Heritage Foundation Lawsuit Regarding Prince Harry Closed

Prince Harry’s book caused quite a stir on more than one front.

In his memoir, “Spare,” Harry admitted that he has used cocaine, marijuana, and mushrooms.

The Heritage Foundation maintained that should have been enough to block his visa.

Case Tossed

In Harry’s book, he wrote, “At someone’s house, during a hunting weekend, I was offered a line, and since then, I had consumed some more.

“It wasn’t very fun, and it didn’t make me feel especially happy as seemed to happen to others, but it did make me feel different, and that was my main objective. To feel. To be different.”

A lawsuit on this was filed in May 2023 via the Freedom of Information Act.

The Heritage Foundation took up the stance that Harry’s admitted drug use should have prevented him from getting a visa to live and work in the United States.

The Foundation alleged that the only way this would have been permitted was if Harry had lied on his documentation or had been given special exemptions because of his Royal status.

Attorneys for the Foundation argued, "[The case] comes about in the main because HRH [His Royal Highness] voluntarily—and for immense profit — admitted in writing to the elements of any number of controlled substance violations.

"The Duke of Sussex did so despite the fact that it is widely known that such admissions can have adverse immigration consequences for non-citizens and despite employing preeminent legal advisors on both sides of the Atlantic."

The government attorney countered that they "cannot confirm or deny whether any other records that [Heritage] are seeking exist because the mere acknowledgment of these records would constitute an unwarranted invasion of Prince Harry's privacy.

“The records are particularly sensitive because releasing them, even in part, would reveal Prince Harry's status in the United States, which Prince Harry has not disclosed.”

Judge Carl J. Nichols in Washington, D.C, terminated the case, but on what grounds remains unclear.