Prince Harry faces legal showdown today over US visa after shock drug confession in book

Prince Harry faces a court case battle over his US visa application today after bombshell drug-taking revelations he made in his tell-all memoir.

In Spare, the Duke of Sussex admitted to taking drugs in the past, after previously opening up about narcotics use. But this threatens to end his plans of becoming a US citizen.

A think-tank is petitioning for the release of these records to determine whether or not he admitted to drug use upon entering the US four years ago.

The Department of Homeland Security requires people entering the US to tick a yes or no box disclosing whether or not they are taking drugs.

Spare includes a confession by Harry on his use of drugs. A Washington judge will hand down the ruling today, potentially ruining his visa application.

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Samuel Dewey, the lawyer for the think-tank, Heritage Foundation, said this is a “very serious” situation for Prince Harry, who faces the possibility of having his visa reviewed or even revoked.

He told the Daily Mail: “It could well be that he ticked the ‘yes’ box, in which case he would need a waiver to be granted a visa. We are simply asking who granted that waiver.”

However, Homeland Security is taking Prince Harry’s side in the case, arguing that releasing his immigration records is a breach of privacy.

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Harry and Meghan Markle are reportedly both very stressed about the possibility of the Heritage Foundation winning the case.

Royal expert Tom Quinn told The Daily Express that the couple is “having sleepless nights” over the possibility of the duke’s visa being revoked.

He said: “He is so used to living in a world where the normal rules don’t apply to him because he’s a member of the Royal Family, that it would not have occurred to him when he wrote his book that the revelations about drug-taking could have any implication for his status in the United States.”