US thinktank made FoI request for Harry’s visa form after California-residing royal wrote about drug use in memoir Spare

Heavily redacted court documents related to Prince Harry’s US visa have been released in the US, with his “exact status” remaining confidential over fears he could be subjected to harassment.

Judge Carl Nichols ordered the release of the documents after a freedom of information (FoI) request by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative US thinktank. The Heritage Foundation argued that the Duke might have concealed past illegal drug use – discussed in his memoir Spare – which should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa.