Cliff Notes
- Legal documents regarding Prince Harry’s US visa application reveal a judge’s decision to withhold certain information to protect the Duke from potential media harassment and unwanted contact.
- Heavy redactions leave key questions unanswered, particularly regarding whether Harry disclosed past drug use in his application, despite his admissions in the memoir “Spare.”
- The Heritage Foundation, which challenged the redactions, asserts the public deserves transparency about Harry’s visa application and drug use disclosures, stating that accountability is lacking.
Documents about Prince Harry’s US visa application released – with heavy redactions
Legal documents about Prince Harry’s US visa application have been released – albeit with very heavy redactions.
The released records show the judge concluded in September it wasn’t in the public interest to disclose information about the Duke of Sussex’s immigration status.
He argued that Harry could be subject to “harm in the form of harassment” as well as “unwanted contact” from the media.
So much of the text has been blacked out that there are still many unanswered questions, particularly about whether the prince admitted on his forms he’d taken drugs.
One of the lawyers pushing for the release of information told Sky News they will keep pursuing the case and there will be more proceedings in the “near future”.
Samuel Dewey, attorney for the conservative thinktank The Heritage Foundation, said: “It’s always been a puzzle and we’ve always taken the view it may take some time to get answers… we will use this additional data to keep moving forward.”
