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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was among the members of the Royal Family included in a poll run by the Daily Mirror. And, contrary to the expectation of many, Kate came out on top, gathering the consensus of 35 percent of the voters. 

The Queen, who is usually the country’s favourite, came in second place with 928 votes out of 4000 respondents.

The country’s beloved monarch was followed by Prince William and his brother Prince Harry.

Meghan came in sixth place, proceeded by the Queen’s only daughter Princess Anne.

Zara Tindall, who doesn’t have a royal title, is the seventh-most loved member of the Royal Family, and performed better than Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. 

Many royal fans took to Twitter to comment on the surprising results of this poll.

While several were pleased to see Kate on top of the list, some Meghan fans voiced their disagreement.

A few spoke up under a video shared by the Good Morning Britain’s Twitter account showing Lorraine Kelly discussing the results with the Mirror’s royal editor Russel Myers.

Twitter user Tony Blight, referring to Kate’s performance in the poll discussed in the clip, said: “Not at all! Definitely Meghan”

Social media user Dianarare replied, saying: “Meghan Markle has never been the number 1 since joining the Royal Family”

To which Meghan’s fan said: “That’s an opinion I suppose, wrong but valid.”

Another Sussex fan, Olivia, also showed her disagreement on Twitter by simply writing: “Nope, it’s Meghan”.

A third, Trini Romeo, accused Kate of not speaking up about important causes such as racial inequality which Meghan and Harry have done in the wake George Floyd’s death on May 25.

They wrote: “I haven’t heard her once talk about the racial injustice in the world but Harry and Megan has.”

Another Twitter user, Louisa, said: “Meghan would have top the list but she is no longer in the family.   

“In my heart Meghan has topped the list.”

Many royal fans welcomed the crowning of Kate as most popular royal at the moment.

Dawn wrote: “Kate and Wills have been amazing during lockdown, zooming schools, NHS, mental health charities and much more.

“They’re an asset to the UK”.

Anita Jaeckel revealed she appreciates Kate despite not being a supporter of the monarchy.

She said: “I’m not a royalist by any means, but I do find Kate comes over as a very lovely and caring person, not at all fake. William chose well.”  

Another, Suki, labelled Kate a “credit to the Queen” before hailing the Duchess of Cambridge as our future Queen.

Sara added: “I am an American who absolutely loves the Duchess of Cambridge, I am particularly appreciative of her work in mental health especially for mothers.”

Kate and Prince William have spent lockdown at their Norfolk residence, Anmer Hall, with their three children – George, Charlotte and Louis.

Appearing several times on conference calls and even carrying out the first-ever royal interview on video link with the BBC, Kate and William spoke about the importance of mental health for the general public and frontline workers.

They also opened up on the difficulties of homeschooling children and, as lockdown measures ease, Kate and William have visited several non-essential shops to hear about their struggles during the crisis.   

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