HE’S quipped that he won’t deport Prince Harry from the US because the former royal has “got enough problems” with his “terrible” wife.
But the real reason Donald Trump will never force the Sussexes out of the country is actually thanks to a blossoming friendship with Harry’s father.
Trump has previously called Prince Harry ‘whipped’ and accused him of ‘betraying the Queen’[/caption]
The Sun can reveal that it is thanks to his “warm relationship” with King Charles and his “respect” for the Royal Family that Trump won’t kick Harry out following a row about his visa application.
The President knows that if he were to deport Harry from California and his 14-bathroom mansion the 40-year-old royal would have nowhere to go, causing a headache for the King.
A source said: “Having him back in the UK is actually harder than having him kept away in the USA.”
In public Trump has made it clear he has little time for the moaning Sussex duo calling Harry “whipped” and said he “betrayed the Queen” with his tell-all memoir and Netflix show.
He has also said “I’m not a fan” of Meghan and called her “nasty”.
Harry, meanwhile, was caught saying Trump had “blood on his hands” over environment policies and Meghan has previously called him “misogynistic” and “divisive”.
The Duke of Sussex’s right to live in the US is the focus of a court case over whether or not he lied about taking cocaine, marijuana and hallucinogens on his visa application.
But asked directly if he would deport Harry, the President said: “I’ll leave him alone”.
The King, 76, is in regular communication with The Donald after they struck up a rapport during his first term in office, including during his State Visit to the UK in June 2019.
They are said to share much in common and the King is known to write many letters to America, while Trump values the friendship with the King.
Trump has always spoken of his respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II and it seems he is keen to maintain a close relationship with the rest of her family.
In December, he boasted of meeting Prince William in Paris, where he claimed they had a “great, great talk” and declared the heir to the throne a “good looking guy”.
It is an ironic twist that after spending years blasting his brother and father it is their relationship with Trump that is keeping Harry safe.
Relations between William, Charles and Harry are still frosty, with Harry only given a 30 minute audience when he flew back to the UK in February 2024 following his father’s cancer diagnosis.
The Sun can reveal that Trump won’t kick Harry out due to his ‘warm relationship’ with King Charles and his ‘respect’ for the Royal Family[/caption]
When he returned to London in May, Harry reportedly turned down the chance to stay at Buckingham Palace – and was told his father was too busy to see him.
After insults from the Sussex camp aimed at Kate and Camilla, only a public apology from outspoken Harry would begin mending any fences.
PRIVATE MESSAGES
But the Charles and Trump friendship is now key in Harry’s right to remain in California with Meghan and their two children Archie, 5. and Lilibet, 3.
A day before Trump’s inauguration King Charles sent a private message of congratulations.
It was understood to reflect the “enduring Special Relationship’ between the UK and USA.
The King also wrote a private message of support after Trump survived an assassination attempt.
The message was delivered via the UK embassy in Washington DC after Trump, who was running for President at the time, survived a shooting while he was speaking at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in July last year.
Trump is also in line to receive his second State Visit to the UK.
Although there is “nothing in the diary” this year it is understood there are plans to roll out the red carpet.
Thanks to his UK links – his mother Mary was born on a remote Scottish island – Trump places much importance on his relationship with the country.
King Charles privately wrote to Donald Trump after he survived an assassination attempt[/caption]
Charles and Trump friendship’s is now key in Harry’s right to remain in California[/caption]
He has hailed his connection to Queen Elizabeth II insisting that he was “her favourite president”.
Last November, Trump wished the King well during his cancer fight and praised the “fantastic” Queen Elizabeth II.
Footage showed the US president-elect leafing through a glossy book of photographs while on a jet during the campaign.
Pointing to a picture of him and his wife Melania standing alongside the late Queen, he says: “This is with Queen Elizabeth, who was fantastic, by the way.”
He goes on: “These images – I mean, who has images like this? And these were relationships, too.”
The footage, part of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s docu-series Art of The Surge, shows Trump pictured with Charles and Camilla, who were then Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
Having him back in the UK is actually harder than having him kept away in the USA.
Trump says: “Look, he’s now the King — here’s Charles with the guard. It’s a piece of history at the highest level. Look, it’s Charles, so beautiful.
“Hopefully he’s going to be well, because he’s a really good person. Camilla is fantastic. You get to know them so well.”
Charles and Trump are believed to have first met at a glitzy bash at New York‘s Museum of Modern Art during his and Camilla’s tour of North America in 2005.
They spent a lot of time together during Trump’s 2019 State Visit to the UK.
