However, the Duke and Duchess returned to the UK earlier this month to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Before reaching British soil, a spokesman for the couple said they were “excited and honored” to take part in the national celebrations. But Prince Harry’s popularity has skyrocketed in the UK since he left the country, the British told Express.co.uk. Civil servant George, 29, from Dagenham, likened the Duke to a friend entering a relationship and “just breaking up”, adding: “Everyone knows someone who has done it.” He continued: “You turn your back on your family somehow and you have to stay with your family.” He said that “you can not help the one you fall in love with and he has the right to go out with whoever he wants”, but “Harry and Megan, I think they have gone a little over the top”. Speaking to Express.co.uk in Whitechapel, George said it looked like Harry was “throwing his life away”. He said: “He was very likeable in the world. READ MORE: Mike Tintal called Prince Harry “b ” at the Palace party The poll showed that almost two-thirds of Britons had a negative view of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Less than one in three respondents had a positive view of Prince Harry, with 58 per cent thinking negatively of him. Less than one in four respondents viewed Megan positively and 63% had a negative view of the Duchess. A poll conducted by Techne UK for Express.co.uk last month showed that only 16 per cent of Britons had a positive view of Megan. But 71 percent had negative feelings for the Duchess. Prince Harry received the approval of a third of the British public, while 56% did not view him positively.