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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle now in ‘sticky situation’ after ‘boxing himself into a tight corner’…
Prince Harry has been sent a huge warning over an issue that could cause major problems around his residency in the US.
Prince Harry now finds himself in a “sticky situation” after he “boxed himself into a tight corner,” a royal expert has claimed.
It comes after a conservative US think tank, the Heritage Foundation, accused the Duke of Sussex of either lying regarding his past drug usage – something he admitted in his memoir Spare – or of benefiting unfairly from special privileges accorded by the US government.
Individuals applying for a US immigration visa must disclose any prior history of drug use. The Heritage Foundation has launched legal action against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to obtain Harry’s immigration records.
Royal expert Jennie Bond has said the case could potentially cause an awkward fallout for Prince Harry.
Speaking to OK! magazine, she said: “This is a sticky situation for Harry to find himself in. There seem to be only three possible conclusions: he lied in his visa application, he lied in his book, or he has been made a special case by the American authorities. All of these signal an embarrassing outcome for Harry.
I suspect a way will be found to preserve his reputation and his visa, but he does seem to have boxed himself into a tight corner. Given the prevalence of drugs, I don’t imagine for a moment that Harry’s application is unusual (assuming he denied drugs).”
Bond, the seasoned Royal correspondent of the BBC for 14 years, added: “I hope they don’t succeed in making an example of him just because of who he is. He has found love and happiness and freedom in the States. I hope he can continue to enjoy it.”