Donald Trump took another swipe at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after ruling out deporting the Duke of Sussex from the United States – and an insider has revealed how the comments reportedly went down at Buckingham Palace

A royal insider has revealed how Donald Trump’s savage swipe at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have gone down with King Charles.

The US president declared several days ago that he had no plans to deport Harry from the United States amid an ongoing battle over his visa application after questions were raised over why Harry was allowed into the US after admitting to taking drugs in his memoir Spare

But in a brutal dig, Trump said he would not deport the prince because he claimed he had “enough problems” with Meghan, describing her as “terrible”. It comes amid a war of words between Trump and the Sussexes, with Meghan previously calling the now-president misogynistic and Trump saying he was “no fan” of the Duchess.

Harry and Meghan at the Invictus Games in Whistler this week ( 
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And now a royal source has revealed that Trump’s stance when it comes to Harry’s immigration status might actually be of relief to the King, who once expressed his love for his son and daughter-in-law as they “build their lives overseas”.

The insider told the Daily Mail: “The fact is that Harry and Meghan are a source of strain and worry for His Majesty,’ a royal source tells me. ‘While he is sorry that he does not have a relationship with his grandchildren in America, it is easier for his peace of mind that there’s an ocean between him and Harry.”

It comes after last week when a judge in the US hinted that he is open to the possibility of releasing some of the sealed documents from Harry’s US visa application. Judge Carl Nichols has seen secret records revealing details of Harry’s visa status in the US, but they are currently sealed. The latest development in the two-year legal battle saw the judge explain in a Washington DC hearing last week that he wanted “maximum disclosure as long as it doesn’t violate privacy.”

US President Donald Trump ( 
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The long-running case was sparked when conservative Washington DC think tank The Heritage Foundation questioned why Harry was allowed into the US in 2020 after he admitted in his book Spare taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.

The think tank has argued that Harry either received special treatment from the Biden administration or had lied on his immigration forms. It requested for the release of his visa records under the Freedom of Information Act, arguing that the prince should not have received a visa due to a history of drug use, but the request was rejected by the DHS.

US visa applications specifically ask the individual about current and past drug use, which can have a detrimental impact on the progress of the application. Prolific drug use can lead to applications being rejected, however, immigration officers use their discretion against a range of factors. Omitting information or lying is deemed enough grounds to have a visa revoked, though there is no suggestion that Harry has lied.