![]() ![]() Many countries seem to be upset that they get no tangible benefits.Ī Jamaican respondent told Lord Ashcroft's pollsters: 'To top it all off, even to travel to England we need a visa. ![]() There is a growing republican movement across the Caribbean – particularly in Jamaica – but even most New Zealanders agreed that the monarchy no longer makes sense for them. The increasing apathy towards the royals comes after Barbados voted to become a republic and some critics described William and Kate's tour of the Caribbean as a PR disaster. In Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Jamaica, over 75 per cent of people agreed that 'in an ideal world we wouldn't have the monarchy, but there are more important things for us to deal with'. ![]() Some 61 per cent of Australians and 54 per cent of Canadians agreed that the monarchy was good for them in the past, but no longer makes sense. If anything, we're just following in the footsteps of whatever the US is doing.'Īnd a Canadian respondent remarked: 'The story of the monarchy is beautiful, but it's no longer real to the modern day.' One Australian said: 'Britain is just like a distant memory. The Heritage Foundation's legal complaint argues there is 'immense public interest' in knowing if Harry admitted his drug use in his visa application.Ī pattern emerged from focus groups that showed the Royal Family's waning grip in the popular imagination of the 14 Commonwealth realms. Under US law, anyone who admits to past illegal drug abuse is generally denied entry to the country. It comes as a top US think-tank is suing the Biden administration to force officials to release Harry's US immigration files after he admitted using illegal drugs in his memoir, Spare. This is still far higher than in Britain, where Harry scored just 22 per cent and his wife 18 per cent. Harry scored 48 per cent and Meghan 43 per cent. William still comes top of approval ratings, with an average of 55 per cent across the 14 countries, followed by Charles (51 per cent) and Kate (50 per cent). Only the Bahamas, the Solomon Islands and Grenada were more in favour of the Sussexes. Asked who they had more sympathy for, most said both sides or neither. The Sussexes are believed over the rest of the family by ten out of the 14 Commonwealth realms, with the same margin thinking the treatment of Meghan exposed 'racist views'.īut, significantly, two in five stated they did not care for the family drama. While most people in Britain have rejected the Sussexes' accounts of racism and unfair treatment, those overseas have more sympathy, according to polling by Lord Ashcroft. King Charles and Prince William are the most popular royals in the King's overseas realms – even though most of the countries are siding with Harry and Meghan in their family fallout.
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