Most Britons think Meghan Markle has been good for royal family, survey finds

Four in 10 people say Duchess is treated unfairly by the media

(Getty)

More than half of Britons think the Duchess of Sussex has been good for the royal family, according to a new survey.

The research, conducted by Tatler magazine, found that 55 per cent of 2,016 adults surveyed in September believe Meghan is having a positive influence on the British monarchy, with just 44 per cent saying the opposite.

Forty per cent of those polled believe the media has treated the duchess unfairly, with 27 per cent believing this to be driven by racism.

A recent TV documentary shed light on how much Megan is struggling with the scrutiny she has faced in the press, with the former actor telling the presenter that she is not “okay”.

In Harry and Meghan: An African Journey, which followed the Duke of Sussex and Meghan on their recent royal tour of southern Africa, the duchess said she had “no idea” what marrying into the royal family would be like.

“When I first met my now-husband my friends were really happy because I was so happy, but my British friends said to me: ‘I’m sure he’s great but you shouldn’t do it because the British tabloids will destroy your life’,” the royal said.

The 38-year-old added that, as an American, she “very naively” thought the notion of her appearing in the tabloids did not make “any sense”.

“The biggest thing that I know is that I never thought this would be easy but I thought it would be fair,” Meghan said, “and that is the part that is hard to reconcile”.