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What does a Trump Presidency mean for Harry and Meghan?

"He would be on his own if it was down to me."
Prince Harry Attends Palace Exhibit with Donald Trump After Trump's 'Nasty' Meghan Markle Comment
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As Donald Trump has recently taken back the US Presidency, there are hundreds of questions about what a Republican government will mean for America and the world.

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There will be individual concerns too and, given comments made by the Trump camp during the election and before, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will surely be wondering if there are going to be any immediate implications for them.

In fact, given their past relationship with the President, there could well be cause for concern about their new life in Montecito.

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Harry and Meghan will likely be wondering what the new presidency could mean for them. (Credit Getty).

HARRYโ€™S VISA ROW

Trump, who was a huge admirer of the Queen and the royal family in general, has previously weighed in on Prince Harryโ€™s US visa application.

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This came under enormous scrutiny after he admitted in his memoir Spare to using cocaine, smoking marijuana, and experimenting with magic mushrooms as a teenager.

A lawsuit was also submitted to make Prince Harryโ€™s visa application public and check whether this drug use was disclosed, but this was later overruled by a judge.

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Prince Harryโ€™s memoir, Spare, caused questions to be asked about his US visa application. Credit (Getty).

Recently, Trump claimed the Biden administration had been โ€œtoo graciousโ€ to Harry since his 2020 move to California with Meghan.

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He told the Express: โ€œI wouldnโ€™t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. Thatโ€™s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me.โ€

Days later, Trump was also challenged on Harry during an interview on GB News.

He was asked if there would be any โ€œspecial privilegesโ€  for the prince, and the Trump said: โ€œNo. Weโ€™ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied theyโ€™ll have to take appropriate action.โ€

โ€œAppropriate action? Which might meanโ€ฆnot staying in America?โ€ the interviewer probed.

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Trump responded: โ€œOh I donโ€™t know. Youโ€™ll have to tell me. You just have to tell me. You would have thought they would have known this a long time ago.โ€

Despite these earlier comments, in February 2025 Trump confirmed he will not be exiling the Duke from America.

โ€œI donโ€™t want to do that,โ€ he told the New York Post. โ€œIโ€™ll leave him alone.โ€

On the other hand, Trump praised Harryโ€™s older brother, Prince William, whom he met following the ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France last December.

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โ€œI think William is a great young man,โ€ he said.

IS ERIC TRUMP A FAN OF HARRY AND MEGHAN?

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Eric Trump doesnโ€™t think anyone cares about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (Credit Getty).

Trumpโ€™s son, Eric, has been less interested in all the Prince Harry drama, claiming the only reason Prince Harryโ€™s US Visa is safe is because โ€œno one caresโ€ about him.

โ€œTruthfully I donโ€™t give a damn about Prince Harry and I donโ€™t think this country does either. My father loved the Queen and I think the monarchy is an incredibly beautiful thing,โ€ he said a week before the election, adding that despite the arguments regarding Harryโ€™s visa, he did not think it should be revoked.

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โ€œI donโ€™t give a damn if he did drugs. It means nothing,โ€ he said.

WHAT MEGHAN SAYS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP

Things seem more personal between Trump and the Sussexes, with Meghan and Harryโ€™s being vocal critics of the new president in the past.

In 2016, before Meghan had even met Prince Harry she told a US chat show that she found Trump to be โ€œmisogynisticโ€ and โ€œdivisive.โ€

She explained: โ€œYou donโ€™t really want that kind of world,โ€ adding that the prospect of him in the White House left her thinking: โ€œI might just stay in Canada.โ€

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Meghan has been critical of Donald Trump in the past. Credit (Getty).

Once she and Prince Harry were married, the pair, as royals, were expected to remain politically neutral, but they still didnโ€™t hold back.

In 2019 the pair reportedly declined to be photographed with Trump on a UK visit and, during the 2020 Biden campaign for the White House, Meghan and Harry appeared in a video urging people to vote.

Harry said that they should โ€œreject hate speech, misinformation and online negativityโ€ which many believed at the time to be a thinly veiled swipe at Trump.

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Meghan called the race: โ€œthe most important election of our lifetimeโ€.

WHAT DONALD TRUMP SAID ABOUT MEGHAN AND HARRY

Buckingham Palace later distanced itself from Harryโ€™s comment, claiming as he was no longer a working royal, his statements were made in โ€œa personal capacityโ€.

But Trump was reportedly not happy.

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The feeling of dislike is mutual between Trump and the Sussexes. (Credit Getty).
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โ€œIโ€™m not a fan of hers,โ€ he said at a White House press briefing in 2020. โ€œI would say this โ€“ and she probably has heard that โ€“ I wish a lot of luck to Harry, because heโ€™s going to need it.โ€

He went on to say the Sussexes โ€œmust payโ€ for their security costs, after it was revealed the Sussexes had relocated from Canada to Los Angeles.

After losing that 2020 vote, Trump hit out at Harry in several interviews when he was asked about the Royal Family.

In 2021 he told Nigel Farage that he thought Harry had been โ€œused horriblyโ€ and that his marriage โ€œruined his relationship with his familyโ€ and that it โ€œhurts the Queenโ€.

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Later, speaking to Piers Morgan in 2022, Trump said โ€œHarry is whipped like no person I think Iโ€™ve ever seenโ€ and that Meghan will likely leave him โ€œwhen she decides that she likes some other guy better.โ€

What will happen now is anyoneโ€™s guess. But, Prince Harry and Meghan may be feeling concerned about what the future might hold for them.

In October it was reported the Sussexes had bought a property in Portugal and, royal expert Hugo Vickers recently commented it would be a good โ€œbackup planโ€ for the couple if Mr Trump decides to kick Harry out of the US.

Mr Vickers told The Sun: โ€œI think itโ€™s very wise to take all the possibilities into account. Looking at it from the outside, it makes perfect sense that they should have a backup plan.โ€

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