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Prince Harry & Meghan Markle are ‘DEVASTATED Donald Trump won presidency…they’re plotting major response’, expert says
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PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle will be devastated Donald Trump has won the presidency and could be plotting a major response, an expert says.
Meghan and Harry have not commented on this year's US election - but it is thought she supported Democrat candidate Kamala Harris.
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In a 2020 interview, Meghan called Harris's rise to the role of Vice President "exciting".
A year earlier, Harris praised a clip Meghan shared about negative comments she had received during a pregnancy.
Harris said: "This is incredibly important. We must remember that it’s a sign of strength to show emotion. Meghan, we are with you."
In contrast, Trump has said Joe Biden's administration has been "too gracious" towards Meghan and Harry.
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He told the Express: "I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me."
Royal expert Hugo Vickers said Trump could use Harry's admission he took drugs as a teen to "boot" him out of America.
In his memoir Spare, Harry confessed to taking cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana as a teen.
The admission prompted an unsuccessful lawsuit by a conservative Washington DC think-tank seeking access to Harry's visa papers.
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The lawsuit argued that Harry's US residency might not be legitimate if he had failed to disclose his past drug use in the docs.
Hugo told The Sun: "It's not unlikely that Trump might take a swipe at Harry and Meghan. He has done in the past.
"He might decide that on account of what Prince Harry revealed to us in Spare about his drug-taking activities that he should be booted out of America.
"It would be a cheap shot. I don't know whether he'll do it, but he just might.
He added: "It must be on their minds, the possibility that this could happen."
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Hugo said Portugal could become the couple's new base if Trump takes action against them.
The couple have reportedly bought a home in the country after they were evicted from Frogmore Cottage in Windsor two years ago.
They have reportedly been staying with Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank at their holiday home in Melides on Portugal's Atlantic coast.
It is understood Harry and Meghan also went house hunting during the three-night break.
He said: "It could well be that they decide that Europe is a better place for their next endeavours, and Portugal is a lovely country.
"Princess Eugenie is nearby. The children could then meet their cousins, which I think is important.
"If they were to get to know Princess Eugenie's children, that would be a way into eventually getting to know Prince William's children.
"This is not going to happen overnight, but that would be good.
"Also some of the things that Prince Harry does with the Invictus games take place in Europe.
"He would be closer to home, but not actually here in this country so none of those issues would be involved.
"But of course we don't know. I've been to Montecito. I know where they live.
"It's a nice part of the world. It's lovely climate. They may be very happy bringing their children up there.
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"They may decide to stay if they can. But I think we'll have to watch this spot.
"I would not be surprised, though, if President Trump banged the table at some point, and just said: 'Get him out'."
Meghan and Harry should be VERY worried – Donald Trump is unpredictable & WON’T hold back in visa row, expert says
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PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle should be very worried about Donald Trump who "won't hold back" amid the Duke's visa row, a royal expert has claimed.
Harry's controversial admission of drug use in Spare opened up an intense debate into whether he should be allowed to stay in the country.
A requirement of the visa is a tick box on whether he'd taken drugs, with many suggesting he may have lied.
Yesterday morning Trump won a crushing election victory to seal his spot in the White House for another term.
The newly elected president previously vowed if he was voted back into office that "Harry is on his own".
Now, The Sun's Bronte Coy has spoken to two royal experts on our Royal Exclusive show on what Trump's victory could mean for the Duke of Sussex.
Filling in for Matt Wilkinson, Bronte quizzed Sarah Hewson and Chris Ship on their thoughts about the nature of Harry's visa row.
Royal expert Chris said: "I think they should be worried about Trump's unpredictability.
"He can say one thing and doesn't do it or he ends up doing something completely different.
"When Trump gets into the White House he may have an entirely different view on the visa row than what he said before.
"We know what Meghan's political views are like and she won't be happy Trump has won.
"At some point of his presidency, he will be asked about it and we just don't know what that will be."
Broadcaster and royal correspondent Sarah added: "He won't hold back though will he.
"Trump will surely have bigger fish to fry but he's made no secret of his feelings towards Meghan and Harry and the damage they've done to the royal family.
"The big issue is that we don't know the status of Harry's visa.
"However, it's something that is not going to go away and that makes things difficult for both Harry and Meghan."
Chris added that Harry had made a problem for himself by writing everything down in a book for everyone to read.
The returning president addressed Harry's visa row earlier this year, saying: “I wouldn’t protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That’s unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me."
It is not known what was stated on Harry's visa form.
American think-tank The Heritage Fund previously appealed the decision made by the Biden administration to keep Harry's visa details private.
Among the shocking claims made in Harry's memoir Spare, he referenced the times he did lines of cocaine at 17 before experimenting with psychedelic mushrooms and smoking marijuana.
It prompted a Washington DC think tank to question why he was allowed into the US in 2020.
It filed a 13-page motion to the court to try to reopen the case, arguing "iron-clad guardrails" were broken.
Ahead of the 2020 election which he lost to Joe Biden, the Sussexes called on the public to vote and "reject hate speech, misinformation and online negativity" in what was interpreted as a swipe at Trump.
The Duchess of Sussex added that the election was "the most important election of our lifetime" but the pair have been quiet during this year's vote.
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