A right-wing US foundation has questioned whether the US immigration authorities properly approved Prince Harry’s entry application – and whether the 38-year-old made truthful statements there. Reason: Harry has publicly admitted to using drugs in the past.
The case was heard in Washington on Tuesday. King Charles III’s son has been living in the USA with his wife Duchess Meghan for several years. The Heritage Foundation had previously asked the Department of Homeland Security to grant access to Prince Harry’s visa application on the basis of the Freedom of Information Act.
She argues that the drug admission could be a reason for denying the visa. Harry had written about drug experiences in his memoirs entitled “Spare” (German: “Reserve”). The foundation now wants to check whether Prince Harry provided information on drug use in his visa application.
The Ministry had not complied with the request and had pointed out that Harry had not given his consent to the publication of the documents. At Tuesday’s court hearing in Washington, there was no decision on the case.
The judge gave the Department of Homeland Security until next Tuesday to decide how to proceed, US broadcaster CNN reported. Prince Harry himself is not part of the process between the foundation and the US Department and accordingly was not present. He said on Tuesday in a spying process against the Mirror-Verlag in London as a witness.