Prince Harry’s “foolish remarks” in his memoir Spare could lead to him being deported from the US, as comments made by a US ambassador have further heightened his ongoing lawsuit over there.
Jane Hartley, the American ambassador in the UK, said that any deportation action against the Duke of Sussex was “not going to happen in the Biden administration”, a claim which has now been submitted in court papers filed by the Heritage Foundation.
The Foundation is a conservative think tank who have brought a case to have Harry’s visa details be released so that it can be determined whether or not he lied about his previous drug use to gain access to the US with Meghan Markle.
In his memoir Spare, the Duke recalled using a number of drugs, including cocaine and magic mushrooms, something that would usually prevent a person entering the US, and Donald Trump has hinted that he may deport Harry if he wins the election this year.
Royal writer Lady Colin Campbell spoke to the Daily Beast about these revelations: “Harry was criticized for being both stupid and arrogant by publicising his use of illegal drugs in his memoir.
“But what this intervention by the American ambassador shows us is that the Biden administration were prepared to allow the King’s son into the country regardless of what rules he may or may not have broken. So, maybe he knew he would get away with it.
“The issue that perhaps Harry hadn’t thought about so clearly is what would happen if there were to be a change of government. If Trump wins, Harry may well come to regret these very foolish remarks, made no doubt at the urging of his publisher to sell a few more books.
“The reality is that no foreigner has an inviolable right to enter another country and you can be made a ‘persona non grata’ at the drop of a hat.”
An immigration lawyer also explained to the publication that Harry’s visa situation could be negatively impacted by the ongoing political debate in the US.
They said: “Department of State decisions are discretionary and very susceptible to political influence. His visa could be cancelled.
“He could be denied entry upon return to the US from foreign travel for inadmissibility due to prior drug usage, despite an unexpired visa in his passport. There are many scenarios where political influence could impact Harry’s ability to re-enter the US.”
Royal author Tom Quinn told The Mirror that with Harry being keen to be as open as possible in his book, he probably did not consider the potential fallout that would come with his admissions.
He said: “It would never have occurred to Harry that being really open about his drug use in Spare might lead to problems with his US visa application.
“He’s incredibly naive having grown up in a world where everything is done for you and you are automatically given advice and leant on to do the right thing.”
