Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the rest of the world eagerly anticipate the confirmation that Donald Trump has successfully secured a second term in the White House.
Republicans are already celebrating the former president's security of key swing states; however, the votes in the United States election are still being tallied. Prince Harry and Meghan are anticipated to closely monitor the results of today's presidential election, as the outcome could have a profound impact on the couple.
The Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, has previously expressed her support for Meghan; however, the same cannot be said for her opponent, Donald Trump. During the election campaign, the Republican candidate disparaged Meghan and Prince Harry. He even indicated that the Duke of Sussex could be deported from the United States if he were granted the keys to the White House.
Prince Harry and Meghan's decision to resign from their roles as working royals and relocate to the United States over four years ago has been the subject of much criticism from Trump. The Sussexes were featured in a video in 2020 during the final US election campaign between Trump and Joe Biden, in which they encouraged Americans to "vote against hate speech," The Daily Record reported.
The remarks were interpreted as an endorsement of Biden and a reference to Trump, even though they did not specifically mention anyone by name. Some have claimed that this violates the Sandringham Summit agreement, established when the couple resigned from their regal duties in 2020. Subsequently, Trump declared that he was "not a fan" of Meghan, as per CBS News.
Prince Harry has been embroiled in a dispute regarding his visa in the past few months, enabling him to reside in California. The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit against the United States government after Duke admitted to using marijuana, cocaine, and psychedelic mushrooms in his controversial memoir "Spare." The lawsuit argued that the government should disclose records regarding Duke's visa application to determine whether his drug use was disclosed.
Before a decision was rendered in the case, Trump expressed his fury at the Biden administration for maintaining the confidentiality of Harry's immigration application to "protect Harry." He told the Daily Express, "I wouldn't protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That's unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me."
He was also confronted with this stance on Prince Harry during an interview with Nigel Farage on GB News a few days later. "No. We'll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they'll have to take appropriate action," Trump told Farage when asked if there would be any "special privileges" for Prince Harry.
"Appropriate action? Which might mean…not staying in America?" Farage asked. "Oh I don't know. You'll have to tell me. You just have to tell me. You would have thought they would have known this a long time ago," Trump retorted.
Last month, a magistrate ordered Prince Harry's visa documents to remain confidential. Nevertheless, the Heritage Foundation has submitted an additional court filing, asserting that the Biden administration denied it access to the private submissions made to the judge.
The 13-page motion submitted last Tuesday asserted that the case was "complex and unique." However, it also states that there is "ample evidence of agency bad faith," which "severely compromises [Heritage's] ability to prepare arguments on appeal."
The Heritage Foundation initiated the lawsuit following the Department for Homeland Security's rejection of a Freedom of Information request for the Duke's records.
In his bombshell memoir, Prince Harry confessed that cocaine "didn't do anything" for him. "Marijuana is different, that actually really did help me," he added.
He also recounted an experience with a magic mushroom. "I stared at the bin. It stared back. 'What-staring? ' Then it became... a head. I stepped on the pedal and the head opened its mouth. A huge open grin," Prince Harry revealed.
US visa applications specifically ask the individual about current and past drug use, which can have a detrimental impact on the progress of the application. Prolific drug use can lead to applications being rejected, however, immigration officers use their discretion against a range of factors.