Charles and Camilla carried out the official welcome at Buckingham Palace garden and at the State Banquet.
The following day Charles and Camilla joined a dinner hosted by Trump at Winfield House in Regents Park.
In December, he boasted of meeting Prince William in Paris, where he claimed they had a ‘great, great talk’[/caption]
Trump has always spoken of his respect for the late Queen Elizabeth II[/caption]
Trump later said: “He is really into climate change, and I think that’s great. I mean, I want that. I like that.”
A meeting between the two was scheduled to last only 15-minutes but Trump and Charles chatted for an hour and a half.
Trump later said that Charles ‘did most of the talking’.
The then-Prince of Wales stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the US President at the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings shortly afterwards, and Charles and Camilla also hosted Trump and Melania for tea at Clarence House.
The official meetings were the start of a warm cross-Atlantic friendship which is coming into fruition now Trump is back in office.
It is a far cry from his relationship with the Sussexes.
Last week, Trump weighed into Harry’s visa row when asked if he should be deported, saying: “I don’t want to do that. I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
The following day Harry appeared to take a veiled swipe at Trump during his opening speech at the Invictus Games where he told competitors’ “courage, values, and humanity” deserved special acknowledgment at a time “when there is no shortage of crises, no absence of uncertainty, no lack of weak moral character in the world”.
Think tank The Heritage Foundation is still fighting in court for the US government to release Harry’s visa application.
DRUG CONCERNS
They are demanding to know whether Harry declared his drug taking during his application to live in the US in 2020.
Applicants are usually rejected if they have a history of drug taking – which raises questions over Harry, who revealed his use of cocaine, marijuana and hallucinogens in his memoir Spare and promotional interviews.
Harry has blasted the UK in the five years since he and Meghan fled to the US and is embroiled in an ongoing legal row against the Home Office over a decision to downgrade his taxpayer funded security.
He has not brought his children to the UK since the late Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, meaning the King has only met Lilibet once in person.
While Harry is said to have hoped Charles would intervene on his behalf, sources close to the King say it would be “wholly inappropriate” for him to get involved.
Meanwhile Harry told Oprah Winfrey during a mental health series for Apple TV in 2021 that he felt “tense” and “triggered” whenever he flew back to the UK.
Why did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle step back as senior working royals?
PRINCE Harry has always wanted out of the Royal Family and the repercussions will be felt for years, an expert has claimed.
The Duke of Sussex has lived in California with his wife Meghan Markle since 2020 after they dramatically quit their jobs as working royals and moved across the pond.
Katie Nicholl, who is Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, told The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show that Megxit did not come as a surprise to her.
Speaking to The Sun’s Royal Editor Matt Wilkinson, the commentator explained: “Anyone who knows Harry is aware he’s always wanted a way out of the Royal Family.
“He’s said multiple times on the record that he wished he’d never been born a prince.
“I think he really is living the life he wants to now. It’s very, very sad that it’s played out the way it has.”
In a statement made on the Sussexes’ Instagram account as they stepped back in 2020, the pair wrote: “After many months of reflection and internal discussions, we have chosen to make a transition this year in starting to carve out a progressive new role within this institution.
“We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent, while continuing to fully support Her Majesty The Queen.
“It is with your encouragement, particularly over the last few years, that we feel prepared to make this adjustment.
“We now plan to balance our time between the United Kingdom and North America, continuing to honour our duty to The Queen, the Commonwealth, and our patronages.
“This geographic balance will enable us to raise our son with an appreciation for the royal tradition into which he was born, while also providing our family with the space to focus on the next chapter, including the launch of our new charitable entity.”
And their $100m Netflix show ‘Harry & Meghan’ caused controversy when it branded the Commonwealth, much loved by the late Queen, as ‘Empire 2.0’.
Academic Afua Hirsch gave the association of nations the label, while author Kehinde Andrews claimed ‘nothing has changed’ from the UK’s colonial past, apart from the Royal Family’s ‘better PR’.
Many saw the comments as an attack on the Queen’s legacy by the Sussexes, who had previously served as
President and Vice President of the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust, which supports youth empowerment in Commonwealth countries until they lost their patronages during Megxit.
It seems that Harry and Meghan don’t want to be back in Britain – and many Brits don’t want them back either.
So it’s good news for everyone that the King and President Trump have such a special relationship.
Harry appeared to take a veiled swipe at Trump during his opening speech at the Invictus Games[/caption]
It seems that Harry and Meghan don’t want to be back in Britain – and many Brits don’t want them back either[/caption]
