Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have experienced a significant drop in favorability in the United States, and one royal expert believes she understands why.

“I give a lot of talks to Americans, and they all dislike Harry and Meghan,” Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of the royal biography My Mother & I, shared with The Standard.

“They hate that they let the Queen down,” Seward explained.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aged 40 and 43 respectively, stepped away from their royal roles in the UK and relocated to the US in 2020.

Since then, they have publicly criticized Harry’s family — including the late Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away at 96 in September 2022. These criticisms were most notably aired during their explosive 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, the Harry & Meghan Netflix docuseries, and Harry’s memoir, Spare.

Now settled in a $14 million Montecito mansion in California with their children Archie, 5, and Lilibet, 3, Harry has officially renounced his British residency and considers the US his home, remaining estranged from the royal family.

Kinsey Schofield, host of the To Di For Daily podcast, echoed these sentiments to The Standard, referencing comments from Eric Trump. “He was right when he said that ‘Americans don’t care about Harry.’”

Schofield added, “We lost interest in Harry and Meghan after realizing we’d given them far too much credit over the years.”

Hollywood publicist Jane Owen also commented on their declining reputation, particularly in Los Angeles. “Quite frankly, they were given every opportunity to shine in Hollywood,” Owen remarked. “They secured a major deal with a top streaming platform, had a massive budget, and an audience eager to engage. Instead of capitalizing on these opportunities, they actively destroyed them.