There are warnings that Prince Harry's US visa could be at risk after he revealed his past drugs use in his memoir and in interviews to promote it. Conservative activists in the US are reportedly pushing for Harry's visa application to be made public as the future of his visa status looks uncertain.
In his memoir Spare, Harry detailed his past use of cocaine, magic mushrooms, and marijuana and he has since been warned that his admission could see him thrown out of the United States. Royal biographer Angela Levin says Meghan should have done more to prevent her husband from speaking out on the matter.
Under the country's immigration laws people who have admitted to drug offences are not eligible for a visa. In Spare, and in interviews promoting the book, Harry admitted to using cocaine as a teenager. He described trying the drug at a hunting weekend party in order to feel something different and also admitted to ITV’s Tom Brady that it was “important to acknowledge” his use of the Class A drug.
The Daily Express reports that the conservative-leaning Heritage Foundation has called for his visa application to be released so American taxpayers can see if the father-of-two declared his drug use. Mike Howell, director of the Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project, said: "This request is in the public interest in light of the potential revocation of Prince Harry’s visa for illicit substance use and further questions regarding the Prince’s drug use and whether he was properly vetted before entering the United States.”
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Despite the request a US State Department spokesman said: "Visa records are confidential under Section 222(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); therefore, we cannot discuss the details of individual visa cases."
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