Some of Prince Harry’s US visa documents will be made public after a legal challenge.
Lawyers for the US Department of Homeland Security agreed to release three documents over the duke’s visa application with redactions.
Harry’s reference to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his book Spare prompted a conservative Washington DC think tank to question why he was allowed into the US in 2020.
However, a fourth document cannot be released, as a judge has ruled that its information should stay private, the Daily Mail reported.
In court filings, lawyers for the DHS said the materials would be given to Judge Carl Nichols by March 6th, making them public.
But it said a fourth document could not be released “without releasing information that the Court has determined (DHS) can withhold.
It comes after Donald Trump posted a portrait of himself on social media calling himself a “king” and wearing a royal crown.
The US president, who can intervene and ask for the documents to be released, previously warned that Harry could face consequences if he lied about taking drugs on his US visa application.
However, he has previously said he wouldn't deport Prince Harry, because “he's got enough problems with his wife.”
The Heritage Foundation brought the lawsuit against the Department for Homeland Security (DHS) after a Freedom of Information Act request was rejected, with the think tank claiming it was of “immense public interest”.
In his controversial memoir, the duke said cocaine “didn’t do anything for me”, adding: “Marijuana is different, that actually really did help me.”
The Heritage Foundation’s lawsuit argued that US law “generally renders such a person inadmissible for entry” to the country.
The think tank also said answers on the duke’s prior drug use in his visa application should have been disclosed as they could raise questions over the US government’s integrity.
In the DHS’s response to the legal claim, it said: “Much like health, financial, or employment information, a person’s immigration information is private personal information.”
