SHORT PROFILE: Prince Harry turns 40 on Sunday with eyes focused on his future

Record ID: 1986017

  • Title: SHORT PROFILE: Prince Harry turns 40 on Sunday with eyes focused on his future
  • Date: 22nd July 2022
  • Summary: Britain's Prince Harry was awarded significant damages after London's High Court ruled on December 15 that he had been the victim of phone-hacking and other unlawful acts by journalists on British newspapers with the knowledge of their editors. The prince became the first senior British royal for 130 years to give evidence in court when he appeared as the star witness at a
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  • Keywords: Meghan Markle Prince Harry Prince Harry birthday Royal Wedding Royals Windsor
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  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Arts/Culture/Entertainment,Europe,Royals
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  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3 / PART AUDIO AS INCOMING
    The U.S. government released documents related to a court battle over Prince Harry's 2020 visa application on Tuesday (March 18) but redacted large portions, saying it had a duty to protect his privacy and there was no evidence he received special treatment.
    A conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, had filed a Freedom of Information Act request, arguing the public had a right to know if the British royal disclosed the prior drug use that he detailed in his memoir, "Spare," on his application.
    More than 80 pages of court filings and transcripts were released on Tuesday with large sections covered in black.
    Immigration officials said the Heritage Foundation had not established that the public interest outweighed the right to privacy for Harry, the Duke of Sussex.
    "Plaintiffs allege that the records should be disclosed as public confidence in the government would suffer or to establish whether the Duke was granted preferential treatment. This speculation by Plaintiffs does not point to any evidence of government misconduct," wrote Jarrod Panter, an official in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
    In his 2023 memoir, Harry said he had used cocaine and marijuana.
    Harry and his American wife Meghan dropped their royal duties in Britain and moved to the United States in 2020.
    Representatives for Harry and the Heritage Foundation did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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