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Despite the upheaval of last week and the stress of her husband nearing a month in hospital, the Queen was beaming widely as she spoke with school children, academics and NASA HQ on Wednesday. The group spoke about the ongoing NASA mission to Mars, which saw the Perseverance rover land on the planet last month.
This puts her at the same level of popularity as George W Bush, when his approval ratings peaked in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
William and Harry boasted scores of 66 and 62 per cent respectively, but Prince Charles managed just 34 percent.
Nile Gardiner, director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, told The Times: I don’t think the monarchy is now deeply unpopular in America at all.
Queen Elizabeth remains overwhelmingly popular with the US public (Image: Getty)
The Queen with the Obamas (Image: Getty)
“A distinction has to be made between the liberal elites who clearly have a disdain for the monarchy for ideological reasons and the vast majority of ordinary Americans who like the Queen.”
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NASA launched its most recent exploration of the Red Planet at the end of July last year, as it continues its efforts to search for life on Mars. In February, its Perseverance Rover touched down at the Jezero Crater and has been beaming pictures back to planet earth ever since. Her Majesty was shown some of the images received by NASA during a video call on Friday with British scientists who worked on the mission.
The Queen makes new virtual appearance and reacts to pictures of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance rover
By Heather Cichowski
March 12, 2021
The Queen marked British Science Week with a video call to British scientists, educators and schoolchildren. It was her first appearance since
Oprah Winfrey on March 7 and followed her
subsequent statement on March 9. British Science Week, which is actually 10 days, is a celebration of all things STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). Her Majesty heard about some of the historic moments in the U.K. in science and technology, and she shared her personal connection to a few. The 94-year-old also found out about modern developments. For instance, the Queen was shown the
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