Trump back - Harry and Meghan gone?

dpa Trump back - Harry and Meghan gone? By Benedikt von Imhoff Sat., November 9, 2024 at 6:58 AM CET Will Meghan and Harry soon wave America bye-bye? The designated US president has often verbally attacked the couple. Harry's cousin is reportedly a neighbor of the royal couple. Montecito/London (dpa) - Prince Harry should know what Donald Trump thinks of him. "He cheated on the Queen. That is unforgivable," the old and soon-to-be new US president once said about the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. "If it were up to me, he would be on his own." Everything suggests that the antipathy is mutual. Together with his wife Duchess Meghan, whom Trump has criticized in the past as "misogynistic," Harry campaigned in the 2020 US election campaign for voters to "reject hate speech, misinformation and negativity on the Internet." They didn't mention a name, but everyone agreed who they meant: Trump. Now this same Trump will soon return to the White House. Will the return of one lead to the flight of the other? British media are already speculating that the couple, who have been living in California for several years, could turn their backs on the USA because of the election result. "Trump's victory is what Meghan and Harry feared most - and could drive them out of America," wrote royals expert Tessa Dunlop in the newspaper "Independent". "Not a fan" Trump once said of former actress Meghan (43) that he was "not a fan". But he apparently harbors personal resentment against Harry in particular. The reason: The 40-year-old has openly criticized the royal family on several occasions. And Trump is obviously very impressed by them. During the election campaign, the Republican was filmed leafing through a photo book of his state visit to Great Britain in 2019. Showed his admiration for the Queen, who died in 2022 and who, according to a biographer, did not think much of Trump. Trump praised Charles and his "wonderful" wife Queen Camilla. He would not protect Harry, however, Trump told the newspaper "Express US" months ago. Did Harry lie to the immigration authorities? Specifically, it is about the prince's residence permit and the question of whether the fifth in line to the British throne lied in his visa application. In his autobiography "Spare", Harry admitted to having consumed drugs such as cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms. According to the conservative US think tank The Heritage Foundation, Harry should not have been allowed to enter the USA in this context. A court ordered that Harry's documents remain private. Now the think tank has filed a new lawsuit. American nightmare for Harry? As president, Trump could theoretically order the case to be reopened, US lawyer Christi Hufford Jackson, an expert in immigration law, told the British "Telegraph". "The problem is that we are entering completely new territory here." If push comes to shove, Harry's American dream would quickly become an American nightmare. The royal son, however, is reportedly happy in California, and his children are growing up in isolation, as he wishes. But Harry and Meghan have reportedly made provisions in case they actually (have to) leave their adopted home of Montecito. The couple have bought into a luxury property on Portugal's Atlantic coast, British media reported a few weeks ago. This would mean that Meghan and Harry and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet would once again have a possible place of residence in Europe. And they would also be closer to King Charles, who is being treated for cancer. Many Britons still hope that Harry and the royals will reconcile. Princess Eugenie could serve as a link. Harry's cousin, the younger daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, divides her time between Portugal and London with her husband Jack Brooksbank and sons August and Ernest.