Can Donald Trump oust Meghan Markle, Prince Harry if elected? Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a plan amid visa row

Prince Harry could face deportation, given ongoing criticism about his visa. Royals observers speculate on the couple's recent home purchase in Portugal as a precaution.

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Published4 Nov 2024, 09:09 PM IST
Can Donald Trump deport Meghan Markle, Prince Harry if elected? Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a plan amid visa row
Can Donald Trump deport Meghan Markle, Prince Harry if elected? Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a plan amid visa row(REUTERS)

Prince Harry may be ‘kicked out’ of the US if Donald Trump becomes President. The Republican leader (and other members of his party) have been vocal in their criticism of the British royal amid an ongoing visa row — with some insisting that the Joe Biden-led administration has been “too gracious” since his relocation. Royals watchers suggest that their recent purchase of a home in Portugal might be a ‘backup’ plan in case of fresh visa woes.

“I wouldn't be at all surprised if Trump suddenly said: Right, I'm sending Prince Harry out of this country. I think it's very wise to take all the possibilities into account [and look to live elsewhere]. Looking at it from the outside, it makes perfect sense that they should have a backup plan,” Royal pundit Hugo Vickers told Express UK.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have reportedly purchased a holiday home at the CostaTerra beach resort in Portugal. The house will be located in Comporta — around an hour away from Lisbon by road.

Also Read | Why did Prince Harry, Meghan Markle buy Portugal home?

“I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me,” Trump told the Daily Express in February this year.

Controversy had erupted earlier this year after Prince Harry wrote about using drugs in his memoir. The estranged royal admitted to using marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms in Spare.

“We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action,” he added in conversation with GB News during an interview in late March.

Trump did not directly answer the interviewer's questions about deportation — opting for a somewhat coy ‘wait and watch’ approach.

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Meanwhile Eric Trump insisted last week that the Duke's US visa would be safe because “no one cares” about Prince Harry.

“Truthfully I don't give a damn about Prince Harry and I don't think this country does either…You look at this one black sheep who doesn't exactly know where he is, led by a wife that is pretty unpopular, both here and over where you are…he has gone off the deep end and it's sad to watch…but people able to differentiate between the two sides…I don't give a damn if he did drugs. It means nothing,” he told The Daily Mail.

 

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