Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's fresh fears as Trump may keep chilling promise

It appears there is no love lost between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the US President Donald Trump - and one expert believes that him returning to the White House is proving 'rather awkward' for the couple

Donald Trump is now back in the White House with his feet firmly under the table of the Oval Office.

Two weeks into his second spell as US leader, Trump has been quickly setting the agenda for his presidency as the world watches on. And two people who may be more keen than most to see what his next move could be is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Previously, Trump made a series of damning statements about the Sussexes on the election campaign trail - even suggesting Harry could be deported from the United States. It comes as Harry has found himself in the centre of a row over his visa, which allows him to live in California.

After admitting to using marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms in his controversial memoir Spare, a lawsuit from the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation argued that the US Government should release records about the Duke's visa US application to show whether his drug use was disclosed.

And even though Trump has so far been busy dealing with other issues, royal expert Jennie Bond believes it could be a worrying time for Harry and Meghan. The former BBC royal correspondent told the Mirror: "It must be rather awkward having a President of the United States whom Meghan has openly criticised and who has the power to throw Harry out of the country if his visa application was proved to be fraudulent.

"You could say that it's squeaky bum time for the Sussexes, but the fact is that the most powerful man in the free world probably has more to think about than the residency rights of an estranged Prince of the United Kingdom."

With the potential visa issue hanging over Harry, many have wondered whether he will explore spending time in the UK. But Jennie said: "I still think that Harry is intent on carving out a future for himself and his family in California. Once you have children, and they start school, the roots that you have established grow far more quickly.

"It's harder than ever to up sticks and move away because of the instability that can cause for the family. So I think Harry is happy to continue his family life in California but, hopefully, spend more of his time on his charity work into which I think he can pour his heart and soul."

Harry has long been berated by Trump since he and Meghan took the dramatic decision to quit as working royals and move to the United States more than four years ago. Back in 2020 at the time of the last US election campaign between Mr Trump and Joe Biden, the Sussexes appeared in a video urging Americans to 'vote against hate speech'.

While they did not specifically mention anyone by name, the remarks were interpreted as referring to Mr Trump and therefore an endorsement of Mr Biden, with some claiming it was a breach of the Sandringham Summit agreement, which was written up when the couple quit their royal duties in 2020. Later Mr Trump spoke out saying he was "no fan" of Meghan.

Last year, Mr Trump raged at the Biden administration for maintaining the privacy of Harry's immigration application to "protect Harry." He told the Express US: "I wouldn't protect him. He betrayed the Queen. That's unforgivable. He would be on his own if it was down to me."

Days later he was also challenged on this stance on Harry during an interview with Nigel Farage on GB News. Mr Farage asked if there would be any "special privileges" for the prince, and the now president-elect said: "No. We'll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they'll have to take appropriate action."

Digging deeper, Mr Farage asked: "Appropriate action? Which might mean…not staying in America?" Mr Trump responded: "Oh I don't know. You'll have to tell me. You just have to tell me. You would have thought they would have known this a long time ago."