Almost half of Britons believe the Duke and Duchess of Sussex should be “stripped” of their royal titles, a survey suggests.
Harry and Meghan are now living in America after stepping down as working royals for financial and personal freedom, and have recently signed a lucrative Netflix deal rumoured to be worth more than £100 million.
The YouGov poll asked 3,250 adults on Monday the question: “Do you think that Harry and Meghan should or should not be stripped of their royal titles?”
The results found 48 per cent of those questioned believed they should lose their titles, 27 per cent said no, and 25 per cent did not know.
Harry and Meghan proved more popular with younger people, with 25 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds saying they should be stripped of their duke and duchess titles and 38 per cent of that age group saying they should not.
While 65 per cent of those aged 65 and above said they should become just Mr and Mrs and 18 per cent said they should retain their honours.
The regional breakdown found 54 per cent of those in the south, living outside London, thought the royals should lose their titles but 24 per cent of this group said they should keep them.
Of the Londoners polled, 38 per cent thought they should be stripped of their honours and 33 per cent believed they should not.
The survey found 70 per cent of those who said they were Conservative Party supporters wanted the couple to lose their honours, with only 16 per cent saying no.
While just 31 per cent of those who favoured the Labour Party agreed with Harry and Meghan losing their titles compared to 36 per cent who thought they should not.
