Meghan Vs Kate: Battle of the duchesses as most searched royal REVEALED
THE Duchess of Sussex has pipped the Duchess of Cambridge to the post, with more than double the searches for Meghan - 29 percent share of royal searches - over Kate at 14 percent.
Meghan Markle attends Christmas gathering in Twickenham
Coming in third was the youngest royal, Prince Louis, who was born in April this year, according to Yahoo’s 2018 search data. Meanwhile, Meghan’s new husband Prince Harry, and Princess Eugenie, who married Jack Brooksbank in October, round off the top five. Princess Eugenie’s wedding this Autumn has most certainly bumped her up the royal popularity list, as she didn’t even feature in 2017.Princess Charlotte has also risen up the charts, by nine points, perhaps due to all those adorable photos.
While Kate’s sister Pippa Middleton has slipped down seven ranks, just making it into the top 10.
This year has been the year of the royals, with two weddings, a royal baby Prince Louis, his christening and then the announcement of Meghan and Harry’s baby.
But the the ‘Markle Sparkle’ has had an undeniable hold over the public’s purses, with any outfit the duchess is spotted in selling out.
And with the wedding, her family drama, first overseas royal tour, recent pregnancy announcement and a reported royal feud with Kate, Meghan is likely to stay in top position for the year ahead.
When it comes to the most searched for terms relating to the royals this has key spanned milestones, such as weddings and pregnancies, as well as fashion and simply those just trying to learn the royal ages.
Comparing the two royal weddings of 2018 Meghan Markle and Harry’s came out in at first position, with Eugenie and Jacks’s at fifth position.
Meghan’s wedding dress was searched for at sixth position and Eugenie’s at seventh.
Arguably one of the most iconic, and perhaps unexpected royal moments of 2018 was Meghan and Harry’s Royal Wedding Preacher Reverend Michael Curry, who just missed the top ten, at position 11.
Alison Coldridge, editor of Yahoo Style UK said: ”Meghan Markle has intrigued and enticed the public throughout 2018. She’s got a back story and relatives willing to sell stories about her - while she’s trying to establish her position in, arguably, the world’s most famous family.
“Add a fairytale wedding, a pregnancy announcement and a covetable wardrobe to the mix and it’s easy to see why the 37-year-old American has dominated Yahoo UK’s ‘most searched-for royals’ list ."
Most-searched royal subjects
1 Harry and Meghan's Royal Wedding
2 Royal baby
3 Meghan's pregnancy
4 Ages of royals
5 Eugenie's wedding
6 Meghan's wedding dress
7 Princess Eugenie's dress
8 Royal fashion
9 William and Kate's tour
10 Prince Louis' christening
11 Royal Wedding preacher
Royals - 2018
1 Meghan Markle 28.77 percent
2 Duchess of Cambridge 13.73 percent
3 Prince Louis 9.30 percent
4 Prince Harry 9.24 percent
5 Princess Eugenie 6.05 percent
6 Princess Charlotte 3.55 percent
7 Prince Charles 3.31 percent
8 The Queen 3.19 percent
9 Prince William 2.98 percent
10 Pippa Middleton 2.92 percent
11 Prince Philip 2.90 percent
12 Princess Margaret 2.62 percent
13 Prince George 2.37 percent
14 Thomas Markle 2.12 percent
15 Zara Tindall 1.64 percent
16 Doria Ragland 1.38 percent
17 Princess Beatrice 1.30 percent
18 Princess Diana 1.14 percent
19 Samanta Markle 0.80 percent
20 Princess Anne 0.68 percent