Will Trump deport Prince Harry?

Dear oh dear. Donald Trump’s presidential victory has not thrilled everyone — and, Cockburn suspects, least of all Prince Harry. The president-elect has suggested the royal could be, er, deported from the United States.

The suggestion came after the publication of Harry’s book Spare, in which the prince claimed he once dabbled with drugs like cocaine, cannabis and magic mushrooms. Under US law, a visa can be rejected if the person making the application has taken drugs — and Trump has suggested that Harry should not receive “special privileges” if he was found to have lied on his visa form. During a visit to Scotland in August, Trump’s son Eric called Harry and Meghan “spoiled apples” while one insider told the Mail that that the Sussexes were making “desperate” efforts to return to the UK. How curious. And, to add insult to injury, an American think tank has even tried to reopen a court case with the Department for Homeland Security to disclose Harry’s immigration records.

Harry’s wife has hardly made things easier for the royals. As an actress, Meghan described the now president-elect as “divisive” and a “misogynist.” While filming Suits in Toronto, she also said she would prefer to stay in Canada rather than return to the US with Trump as president. Not that that promise lasted long…

So will the Montecito royals return to the UK now the Donald is set to take power? Cockburn isn’t so sure. Perhaps Portugal will be their country of choice — they have already bought a new holiday home there, not too far from one belonging to Harry’s royal cousin Princess Eugenie. “There’s a certain protection that many public figures feel [in the area],” the head of the local tourism board remarked about the potential move, “as their personal lives won’t be scrutinized as much as in other places.” Not that this would be a selling point for media-loving Meghan, eh?

This article was originally published on The Spectator’s UK website.