50 percent of British people surveyed believe Oprah interview will hurt Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

A recent survey shows thatMeghan MarkleandPrince Harry’ssit-down interview with Oprah Winfreyhas worked negatively against them in the opinion of half of the people polled.

The survey,conducted by Piplsay, gathered feedback from 12,037 British people to gain insight into the general attitude towards the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after they divulged how difficult life was for them while living as part of the royal family.

According to the results, 50 percent of those asked think the interview will ultimately hurt Markle and Prince Harry, with only 23 percent believing it will work in their favor.

Forty percent of those people are also of the opinion that the couple failed to live up to their royal responsibilities and 66 percent think that the former royals deserved to have their honorary titles and royal patronages taken away from them.

Only 44 percent of the members of the public polled believe that the press was too relentless in their coverage of the couple, with 36 percent deciding that the media was just doing its job.

Finally, 58 percent of the people surveyed agree that it’s time for the British people to stop obsessing over the royal family.