Lilibet would ‘not be considered a US citizen’ if Meghan Markle had the same special visa as Prince Harr

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on June 4, 2021 in California

Princess Lilibet would not be considered a US citizenship if Meghan Markle had the same visa as Prince Harry in a “very unusual exception to the rule”, an American immigration lawyer has said.

Melissa Chavin, who works for the Chavin Immigration Law Office, joined GB News’ Digital Royal Editor Svar Nanan-Sen and Royal Correspondent Cameron Walker on this week’s episode of The Royal Record podcast.

Chavin explained a scenario involving the young princess in light of Prince Harry entering the US on an A1 Head of State visa.

Svar said: “You mentioned earlier that although Prince Harry has a head of state A1 visa, due to Meghan Markle being a US citizen, both Archie and Lilibet will be able to qualify as US citizens.”

Princess Lilibet would not be considered a US citizenship if Meghan Markle had the same visa as Prince Harry

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Going into more detail, Chavin said: “Lilibet is a very interesting case because she was born in the United States.

“If Meghan Markle wasn’t a US citizen and if she had an A1 head of state spousal visa, then Lilibet would be this very unusual exception to the rule that anyone born in the United States is a US citizen.

“It’s a funny thing to think about.”

The Duke of Sussex’s US visa documents are at the centre of a court battle, since he admitted to taking illegal drugs in the UK and America in his memoir Spare.