Royal commentator Charlotte Griffiths argued the Duke “invited the witch hunt” when he claimed to have taken multiple drugs including magic mushrooms in his autobiography.
She argued Harry is likely “very anxious” to learn what is going to happen and admitted she was surprised the Heritage Foundation’s request had sparked a similar raucous.
Speaking to GB News, Griffiths said: “I’m actually amazed we’ve got here, because this feels like it’s been rumbling on for months and months.
“At first it felt like a bit of a stunt from the Heritage Foundation. They did the freedom of information request, and we wondered if it would really lead to anything.
“But this moment is really big because it’s actually led to something, this is really happening now.”
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The royal author noted the Duke would likely have avoided any questions about his visa status had he not included anecdotes about his experience with drugs in his book.
The Duke’s own defence lawyer, John Bardo, appeared to suggest last month that Harry might have exaggerated some of his claims and that “the book isn’t sworn testimony or proof”.
Griffiths continued: “Sure, there’s a witch hunt, but was it invited? I think it probably was, because Harry’s written about this in a book, to sell books to make money.
“It’s so ironic isn’t it, that the whole of Spare is about how hard done by he is and how he’s not actually that privileged because his brother gets all the privilege. And yet it’s actually this book that’s getting him in so much trouble.
“It seems like perhaps he was chancing his luck or he thought he’d get away with it, but that’s just not the case. He’s a serious public figure, and he’s admitted to drug use in a book whilst living in America.”