Trump and Prince Harry (agencies)

Donald Trump vowed to Prince Harry that he would not enter the United States again if he was re-elected as president in 2024, justifying this because of the Duke of Sussex's "unforgivable betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II."

Donald Trump warned during his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, on Saturday, that Prince Harry would be “lonely” if he is re-elected as president in 2024, after criticizing the Duke of Sussex’s “unforgivable” betrayal of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Trump criticized President Joe Biden's administration for being "too generous" to the Sussexes since Harry and his American wife, Meghan Markle, moved to California in 2020.

According to what American newspapers reported, Monday, February 25, 2024, the former president said, “I will not protect him. He betrayed the queen. This is unforgivable,” noting that the administration of current President Joe Biden granted immigrants special privileges: “He will be alone if it is up to me.” .

Trump's comments come as Prince Harry's immigration status has become embroiled in a legal battle by the conservative Heritage Foundation, which said the 39-year-old could not have entered the United States legally because he admitted in his memoirs to using illegal drugs at his home. .

Admitting to drug use can pose a serious obstacle for non-Americans who wish to enter the country.

In his memoir Spear released last year, Harry wrote that when he was younger he used cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms, noting that cocaine "didn't do anything for me", but "marijuana is different, it actually helped me."

The conservative Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security over granting Prince Harry a visa to enter the country despite his admission of taking drugs.

In the case that was heard before a court in Washington, DC, last Friday, the foundation said that the Duke’s past drug use should have prevented him from entering America under federal law.

The court filing also accused Harry, a father-of-two, of "bragged" about his drug use, and called for his immigration records to be shared as a matter of public interest.

But John Pardo, a lawyer for the Biden administration, told the court, "A book is not testimony or evidence. Saying something in a book does not necessarily mean it is true. Prince Harry is one foreign national among many who are entering the United States legally."

Earlier this week, reports suggested that the prince may be looking to return to working royal life after feeling "very bored".

The prince also admitted that he was considering becoming a US citizen, but might have to give up his title to do so.

Although it is not clear what type of visa Harry used to enter the United States, in general, marrying a citizen gives immigrants the right to obtain a green card to enable them to live and work in the United States.

Prince Harry and his grandmother Queen Elizabeth

In January 2024, British journalist and writer Robert Hardman revealed in his new book, “Charles III: The New King, a New Court,” that Queen Elizabeth II was very angry after Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, named their child after her.

Hardman said that a palace employee had secretly stated that Elizabeth II, who died at the age of 96 in September 2022, was... 'Angry as I've never seen her before' after the Sussexes announced the Queen had given them her blessing with their daughter Small.

Despite the drama surrounding the title, Hardman confirmed in his book that Elizabeth “adored Harry,” the son of King Charles III and Princess Diana.

In June 2021, Harry and Meghan welcomed their baby girl, and they chose the name Lilibet Diana for her, and Lilibet is a nickname. The Queen, which dates back to Queen Elizabeth's childhood.

A source from inside the palace told the BBC that Harry and Meghan did not ask for the Queen's permission To use her name, which a spokesman for Prince Harry and Meghan denied in a statement saying: “The Duke spoke to his family before the announcement Regarding his daughter’s name, in fact his grandmother was the first family member to call him.”

He added, "During that conversation, Prince Harry shared his hope of naming his daughter Lilibet in her honor, even if he did not... "The Queen was supportive when Harry and Meghan used the name."

Other sources said the Queen felt she was in no position to say no during the call.

Prince Harry.. a scathing attack on the royal family

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, had previously launched a scathing attack on the British royal family, accusing Buckingham Palace of leaking his private conversations with his family and his plans to move to the United States to the media.

Prince Harry tells @andersoncooper he was the target of press leaks after private conversations with members of the Royal Family.

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— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) January 2, 2023

During an interview with the “60 Minutes” program on the British “ITV” network, conducted by American presenter Anderson Cooper in January 2023, to promote his memoirs, Prince Harry said, “Buckingham Palace targeted me through those leaks about my plans and my private life, and planted stories.” Against me and my wife, Meghan Markle."

The Duke of Sussex added, "There was no need for things to go this way... They feel that it is better for us to appear evil. There are times when silence is betrayal. My family and the royal system remained silent and did not take a public stance to defend me in light of the news being circulated about me in the media." ".

Harry defended his decision to publish his memoirs, which reveal clear differences within the British royal family, and accused members of the royal family of "sleeping with the devil" to obtain favorable press coverage.

While Harry mentioned during the interview that he wanted to reconcile with the royal family, “they have shown absolutely no willingness to do so,” he said.

Harry (38 years old) described the couple's acrimonious separation from the royal family in early 2020, after their request for a "part-time" royal role was rejected.

Prince Harry's attack on the royal family was not the first of its kind. In December 2022, in a promotional advertisement for the last three episodes of the Netflix documentary series about them, Prince Harry and his wife, Megan, said that they had been "thrown to the wolves," accusing the royal family of "lying." In order to protect Crown Prince William.

In the first three episodes of the “Harry & Meghan” series, the couple focused on the harassment of them by British tabloids, and on the way the palace dealt with the issue of racism.

“I was not only thrown to the wolves, but I was used to feed the wolves,” Meghan Markle said in a promotion for these episodes.

For his part, Prince Harry said, “They find it natural to lie to protect my brother (William), but they were not ready to tell the truth to protect us (Meghan and me).”

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, officially known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, gave up their royal duties in March 2020, and said they wanted to start a new life in the United States, away from media harassment.

Source: Al Jazeera + American press