Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix The series "marked a turning point" and was "not well received by Americans", according to a royal biographer.
Christopher Andersen, the author of brothers and wivessuggested that a turn against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in public opinion in the United States was due to a "torrent of complaints" that seemed "insignificant".
The couple released a six-part docuseries, harry and meghanin December, which was followed weeks later by the prince's book Replacement and interviews around him.
The intervention was one of a series of US-based commentators recently taking a different view of the Sussexes.
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andersen customs The times: "The Netflix documentary marked a turning point. There was a torrent of complaints, many of which seemed, for lack of a better word, petty. The whining was not well received by Americans."
His comments followed exclusive voting from Redfield & Wilton for news week that showed prince harry she dropped 45 points in her net approval rating between December 5 and January 16, while Meghan dropped 36 points.
Brenner Thomas, co-founder of New York-based agency The Lead PR, also said The times: "The real problem is that Americans don't like their royals acting like reality stars."
Perhaps even more worrying for Harry and Meghan is that there are signs of a disconnect between the couple and social progressives on the very question of the monarchy.
Cate Young, a podcast producer and cultural critic, told Aisha Harris on NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour that she was "a huge fan" of the pairing but was starting to get frustrated.
"I'm definitely starting to see or at least understand why people get a little burned out by them," Young said.
"Her complaints are valid. I'm starting to get a little frustrated with her apparent lack of real self-reflection and her place within this institution because I think with Harry specifically there seems to be an inability to recognize that it's not just about family members being mean. .
"There is historical damage perpetuated by the existence of the royal family that he just can't seem to understand," he said. "He just wants them to be nice to him, but I don't think he seems to understand that the reason they can't be nice to him is because they have to continue to defend this harmful institution."
Soraya Nadia McDonald, Senior Cultural Critic at Andscape, also a guest on Pop Culture Happy HourHe said that "none of these people (Harry and Meghan) are intellectuals," adding: "I'm not saying that to be insulting or shady."
"This is a man who has been deeply heartbroken by the loss of his mother," he said. "You just want to give him a hug."
Kristen Meinzer, the host of the by the book podcast and former co-host of news week's the actual report, He said on the show: "For all of you who are upset about Harry and Meghan, I think you are forgetting that a lot of the public was also exhausted by Charles and Diana by the time they were airing their dirty laundry.
"Many of us forget the memory that it wasn't just the stories each of his offices were leaking to the press, but that Charles himself had a tell-all book with jonathan dimbleby which he co-wrote She had a late night prime time special with Dimbleby where she also told all. He was doing it, Diana was doing it."
