US President Donald Trump on Wednesday mentioned he was “glad” Prince Harry and his household had left the US and relocated to Britain, including that he had not been a fan of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
“I’m glad about it. I used to be not a fan,” Trump mentioned within the Oval Workplace when requested about Harry and Meghan’s current choice to go away California after six years.
The household returned to Britain on the finish of August. Harry and Meghan stepped down from official royal duties in 2020 once they moved to the US.
Trump mentioned he believed the couple had handled the royal household with “nice disrespect” and mentioned he didn’t like their actions.
“I assumed they handled the royal household with nice disrespect. I did not prefer it,” Trump mentioned, whereas mentioning his “good relationship” with the late Queen Elizabeth and her successor, King Charles, who’s present process therapy for most cancers.
The US president particularly criticised Meghan, saying, “I did not like the way in which she acted. I assumed she was terribly disrespectful.”
After Harry and Meghan moved to the US, Harry accused the royal household of neglect throughout an interview with Oprah. Meghan, whose mom is Black and father is white, mentioned that whereas she was pregnant along with her son, there have been “considerations and conversations about how darkish his pores and skin may be when he is born” inside the royal household.
Harry’s older brother, Prince William, defended the household after the accusation and mentioned, “We’re not racist.”
Harry additionally cited press scrutiny and the federal government’s failure to supply safety for his household as causes for shifting to California.
Now again in Britain, Harry and Meghan are anticipated to stay non-working royals.
An individual near the couple mentioned final month that the household deliberate to maneuver someplace exterior London for an prolonged interval with their youngsters, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, who will go to highschool in Britain.
It stays unclear what modified for the couple, however Harry has mentioned he desires his youngsters to spend time in Britain.
“If I had been the royal household, I’d not have taken them again,” Trump added on Wednesday.
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