Trump’s Alleged Plan to Deport Prince Harry Was Never Serious, Claims Royal Expert

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Pete Hutton
February 10, 2025
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A royal expert has weighed in on whether former President Donald Trump ever seriously considered deporting Prince Harry, suggesting the idea was more about political posturing than actual policy.

Editor and author Tom Sykes shared his analysis in The Daily Beast, where he dismissed the notion that Trump was ever likely to follow through with removing the Duke of Sussex from the United States.

“In truth, Trump was probably never going to deport Harry,” Sykes wrote. He suggested that while legal challenges may have made such a move impractical, there was another compelling reason why Trump wouldn’t have pursued it: his apparent fondness for King Charles III.

“[Deporting Harry] would certainly have annoyed the one foreign ruler he seems to actually like; King Charles III,” Sykes noted. The expert also pointed to a stark contrast in how immigration laws have been applied to different public figures. He referenced the case of British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, who was denied entry into the U.S. in 2013 after admitting to drug use—an issue that Prince Harry openly discussed in his memoir Spare.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry — ( Image: X/CBS Sunday)

For Sykes, the discussion around Harry’s immigration status has always been more about political theater than equal enforcement of immigration laws. “Talking up the possibility of giving Harry the boot was always more about staking out a particularly fertile patch of ground in the culture wars than enforcing immigration law equally,” he explained.

He also pointed out Trump’s characteristic use of distraction tactics, arguing that the former president shifted the focus away from Harry by launching a personal attack on Meghan Markle during a GB News interview with Nigel Farage. “I don’t want to do that. I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible,” Trump remarked.

Sykes suggested that Trump’s comments, rather than signaling a genuine legal move, were more likely an attempt to stir controversy while avoiding direct action. Before concluding his piece, Sykes also pointed to the timing of these remarks, noting that they come at a particularly sensitive moment for Meghan Markle.

“It comes at an inopportune time as Meghan needs to accumulate good favor ahead of the launch of her Netflix homemaking show,” he observed. With Trump’s remarks making headlines, the speculation over Prince Harry’s immigration status continues, but as Sykes suggests, the likelihood of actual deportation remains slim.