-side Google Trends charts showing Meghan Sussex as the most searched royal worldwide and in the UK from 2004 to 2025, with annotations highlighting that Kate Middleton’s highest spike was in 2011 and Meghan maintains higher interest than Prince Harry and Prince William.
Meghan Sussex leads global and UK search interest over other royals since 2017, defying claims of declining popularity.

In contrast, Meghan’s spikes in interest align with major interviews, charitable work, and media launches—events she has shaped and led. Her sustained visibility, especially in the U.S., challenges the notion that she’s losing relevance. Search interest isn’t just about scandal or sympathy. It reflects cultural influence, curiosity, and the ability to set the agenda. Meghan leads in all three.

Media Coverage Confirms Meghan and Harry Drive Global Conversation

The numbers back up Meghan Sussex’s popularity. In the last three months, Meghan has been the subject of 2,117 stories—more than any other royal. Prince Harry follows with 1,727. King Charles and Prince William trail far behind, while Kate Middleton has just 136 stories in the same period. If popularity were defined by global media engagement, Meghan would be in a league of her own.

Bar charts showing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry received the most media coverage from February to April 2025, with a high percentage of right-leaning coverage. In contrast, Kate Middleton received the fewest stories, with most from left-leaning outlets.
Meghan and Harry dominate royal media coverage, but their stories skew right-leaning. Working royals like Kate and Charles face far less scrutiny.

Coverage volume matters because it reflects editorial priorities and public appetite. And it isn’t just left-leaning publications reporting on her. According to data, 44% of Meghan’s coverage comes from right-wing outlets, many of which portray her negatively. GB News, in particular, has published over 340 Meghan-related stories in three months. By contrast, they’ve published just 30 about Kate. That discrepancy reveals how some media outlets are actively constructing narratives about Meghan’s unpopularity—while profiting from the very attention she draws.

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Media Bias in Royal Coverage

Between February and May 2025, Ground News aggregated over 7,000 stories across major publications about senior members of the British royal family. The data reveals a striking imbalance in both volume of coverage and political bias.

Meghan Sussex topped the list with 2,117 stories, the most of any royal in the period. Her coverage leaned 44% right, 35% left, and just 21% center—showing she remains a polarizing figure, with heavy attention from right-wing outlets like GB News (343 stories) and Daily Express (204). Despite not being a working royal, her media footprint far exceeds even that of the monarch.

Prince Harry followed with 1,727 stories, also dominated by right-leaning press at 41%, compared to 36% left and 23% center. GB News alone published 291 articles about him, further illustrating how conservative media profits from royal scandal and personal drama.

In contrast, Kate Middleton appeared in only 136 stories, with 51% of them from left-leaning outlets and just 26% from the right. This skew indicates not only lower volume but also a softer media tone. Prince William had1,103 stories, evenly split between the political spectrum, while King Charles received 990 articles with relatively balanced distribution: 34% left, 35% right, and 31% center.

Queen Camilla received negligible attention—just 10 stories in three months—highlighting the media’s selective focus.

These statistics underscore a larger pattern: Harry and Meghan are the most covered, most politicized, and most scrutinized members of the royal family. Their stories fuel both outrage clicks and sympathetic headlines, depending on the outlet, while working royals are shielded by more neutral coverage. This imbalance drives not just public perception but also tabloid profit—and makes media bias impossible to ignore.

Meghan Sussex’s Metrics Make the Royals Look Irrelevant

For a woman the tabloids insist no one likes, Meghan Sussex is doing unusually well across every platform that actually counts.

Let’s start with Netflix. Her docu-lifestyle series With Love, Meghan entered the Global Top 10 with 12.6 million hours viewed in its debut week. While critics clutched their pearls, the audience turned up—and the show’s already renewed for Season 2. That’s called results.

Then came Confessions of a Female Founder, a podcast that dropped on April 8 and immediately shot to No. 1 on Apple’s business chart and No. 2 overall. On Spotify, it ranked in the top 20 nationwide. Meanwhile, the royals’ biggest audio splash this year was Kate Middleton’s Photoshop scandal.

Meghan’s lifestyle brand, As Ever, sold out in the US in under an hour. Truffle salt searches? Up 3,200%. Name a royal whose face can move groceries like that—we’ll wait.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, whose company doesn’t hand out endorsements lightly, said Meghan was “underestimated” and described her cultural influence as undeniable. Translation: she makes content that moves people and products, and the press still can’t stand it.

And just to add some sparkle, Meghan returned to Instagram in January 2025 and now boasts 2.8 million followers. That makes her the most-followed individual British royal, outranking the entire working family in several months—with zero royal funding or palace PR.

So while the Firm clings to its dusty protocol and royal leaking, Meghan’s building a media empire off charisma, competence, and cultural clout. Maybe the monarchy should spend less time briefing against her and more time figuring out how to draw a sizable crowd without waving from a balcony.

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Despite the flyovers and balcony tradition, the 2025 royal turnout fell noticeably flat. Compared to the packed crowds of the late Queen’s era, today’s royal draw looks thinner—no matter how much smoke they pump into the sky.

The Real Threat to the Royal Is Meghan Sussex’s Popularity

GB News framed the poll, as tabloids often do, as proof that Meghan Sussex is losing popularity in the U.S and UK. But if that were true, why does she still remain front and center in global discourse, outpacing royals who still hold official roles, second only to Prince Harry? That’s not a popularity crisis. That’s influence. And it’s the kind of influence the monarchy can’t control or buy.

If Kate were truly more popular than Meghan in the U.S., then perhaps her mother Carole Middleton’s company, Party Pieces, wouldn’t have flopped so spectacularly when it tried to crack the American market.

Meghan isn’t campaigning for a crown or seeking public votes. She’s a private citizen with no royal funding, no palace backing, and yet she continues to command attention through authentic work, cultural relevance, and a loyal fan base. Everyone doesn’t have to like Meghan, but the media’s fixation on ranking her as if she’s still part of the monarchy only exposes their own confusion.

Instead of accepting Meghan’s global popularity, the British press keeps pushing selective polls and skewed narratives. The idea that Kate Middleton has surpassed Meghan’s U.S. popularity might comfort certain royal loyalists, but it doesn’t match real-world behavior. Americans aren’t casting votes for their favorite duchess. They’re streaming Meghan’s shows, buying her products, and driving her Google search dominance. That’s the true “bombshell”—and it’s one GB News would rather bury than face.

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