Prince Harry’s memoir ‘Spare’ may have been lied to to sell copies and is ‘not evidence of drug taking’, federal lawyers claim.
The 39-year-old royal admitted to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in her best-selling 2023 book, but lawyers representing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the book was a no-brainer for royal fans. He claimed that the prince may have done a little bluff to make it more addictive.
“This book is not sworn testimony or evidence,” John Bardot said in a D.C. courtroom. According to the Telegraph. “What I say in the book doesn’t necessarily mean it’s true.”
Lawyers for the Biden administration are arguing Prince Harry’s memoir in court as the Heritage Foundation sues the Department of Homeland Security for failing to obtain the prince’s visa application.
Lawyers for DHS have argued that releasing documents asking whether Prince Harry has ever used drugs would be an “unreasonable invasion of his privacy.”
“The records are particularly sensitive because releasing even a portion of them would reveal information about Prince Harry’s status in the United States that he has not disclosed,” the lawyers said, according to the Telegraph. . “Courts have consistently held that an individual’s visa or immigration status is private and that personal information is not subject to disclosure.”
But Niall Gardiner, director of the Heritage Foundation, thinks Prince Harry’s app privacy is “ridiculous” because it is “something that really matters to Americans”.
“This case raises a number of questions, two of which are whether people are given any special treatment when they come to the United States, and whether the rule of law is applied equally,” he said, according to the Telegraph. ”
“Immigration in the United States has become the biggest issue in the presidential election,” he continued. “Americans expect their leaders to strictly enforce immigration laws, and this should apply to everyone entering the United States, including royals like Prince Harry.”
The Duke of Sussex has been accused of lying on his visa application about drug use. Admitting to using illegal drugs could negatively impact your application.
Gardiner said Prince Harry “doesn’t deny anything in his book” and said there were only three ways to enter the United States: by disguising his own visa or using a diplomat’s visa. he claimed.
Bardo said it was “certainly possible” that the prince entered the country on a diplomatic visa.
“He is still a member of the British Royal Family and holds the title Duke of Sussex…He is a senior British government official by virtue of his birth and title,” he told the court.
But the Heritage Foundation rejected this, saying “the whole world knows he is not a working royal” and it would be “ridiculous” for him to enter the country on a diplomatic visa.
There were reports earlier this week that the prince may be looking to return to working royal life after becoming “very bored”.
The royal also admitted that he had considered becoming a US citizen, but that he might have to give up the title to do so.
