US turns its back on Meghan and Prince Harry: Nearly four out of 10 Americans think royal was wrong to receive Pat Tillman award while his wife is still less popular Stateside than William and Kate

Nearly 4 retired of 10 Americans deliberation Prince Harry was incorrect to person nan Pat Tillman Award, a caller study has found. 

The Duke, 39, picked up nan work award typically fixed to unsung heroes past week successful a glitzy ceremonial astatine nan ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. 

But it triggered an angry backlash arsenic much than 76,000 group signed a petition demanding nan determination was reversed, while he has now travel nether expanding unit to manus nan trophy back. 

Tillman's ain mother Mary slammed nan determination to springiness him nan grant that honour's her dormant boy labelling Harry 'a arguable and divisive individual'. 

Now, a canvass of 1,500 Americans appears to backmost her pinch 38 per cent saying it was incorrect for Harry to beryllium fixed nan award. 

While nan support standing Stateside of his woman Meghan Markle, who sat beaming pinch pridefulness successful nan assemblage arsenic Harry collected nan award, is still little than Prince William and Princess Kate's successful different rustle to nan Sussexes.  

Of those asked by polling agency Redfield and Wilton, only 21 per cent came retired successful support of nan prince. The different 41 per cent said they 'didn't know'.  

Tillman was hailed successful nan US aft giving up his lucrative NFL profession pinch nan Arizona Cardinals to enlist arsenic an Army Ranger aft 9/11. 

He served in Iraq and past Afghanistan, wherever he was killed by friends occurrence successful 2004 - erstwhile he was 27. 

During his acceptance speech, Harry, who was honoured for his activity pinch nan Invictus Games, appeared to connection an oliva branch to Mary. 

'Her defense for Pat's bequest is profoundly individual and 1 that I respect,' he said. 'The enslaved betwixt a mother and boy is eternal and transcends moreover nan top losses.' 

But notably, Venus Williams - whose sister Serena hosted nan awards - appeared to enactment seated during a opinionated ovation for Harry. 

Although immoderate condemned nan prime of Prince Harry arsenic a recipient of nan award, ESPN defended it and cited his domiciled successful mounting up nan Invictus Games - which he mentioned arsenic he dedicated nan grant to 'the full work community'. 

‘While we understand not everyone will work together pinch each honorees selected for immoderate award, The Invictus Games Foundation does unthinkable activity and ESPN believes this is simply a origin worthy celebrating,’ nan web said successful a connection to nan New York Post. 

The Sussexes were greeted to overmuch fanfare successful America successful 2020 erstwhile they upped sticks from nan UK to step distant from royal life and group up location successful California. 

The Oprah Winfrey question and reply successful 2021 was watched by much than 17 cardinal Americans and was lauded successful nan US press.

The nationalist sentiment of nan Sussexes appeared to wane pursuing nan merchandise of Harry's arguable memoir Spare successful January 2023. 

A Newsweek canvass astir nan clip recovered 45 per cent of Americans were successful favour of them being stripped of their royal titles. A period earlier that fig was reversed pinch 43 per cent saying they should support them. 

And successful nan astir caller support standing Meghan was still lagging down nan Prince and Princess of Wales. 

Despite successful May seeing her fame among Americans improve from 31 per cent to 36 per cent, Princess Kate was liked by 45 per cent to stay nan US' favourite royal. 

Harry's was viewed somewhat amended arsenic he was liked by 42 per cent of Americans. Some 40 per cent of those polled said they liked Prince William.