Prince Harry could 'face problems with HMRC' following latest key move in the US

Prince Harry could 'face problems with HMRC' following latest key move in the US

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Dorothy Reddin

By Dorothy Reddin


Published: 26/04/2024

- 11:03

The Duke of Sussex has changed his country of residence from the UK to the US

  • Prince Harry moved to the US in 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle
  • The Duke of Sussex's US visa records are at the centre of a legal battle
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Prince Harry could "face problems with HMRC" following his latest key move in the US, a commentator has claimed.

The Duke of Sussex has declared the US to be his country of residence amid the ongoing legal battle surrounding his visa documents.


Documents submitted to Companies House in the UK show the Duke of Sussex, 39, amended his filings for Travalyst to declare he is usually a resident in the US rather than Britain.

However, specialist expatriate law firm Blevins Franks has warned there could be pitfalls with Prince Harry's latest move.

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Prince Harry moved to the US with Meghan Markle in 2020

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A spokesperson told The Daily Mail: "HMRC will look for any indication that you see Britain as your homeland and may return one day.

"Even stating in your will that you wish to be buried in the UK could work against you."

The late Wallis Simpson, who was born in the US, was buried in the family graveyard at Frogmore in Windsor in 1986.

This was despite the Duke and Duchess of Windsor buying burial plots in Baltimore where Simpson's father was buried.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry settled in Montecito 2020 with his wife Meghan Markle

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Meghan Markle, 42, and Prince Harry, 39, quit royal duties in 2020 and settled in California.

Since then, a royal feud between the Sussexes and the Royal Family has played out in the public eye.

If the Duke of Sussex was to remain in the US to live and work for the rest of his life, he could become the first royal to be buried in the US.

It comes as Joe Biden's administration is facing pressure to release Harry's visa records after he admitted to taking illegal drugs in his memoir Spare.

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The Biden administration has so far refused to make Prince Harry's visa application public

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The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, is taking legal action against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a bid to force officials to release Harry's documents.

The organisation wants to see if the royal admitted to using illegal drugs before gaining a US visa. In his memoir, the Duke of Sussex said he had taken cocaine, magic mushrooms and cannabis.

The Biden administration has so far refused to make Prince Harry's visa application public.

US immigration law has harsh penalties for lying to immigration officials, including deportation and being barred from applying for citizenship.

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