Prince Harry, son of King Charles III and self-exiled from the British royal family, has established legal residence in the United States. The Duke of Sussex informed Companies House in London of the change of residence last June, when he and Meghan were asked to leave their home, Frogmore Cottage, in Windsor but it became known this Wednesday. It was after having published the biography "Spare", where he criticizes his father and his wife, Queen Camilla.
Meghan and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, moved to the United States in 2020, after stepping down as senior royals.
The change of direction was unveiled for its sustainable tourism organisation, Travalyst, on Wednesday. Although the date of the change indicated is June 29 last year, the day on which the king reportedly
asked him to leave Frogmore Cottage in Windsor
, Queen Elizabeth II's wedding gift.
The document lists his full name, Prince Henry, Charles, Albert, David, Duke of Sussex, and the United States as his “new country/State of habitual residence.”
Taxes in the United States
He and the Duchess of Sussex moved to Montecito in California in 2020, after deciding to step down as royals and leave Britain. It was known as “Megxit” (in reference to Brexit) and the dukes accused the royal family of racism and leaving them aside.
Last year he said he still considered the UK home. But that he felt “forced” to flee to the United States due to concern for the safety of his family.
They tried to “break into” his California home a dozen times
while he was writing his biography, and he spends $2 million a year on security.
"The United Kingdom is fundamental to my children's heritage and is a place where I want them to feel at home, as much as where they live right now, in the United States," the duke said, in a statement read to the High Court during their legal battle, for police protection funded by British taxpayers.
"That cannot happen if it is not possible to keep them safe when they are on UK soil," he said. He lost the case in Britain and the judge rejected the appeal.
The couple has been enjoying life in the United States and recently attended a polo event in Florida, alongside Argentinian Nacho Figueras.
US citizen?
However, Harry said he has considered taking American citizenship.
"American citizenship is a thought that has crossed my mind. But it's certainly not something that is a high priority for me right now," he told
Good Morning America
in February.
The Sussexes have a content deal with California-based Netflix, suggesting they need to be close to Hollywood for their production company Archewell. Harry said they were based in Montecito. "It's amazing," he said of California. "I love being here every day."
As the king's son and fifth in line to the throne, Harry is a councilor of state in the kingdom. Harry's country of residence further distances him from his status as a councilor of state, which was called into question in January, due to a discreet order from the king.
Seven members of the royal family are chosen as advisors to replace the monarch due to illness or absence abroad.
A particularly important role,
given the king's recent cancer diagnosis. To take up the position, family members must be over 18 years of age and domiciled in the United Kingdom.
But Prince Andrew, Harry and Princess Eugenie, Andrew's daughter, have been delicately excluded. However, since the king evicted him from Frogmore Cottage, Harry has no permanent residence in Britain.
The King added his sister and brother, the Princess Royal and Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, in the State Councilors Bill 2022. Although a second reading of the bill in the Lords appeared to omit Harry and Andrew from the right to exercise it, without removing them from the list.
The royal house had declared that in practice only “working members of the royal family will be called upon to act as state councilors.”
Confessions
Harry's change of address comes as
pressure grows on the US government to release its visa records
.
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, is suing the Department of Homeland Security for access to his visa application, to determine whether he lied about drug use, as documented in his memoir "Spare." , which would be grounds for deportation. Trump said he would kick him out of the United States.
Jane Hartley, the US ambassador to the UK, told
Sky News
last month that the US government would not release any documents during the Biden administration. Comments that, according to the Heritage Foundation, enhance the public interest in the case.
Travalyst, the non-profit coalition, describes itself as: “Led by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Travalyst is a global initiative with the ambition to change the impact of travel forever.”
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