Editing Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (section)

===Public opinion===
In view of their [[environmental activism]], Harry and Meghan were criticised in August 2019 for reportedly taking four [[private jet]] journeys in 11 days, including one to [[Elton John]]'s home in [[Nice]], France.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49398852|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828192722/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49398852|title=Elton John defends Harry and Meghan's use of private jets|work=BBC News|date=19 August 2019|archive-date=28 August 2023|access-date=23 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The criticism was in line with the reactions the royal family faced in June 2019, after it was revealed that they "had doubled [their] carbon footprint from business travel".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/harry-used-private-jet-twice-in-a-week-after-climate-talks-pwv57fnj3|title=Prince Harry used private jet twice in a week after climate talks|work=[[The Times]]|first=Ben|last=Webster |date=19 August 2019|access-date=22 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821191008/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-used-private-jet-twice-in-a-week-after-climate-talks-pwv57fnj3|archive-date=21 August 2019|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/uk/harry-meghan-private-jets-gbr-intl/index.html |title=Harry and Meghan branded hypocrites for using private jets|work=CNN|first=Bianca|last=Britton |date=20 August 2019|access-date=22 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821194635/https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/uk/harry-meghan-private-jets-gbr-intl/index.html|archive-date=21 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry received backlash again in August 2021 and 2022 for taking a two-hour flight on private jets between California and [[Aspen, Colorado]], to participate in an annual charity polo tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sustainable-living/prince-harry-private-jet-flying-b1906737.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822175416/https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sustainable-living/prince-harry-private-jet-flying-b1906737.html|title=Prince Harry criticised after flying in private jet after charity polo match|work=The Independent|first=Kate|last=Ng|date=22 August 2021|archive-date=22 August 2021|access-date=23 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/26/prince-harry-takes-private-jet-one-day-polo-match-has-kit-transported/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826163857/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/26/prince-harry-takes-private-jet-one-day-polo-match-has-kit-transported/|title=Prince Harry takes private jet to one-day polo match and has kit transported in separate car|work=The Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=26 August 2022|archive-date=26 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022 and on their way to California after the [[Queen's Platinum Jubilee]], Harry and Meghan boarded a private jet that was estimated to have emitted "ten times more carbon than flying commercial".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/harry-and-meghan-back-in-us-after-low-key-appearance-at-jubilee-5hwq7d23p|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220606103126/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/harry-and-meghan-back-in-us-after-low-key-appearance-at-jubilee-5hwq7d23p|title=Harry and Meghan's private jet to US raises climate questions|work=[[The Times]]|first1=Andrew|last1=Ellson|first2=Debbie|last2=White|date=6 June 2022|archive-date=6 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref>

