A book that is not to everyone's taste. According to CNN, a conservative group – Heritage Foundation – has seized the American federal justice to consult the immigration file – necessary to obtain a visa – of Prince Harry. A request that follows revelations from the son of King Charles III, in his book The Substitute (Spare, in English) – where he recounts having used drugs during his adolescence. The complaint was filed on May 5 with federal justice.
In The Substitute, Harry recounts having consumed cocaine, marijuana or hallucinogenic mushrooms during his adolescence. However, in the United States, drug consumption can be a reason for the rejection of a visa application. Even though this one goes back several years. A refusal that can be opposed, officially, for health reasons or for criminal reasons, according to the law on immigration and naturalization.
The debate will take place on June 6, in a Washington D.C. court. For its part, the United States Department of Justice is categorical. According to our American colleagues, the administration believes that the "speculations" were "not sufficient" to justify such a publication. A first request, amicable, has already been rejected by the ministry. This was on the grounds that Harry did "[not] consent to his information being disclosed". Invited to react to CNN, the entourage of the British prince has not – for the time being – made any comments.
In a tweet, posted on June 1, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom – of the Heritage Foundation think tank – said that “the American people [deserved] answers”. "Has the [department] looked the other way, played favorites or failed to respond appropriately to any potential misrepresentations from Prince Harry?" »
“I was taking cocaine at that time [à 17 ans, NDLR] […]. During a shooting weekend, I was offered a line […]. It wasn't much fun and it didn't make me particularly happy […] but it made me feel different, and that was the main goal,” he wrote, among other things, in his Memoirs .
