Trump 'happy' Harry and Meghan left the United States: 'I was not a fan'

Donald Trump said he was glad Prince Harry and Meghan had left the United States, offering an openly negative view of the couple’s time in California. “I am happy about it. I was not a fan,” he said in the Oval Office.

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I am happy about it. I was not a fan.

Harry and Meghan returned to Britain at the end of August after six years in the United States. They stepped down from official royal duties in 2020, when they moved to California.

Trump said he believed the couple had treated the royal family with “great disrespect.” He also referred to his good relationship with the late Queen Elizabeth and King Charles, who is undergoing cancer treatment. Trump directed his strongest criticism at Meghan, saying, “I didn't like the way she acted. I thought she was terribly disrespectful.”

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I thought they treated the royal family with great disrespect. I didn't like it.

The couple’s departure from royal life became the subject of wider controversy after Harry discussed the family’s treatment of him in an interview with Oprah. Meghan said there had been concerns and conversations within the royal family about how dark her son’s skin might be before his birth. Prince William rejected the accusation and said, “We're not racist.” Harry also cited press scrutiny and the government’s failure to provide security for his family as reasons for moving to California.

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I didn't like the way she acted. I thought she was terribly disrespectful.

Harry and Meghan are expected to remain non-working royals. A person close to the couple said they planned to live outside London for an extended period with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, who are expected to attend school in Britain. Trump said he would not have taken them back if he were part of the royal family.

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We're not racist.