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Prince Harry may still call the UK home, but he is open to the idea of becoming a US citizen.
The Duke of Sussex, who moved to California in 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle after they stopped working for the royal family, He said “Good morning America” On Friday he “has considered” obtaining US citizenship.
When asked why he hadn’t done it yet, Harry, 39, replied: “I have no idea. I’m here, next to these guys,” in reference to the preparations that are underway for the 2025 Invictus Games in Canada.
He later added: “American citizenship is a thought that has crossed my mind, but it is certainly not something that is a high priority for me right now.”
Harry, who was born in Britain in 1984, also hesitated to say he “feels” American, explaining: “I don’t know how I feel.”
However, the “Spare” author said he is certainly grateful for his life on the West Coast, adding, “It’s amazing. “I love every day.”
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However, Harry’s path to US citizenship may not be easy, as his admitted recreational drug use may prevent him from even obtaining a US visa.
The prince wrote in his best-selling memoirs that he has “He drank a lot,” used cocaine and smoked marijuana. throughout his life.
Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani previously told Page Six exclusively: “Admission to drug use is often grounds for inadmissibility.
“That means Prince Harry’s visa should have been denied or revoked because he admitted to using cocaine, mushrooms and other drugs.”
However, the lawyer James Leonardwho represented “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum Joe Giudice in his immigration case, offered a different point of view at the time.
“In the absence of criminal charges related to drugs or alcohol or any determination by a judicial authority that Prince Harry is a habitual drug user, which he clearly is not, I see no problem with the revelations in his memoirs about recreational drug experimentation. “the New Jersey attorney previously said.
Another obstacle Harry may face is that he will reportedly have to give up his royal titles, which he and Markle are apparently fighting to continue using for their professional and personal benefits.
According to US Citizenship and Immigration Services.“Any applicant who holds titles of inheritance or positions of nobility in any foreign state must renounce the title or position.
“The applicant must expressly renounce the title in a public ceremony and USCIS must record the renunciation as part of the procedure.”
Harry and Markle recently went against Queen Elizabeth II’s wishes to no longer use the Sussex Royal name for their personal brands by launching their website Sussex.com, which promotes their “philanthropic efforts.”
They also gave their children, Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, the title of Sussex as their official surname.
However, neither Harry nor Meghan have been formally stripped of their royal titles since they were gifted them on their wedding day in 2018, but a US citizenship could change that.
Harry’s glowing comments about his time in the United States come just two months after he said during a trial abroad that he was “forced” to leave the United Kingdom despite accusations of racial tensions within the United Kingdom. royal family and other mental health problems.
“The United Kingdom is my home,” he reportedly said in a statement read in a London court in December 2023 amid his then legal offer for taxpayer-funded police security.
“The UK is central to my children’s heritage and is a place I want them to feel at home, just as where they live right now in the US.”
Harry added at the time, reflecting on “Megxit,” “It was with great sadness for both of us that my wife and I felt forced to step back from this role and leave the country in 2020.”
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