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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alexandra Topping and Caroline Davies

Prince Harry US visa documents released in redacted form over harassment fears

Prince Harry in khaki jacket lifting hand up in a wave
Prince Harry wrote in his memoir that he had first tried cocaine at the age of 17. Photograph: Ethan Cairns/AP

Heavily redacted court documents related to Prince Harry’s US visa have been released in the US, with his “exact status” remaining confidential over fears he could be subjected to harassment.

Judge Carl Nichols ordered the release of the documents after a freedom of information (FoI) request by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative US thinktank. The Heritage Foundation argued that the Duke of Sussex might have concealed past illegal drug use – discussed in his memoir Spare – which should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa.

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