USA03 September, 20262 min read
Donald Trump Says He Is Happy Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Left the U.S.
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Trump says he is happy Harry and Meghan left the United States for Britain. He added he was not a fan of them.
Trump on Harry and Meghan
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday in the Oval Office that he was "happy" Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had left the United States and relocated back to Britain after six years in California.
Trump told reporters, "I am happy about it. I was not a fan," adding that he thought Harry and Meghan treated the royal family with "great disrespect".
Trump said he did not like "the way she acted" and described Meghan as "terribly disrespectful" to the Queen and King Charles.
The Reuters report cited by GMA Network places the Oval Office remarks on Wednesday and ties them to Harry and Meghan’s plan to leave California after six years.
Reuters also said the family arrived back in Britain at the end of August, and GMA Network reported they landed in Britain after flying in from California privately on Wednesday, August 26.
Disrespect and royal ties
Trump said he thought Harry and Meghan treated the royal family with "great disrespect" and that he "didn't like it".
He contrasted that with what Reuters described as his "good relationship" with the late Queen Elizabeth and King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer.
Trump specifically criticized Meghan, saying, "I didn't like the way she acted" and "I thought she was terribly disrespectful," according to the Reuters account carried by Global Banking & Finance Review.
The National Post framed the same remarks by quoting Trump’s view that he would not have taken them back, saying, "If I were the royal family, I would not have taken them back."
NDTV likewise quoted Trump saying, "Maybe I'm different. I wouldn't have taken him back, right?" while repeating that he would not have taken them back if he were part of the British royal family.
What happens next in Britain
GMA Network reported that Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, would not be living in a royal residence or carrying out official duties after returning to Britain. Reuters, as carried by GMA Network, said their children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, will start school in Britain in September. GMA Network also reported that precise details about where they will be based or the school the children will attend are being kept private, and that there was no immediate comment from Harry's spokesperson.
The Global Banking & Finance Review version of Reuters said a person close to the couple told reporters last month the family planned to move somewhere outside London for an extended period with their children. The National Post added that the Duke and Duchess returned to England last week and that they are reportedly staying in the posh Cotswolds area on the estate of Ian Wace, with a net worth estimated at $1.2 billion.