Americans’ favorite living Brits are members of the royal family, but a majority of registered voters have no clue that King Charles III is coming to the White House for a state visit next week.
In the latest Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, voters were asked about the royal visit, which will bring King Charles across the pond for the first time as the British monarch.
He and Queen Camilla were invited by President Donald Trump to help celebrate the US’s 250th birthday.
A whopping 53 percent of registered voters admitted that they had heard ‘nothing at all’ about the royal visit in a poll conducted April 14 and 15.
Thirty-one percent said they had heard ‘a little’ about the visit, while just 8 percent answered ‘a lot.’
Republicans were slightly more likely to have heard about the visit, with 12 percent answering they had heard ‘a lot’ about it, versus just 7 percent of Democrats.
Independents knew the least, with just 5 percent saying they knew ‘a lot’ about King Charles’ plan to visit the United States.
At the same time, American voters listed members of the British royal family as their favorite living Brits.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (right) have invited King Charles and Queen Camilla (left) to the White House next week for the first state visit of the President’s second term. Fifty-three percent of US voters admitted to not knowing about the visit
When American voters were asked to name their favorite British person, the top results were members of the monarchy, including Princess Kate, Prince Harry, Prince William and King Charles
Topping the list: King Charles and Prince Harry, who is married to American actress Meghan Markle, followed by Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Coming in a distant fifth was Paul McCartney of the Beatles.
Markle got a smattering of votes too, even though she’s not British.
The President and First Lady Melania Trump will host King Charles and Queen Camilla for tea on Monday, but the grander welcome and state dinner is scheduled for Tuesday.
It will mark the first official state dinner of the President’s second term.
It also comes as serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein remains in the news, with Trump on Monday night Truthing about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer taking heat over his US ambassador pick Peter Mandelson, who had Epstein ties.
‘Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom acknowledged that he “exercised wrong judgement” when he chose his Ambassador to Washington. I agree, he was a really bad pick. Plenty of time to recover, however!’ Trump posted.
Ahead of the King’s visit, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna and the family of the late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who had alleged abuse from the King’s brother Andrew when she was a minor, have called on Charles to meet with the victims.
Princess Kate (left) topped the list of American voters’ favorite British people, with King Charles (right) not far behind. President Donald Trump gives a toast during his September visit to the United Kingdom, where the King held a state dinner for him at Windsor Castle
Prince Harry (right) is among American voters’ favorite Brits, new Daily Mail and JL Partners polling found. Harry is married to American actress Meghan Markle (left). They were photographed on a tour of Australia last week
The polling found that the idea didn’t have strong support.
Only 27 percent of all voters believed King Charles should sit down with Epstein survivors during his time in Washington.
Another 41 percent said he should not be expected to meet Epstein survivors, while 32 percent of respondents said they were unsure.
Even among Democrats, the idea wasn’t necessarily popular.
Just one-third, 34 percent, said King Charles should meet with Epstein survivors, whereas 35 percent said the King shouldn’t be expected to have those meetings.
Among Republicans, 51 percent said King Charles should not be expected to meet with Epstein survivors, while 22 percent of GOP voters encouraged him to do so.
Voters were also asked about Melania Trump’s stunning statement distancing herself from the pedophile that she delivered on April 9 from the White House Cross Hall.
Just 22 percent of voters said they believed her statement – including less than half, 43 percent, of Republicans.
More Americans expressed some skepticism.
Princess Kate topped the list of favorite Brits according to a poll of US registered voters. Catherine Middleton was photographed marking the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s birth at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday
Prince William is photographed earlier this week at a reception at Buckingham Palace to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II
Twenty-nine percent of all voters said they didn’t believe the First Lady, while 18 percent said they were skeptical of her statement and think a connection with Epstein is possible.
Another 14 percent said they mostly believed her statement.
Democrats, not surprisingly, were least likely to believe the Republican First Lady, with 46 percent stating they didn’t believe her.
