Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will remain in the US even though Donald Trump was officially announced as President-Elect, King Charles’s former butler has claimed.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been embroiled in an ongoing feud with the Trumps for a while now.
Their spat began in 2016 before Meghan married into the Royal Family when she accused the former US president of being “divisive” and “misogynistic” during an interview on The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore.
In 2020, the Republican presidential candidate hit out at Meghan and said: “I’m not a fan of hers. I wish a lot of luck to Harry, he’s going to need it.”
And just earlier this year, he hinted he could intervene regarding Prince Harry’s visa “if he lied” about taking drugs in the past – a confession he made in his memoir Spare.
But now Grant Harrold, who worked for King Charles and Queen Camilla between 2004-2011, claimed that today’s election result “won’t affect where Meghan and Harry live”, amid increasing speculation the pair may end up moving back to Europe.
It was recently reported Harry and Meghan recently bought a holiday home in Portugal, close to Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s property.
Speaking on behalf of Slingo, Mr Harrold said: “I don’t think Trump getting elected would affect where Meghan or Harry live.
“I don’t see them suddenly deciding to leave the country, it will be down to personal reasons if they do.
“It’s already been said that they might want to come back to Europe anyway, but I think that’s personal reasons and not political reasons. I think they’ll be in the country they want to be in.
“It could be Europe so they can be closer to the Royal Family.”
Elsewhere, the former royal butler suggested that Harry will likely continue to be “asked not to be involved” in political issues, and the public are unlikely to see him getting politically active in the future.
He explained: “Royals historically haven’t got involved in politics, so it would be interesting to see how this would work.
“Royals do touch on political matters, such as things governments work on, including climate change.
“However, getting involved in politics is a very fine line. If Harry did this, it would be tricky, he’s seventh in line to the throne.
“He’d probably be asked not to do that, and the royals are, of course, encouraged not to vote. “