Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Booed at National Television Awards

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were met with jeers and boos when a clip of their Oprah Winfrey interview was aired at the National Television Awards.

The montage was introduced by Sir Trevor MacDonald, showcasing the year's most iconic TV moments.

Attendees revealed that the audience loudly jeered and booed once the Duke and Duchess appeared onscreen.

Although the booing did not appear on the ITV Live telecast, it suggests that the Sussexes' reputation has soured even among the celebrity elite.

A source in the audience told reporters that Meghan and Harry were shown onscreen during a montage of TV moments from the last 12 months.

Immediately, there was audible booing throughout the arena, as though they were pantomime villains.

A second source, a celebrity who asked not to be named, said, “when the clip came up of Meghan, there were boos from the audience.

Some shouted out and there was laughing.

There were a few embarrassed faces but sadly Meghan was obviously not too popular on the night.”

The Sussexes' bombshell two-and-a-half-hour sit-down interview with Oprah in March was watched by over 17 million people worldwide.

The couple accused a royal family member of racism and discrimination, suggested the palace machinery of failing to support a suicidal Meghan, and accused the senior royals of plotting against them.

The interview immediately generated a backlash after fact-checkers revealed a string of inaccuracies, while Oprah also came in for criticism for allowing the couple's inflammatory and damaging claims to go unchallenged.

Piers Morgan was among those who criticized the sit-down, saying he didn't believe a word of what Meghan had claimed.

This sparked a deluge of complaints to Ofcom, who sensationally cleared him of wrongdoing earlier this month and defended his right to free speech.

The UK's broadcasting watchdog called attempts to silence the MailOnline columnist a chilling restriction on freedom of expression after the Duchess of Sussex was among the wave of people who complained that his questioning of her account of royal racism and suicidal thoughts was harmful and offensive to viewers.

The Duke and Duchess popularity has hit an all-time low as the couple continue to suffer the fallout from their interview.

Positive opinion of Harry, 36, who now lives in an £11 million mansion in Montecito, California, with his wife and two children, has fallen by nine points from 43% in April to 34% now.

Meghan, 40, has seen a steady decline in her popularity this year, with positive opinion at 30% in March, falling to 29% in April, and dropping a further three percentage points to 26% now.

YouGov blames poor responses to their statements surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the withdrawal from Afghanistan, for the recent drop in their popularity.

The couple were criticized for wading into Afghanistan crisis with woke word salad statement, in which they said they were speechless and feeling the many layers of pain.

The lengthy statement, released via the couple's slick Archul Foundation website, calls on followers to support organizations including the World Central Kitchen, but failed to say how much they would be personally donating or details of how they would help.

Duncan Larcombe, a former royal editor, who has reported on Harry since he was a teenager, said going from being the most popular royal to where he is now, barely on speaking terms with his family, must be really hard for him and probably adds to his anger.

Meghan too was so welcomed in the beginning, but now the UK has lost trust in her.

Their popularity has totally nosedived, he told Closer magazine.

It's worrying to think what Harry has left if his American life fails for him.

I don't think he'll be welcomed back as a working royal, but he would as a brother, son and grandson.

If Harry's not on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, waving to the crowds, on the day his father or his brother becomes king, then I think the public will be done with him.

The Sussexes are not the most unpopular royals — that dubious honour goes to Prince Andrew, who has an overall negative rating of 83% and a positive rating of just 6%, due to his connection to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The public's favourite royal, as ever, is the Queen with 80% of the population having a favourable opinion of the monarch.

In July, it was revealed that the Sussexes' interview had been nominated for an Emmy Award.

Oprah with Meghan and Harry, a CBS primetime special is nominated in the Outstanding Hosted Non-Fiction Series or Special category, it was confirmed.

The winners will be announced at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19, with US-based Harry and Meghan up against Stanley Tucci, Searching for Italy and My Next Guest needs no introduction with David Letterman.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have faced a significant backlash following their explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey earlier this year.

The couple were booed at the National Television Awards when a clip of the interview was aired.

Attendees revealed that the audience loudly jeered and booed once the Duke and Duchess appeared onscreen.

The event at London's O2 Arena is a highlight of the showbiz calendar, attended by some of Britain's biggest stars, suggesting that the Sussexes' reputation has soured even among the celebrity elite.

During the interview, the couple accused a royal family member of racism, discrimination and plotting against them.

The interview immediately generated a backlash after fact-checkers revealed a string of inaccuracies.

Piers Morgan was among those who criticized the sit-down, saying he didn't believe a word of what Meghan had claimed.

This sparked a deluge of complaints to Ofcom, who sensationally cleared him of wrongdoing earlier this month and defended his right to free speech.

The Duke and Duchess popularity has hit an all-time low as the couple continue to suffer the fallout from their interview.

Positive opinion of Harry has fallen by nine points from 43% in April to 34% now.

Meghan has seen a steady decline in her popularity this year, with positive opinion at 30% in March, falling to 29% in April, and dropping a further three percentage points to 26% now.

YouGov blames poor responses to their statements surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and the withdrawal from Afghanistan, for the recent drop in their popularity.

Former royal editor Duncan Larcombe, who has reported on Harry since he was a teenager, said going from being the most popular royal to where he is now, barely on speaking terms with his family, must be really hard for him and probably adds to his anger.

The Sussexes are not the most unpopular royals — that dubious honour goes to Prince Andrew, who has an overall negative rating of 83% and a positive rating of just 6%, due to his connection to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The public's favourite royal, as ever, is the Queen with 80% of the population having a favourable opinion of the monarch.

In July, it was revealed that the Sussexes' interview had been nominated for an Emmy Award.

Oprah with Meghan and Harry, a CBS primetime special is nominated in the Outstanding Hosted Non-Fiction Series or Special category, it was confirmed.

The winners will be announced at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19, with US-based Harry and Meghan up against Stanley Tucci, Searching for Italy and My Next Guest needs no introduction with David Letterman.