After his marriage, Harry's popularity skyrocketed above all the other royals as he was deemed likable by 77 per cent of respondents in a poll of 3,600 Britons conducted by statistics and polling company [[YouGov]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/11/prince-harry-most-popular-royal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113222808/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/11/prince-harry-most-popular-royal|archive-date=13 November 2018|title= Prince Harry Just Beat the Queen in a Royal Popularity Contest |magazine=Vanity Fair|date=13 November 2018|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> However, his popularity fell after [[Megxit|stepping back from royal duties]], and it plummeted after the release of his controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, his Netflix docuseries, and his memoir.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-uk-public-opinion-of-couple-worst-ever-after-oprah-winfrey-interview-poll-suggests-12243692|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312140536/https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-uk-public-opinion-of-couple-worst-ever-after-oprah-winfrey-interview-poll-suggests-12243692|archive-date=12 March 2021 |title= Harry and Meghan: UK public opinion of couple 'worst ever' after Oprah Winfrey interview, poll suggests |work=Sky News|date=13 March 2021|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-title-netflix-survey-b2254050.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231140224/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-harry-title-netflix-survey-b2254050.html|archive-date=31 December 2022|title= Nearly half of Brits say Prince Harry should lose his title, survey suggests|work=The Independent|date=1 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-09/harry-s-popularity-with-the-british-public-hits-record-low-ahead-of-book-release?leadSource=uverify%20wall|title=Prince Harry's Popularity With British Public Hits Record Low Ahead of Book Release|work=Bloomberg|first=Ted|last=Hennessey|date=9 January 2023|access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref> In December 2022, Harry was found to be the third most disliked member of the British royal family by YouGov, preceded by his uncle [[Prince Andrew]] and his wife Meghan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/12/09/after-prince-andrew-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129225315/https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/12/09/after-prince-andrew-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle|title=After Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain Britain's most unpopular royals|website=YouGov|date=6 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2023|access-date=6 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Sarah Lyall]] noted that following the release of his memoir Harry and his wife lost support within segments of the American public and press.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/books/prince-harry-book-royal-family.html|title=Has Prince Harry's Confessional Tour Run Its Course?|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Sarah|last=Lyall|date=9 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023|url-access=limited}}</ref> It has been suggested by critics that this fall from public esteem is due to Harry and Meghan's frequent attempts to achieve ongoing relevancy,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63890246|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120050310/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63890246|title= Harry and Meghan: Does Netflix's documentary live up to the hype?|work=BBC News|date=9 December 2022|archive-date=20 January 2024|access-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> and their perceived hypocrisy and selfishness.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-63876934|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507080956/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-63876934|title=Royals deny they were asked to comment on Harry and Meghan show|work=BBC News|date=3 December 2022|archive-date=7 May 2023|access-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/netflix-drama-shows-prince-harry-s-true-selfish-nature-9290243/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213120316/https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/netflix-drama-shows-prince-harry-s-true-selfish-nature-9290243/|title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix documentary highlights his true selfish nature, writes Kris Johnston|work=Lynn News|date=19 December 2022|archive-date=13 February 2024|access-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/12/12/unapologetically-selfish-harry-meghan-product-american-obsession/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228093615/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2022/12/12/unapologetically-selfish-harry-meghan-product-american-obsession/|title= Unapologetically selfish, Harry and Meghan are a product of the American obsession with therapy|work=The Telegraph|date=12 December 2022|archive-date=28 February 2023|access-date=7 January 2023|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry and Meghan's exit from the royal family was satirized in [[The Worldwide Privacy Tour|a 2023 episode]] of ''[[South Park]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=16 February 2023|title='South Park' Tears Into Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's 'Worldwide Privacy Tour'|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/south-park-roasts-prince-harry-meghan-markle-the-worldwide-privacy-tour-1235261636/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219142730/https://deadline.com/2023/02/south-park-roasts-prince-harry-meghan-markle-the-worldwide-privacy-tour-1235261636/|archive-date=19 December 2023|access-date=24 June 2023|website=Deadline|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018 and 2021, Harry was selected as one of the [[100 Most Influential People in the World]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5239433/prince-harry/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226082033/https://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5239433/prince-harry/|archive-date=26 February 2024|title=Prince Harry Is on the TIME 100 List|magazine=Time|first=Elton|last=John|access-date=3 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the magazine named Harry and his wife as among the 25 Most Influential People on the Internet.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-named-time-most-influential-people-internet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203064509/https://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-prince-harry-named-time-most-influential-people-internet/|title=Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Named to Time's List of Most Influential People on the Internet|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=16 July 2019|archive-date=3 February 2023|access-date=15 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the couple was featured on one of the magazine's seven worldwide ''Time 100'' covers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.insider.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-time-100-most-influential-people-list-2021-9|title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle feature on Time's cover as they make its 100 'most influential' people list|work=Insider|first=Kelly|last=McLaughlin|date=15 September 2021|access-date=15 September 2021}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' named him as one of the "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/25-most-intriguing-people-of-2023-photos-8410727|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122210622/https://people.com/25-most-intriguing-people-of-2023-photos-8410727|title=Meet PEOPLE's 25 Most Intriguing People of the Year!|magazine=People|date=5 December 2023|archive-date=22 January 2024|access-date=5 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same year, [[James Hibberd (writer)|James Hibberd]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' named Harry and Meghan among the Hollywood losers of 2023.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hollywood-winners-losers-2023-1235712279/|title=The Biggest Hollywood Winners and Losers of 2023: From Margot Robbie to Marvel|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=James|last=Hibberd|date=7 December 2023|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>

Following Harry and Meghan's trip to Nigeria in May 2024, Lucia Stein of the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] argued that the couple could have been used by the royal family, and added that "perhaps how helpful they would have been" had an agreement on a "hybrid working model" been achieved.<ref name="LStein">{{Cite news |last=Stein |first=Lucia |date=13 May 2024 |title=Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Nigerian tour is a reminder of what might have been |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-14/why-were-harry-and-meghan-in-nigeria/103839774 |access-date=15 May 2024 |work=Australian Broadcasting Company News |language=en-AU}}</ref> Media editor, [[Tina Brown]] commented in relation to the visit, they are "enormously appealing to the public, and very good at [public engagement]."<ref name="LStein"/> In the same year Harry's role as founder of Travalyst was recognised in the second edition of the ''Time'' 100 Climate list which ranked the most influential climate action leaders.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/7172552/prince-harry-climate/|title=Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex: TIME100 Climate List|magazine=Time|first=Olivia B.|last=Waxman|date=12 November 2024|access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>

In January 2025, [[Justine Bateman]] called the behavior of Harry and Meghan "repulsive" for showing up at a food bank during the [[Palisades Fire|Southern California wildfires]] in the [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], a section of Los Angeles. Bateman stated that Harry and his wife were not "politicians" and were only after a "[[photo op]]", calling them "disaster tourists".<ref>{{Cite news|work=The Independent |first=Ellie |last=Muir|title=Meghan and Harry branded 'disaster tourists' after LA wildfires 'photo op' claims star |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/meghan-markle-prince-harry-justine-bateman-la-wildfires-b2678418.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008203234/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?|date=13 January 2024|archive-date=8 October 2024|access-date=14 January 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> Harry and Meghan's appearance in the area drew mixed reactions from segments of the media and public figures.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kelly-osbourne-los-angeles-fires-meghan-harry-b2681176.html|title=Kelly Osbourne calls out celebrities using LA fires as photo op after Meghan and Harry labeled 'disaster tourists'|first=Amber|last=Raiken|work=The Independent|date=16 January 2025|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/video/585878-prince-harry-meghan-markle-blasted-for-flaunting-their-donations-to-la-fire-victims|title=Prince Harry, Meghan Markle blasted for flaunting their donations to LA fire victims|work=Geo TV|date=17 January 2025|access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-distribute-food-supplies-eaton-wildfire-victims-world-central-kitchen-8772999|title=Meghan Markle and Prince Harry visit Eaton fire victims, distributing food and supplies|magazine=People|first1=Charmaine|last1=Patterson|first2=Erin|last2=Hill|date=13 January 2025|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>