Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ‘popularity dwindles’ and they are ‘terrified of a spiral of decline’ amid new business ventures, says a royal expert

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “terrified over spiral of decline amid fresh blow”, as their “popularity dwindles”, a royal expert says.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as senior working royals in 2020, and months later they decided to move from their home in Windsor, England, to a lavish mansion in Montecito, California in Meghan’s home country of America.

But now, as the couple continues to build their brand and bounce back from backlash following their departure, the pair’s popularity in the United States is “dwindling”. An expert has even said that “they are desperate to be invited to celebrity events such as the Met Gala and the Oscars each year” but as their popularity lessens, the couple are struggling to secure invites.

Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, royal expert and author Tom Quinn said: “Increasingly so far as the senior royals are concerned, Harry has become a non-person. This is really worrying for Harry and Meghan as surveys show their popularity in the United States is also dwindling – they are desperate to be invited to celebrity events such as the Met Gala and the Oscars each year, but as their popularity declines this is becoming increasingly unlikely.”

He went on to add: “It’s a spiral of decline that terrifies the couple. Meghan also worries that she made a mistake with her new online brand and that the mockery of her expensive jellies and jams have damaged her chances of becoming a successful businesswoman.”

This comes as the couple continue their rebrand of sorts, with Meghan’s new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, due to hard launch soon. The Duchess soft launched her new brand in March, with an Instagram account popping up online complete with a glamorous logo, a rustic-looking promotional video that saw the mother-of-two cooking up a storm in a kitchen.

Meghan has since sent some jam to influencers and celebrities, with many fans signing up to the email list on the brand’s website, as they wait and anticipate when the Duchess’ brand will launch fully.