Revealed: How ‘wounded’ Prince Harry chose the day he and Meghan were evicted from Frogmore Cottage as the start of his formal US residence

Prince Harry chose the day he and Meghan left Frogmore Cottage as the date his formal stay in the US began, it has been revealed.

The couple reportedly moved the last of their belongings out of the Windsor property – which had until then remained their UK base after moving to California in 2020 – on June 29 last year.

This is the date the Duke of Sussex said he started living in America, in new business documents revealed by the Mail yesterday.

Documents published by Companies House for ‘Prince Henry Charles Albert David, Duke of Sussex’ show that his ‘new country/state of habitual residence’ is now the US, while previously Britain was listed.

Royal experts have said Harry was “deeply wounded” by his father’s order for him and Meghan to leave Frogmore, which had been a wedding gift from Queen Elizabeth, with the suggestion he was making a point by choosing the date.

Royal author Phil Dampier said The sun: ‘Charles and William knew this had to be done to emphasize that Harry and Meghan were outside of The Firm, but he probably still thought he could maintain a base here. Now he has shown that he accepts that his life is in the US.’

It comes after Harry revealed earlier this year that he was ‘considering’ becoming a US citizen, a move that could mean he could have to relinquish his titles.

“The thought has occurred to me, but it is not a high priority at this time,” he said on Good Morning America in February.

Pressure has increased on Joe Biden’s government to release Harry’s visa details after campaigners seized on comments from the US ambassador in London that he would not be deported while the Democrat was president.

The conservative think tank Heritage Foundation in Washington DC, which has gone to court to demand the release of the dossier, submitted Jane Hartley’s comments as part of its case.

The new details, filed with Companies House for Harry’s eco-travel company Travalyst, also raise serious questions about whether he can remain as State Counselor, one of seven members of the Royal Family who can replace the Monarch when he is abroad or not feeling well. .

By law, state advisers are required to have a British residence, but Harry does not have a home here after King Charles asked the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to vacate Frogmore Cottage, a gift from the late Queen Elizabeth.

Dr. Craig Prescott, an expert on constitutional law, said last year: ‘We are really in uncharted waters here: the situation surrounding Prince Harry is not something that the law easily takes into account.

‘The idea of ​​the King’s second son choosing a life outside of royal duties is not something the law has considered, and I would imagine Buckingham Palace would be concerned about that.

The king had the opportunity to depose him last year with the law on the State Council, but decided not to do so.’

Until 2022, the State Advisors were Queen Camilla, Prince William, Harry, Prince Andrew and his eldest daughter Princess Beatrice.

However, many found this situation inappropriate as Harry, the Duke of York and Beatrice are not working royals.

Later that year, the king asked Parliament to add his sister, Princess Anne, and youngest brother, Prince Edward, to the list.

It was reported that the King decided not to remove Harry and Andrew because he did not want to escalate tensions in the family and believed it was unlikely that either would ever be needed to replace him.

However, last year courtiers were keen to ensure William returned to Britain from a solo trip to New York before the King and Queen left for their state visit to France on the same day.

The situation has since become even more urgent due to the king’s cancer treatment.

Harry challenged the Home Office’s decision to withdraw his right to automatic protection from the Metropolitan Police when in Britain, even though he has offered to pay for it himself.

After the decision was made, Harry’s legal representative said he was ‘unable to return home with his family’ because it is too dangerous.

He has since lost the case and may lose it faces a bill of around £1 million when his own legal costs are taken into account.

A judge rejected a bid to halve the amount he was ordered to pay, saying the Duke of Sussex had “completely lost” his case.

Separately, Sir Peter Lane has also rejected the Duke’s request to appeal the ruling, describing part of it as ‘downright hopeless’.

The Heritage Foundation has urged the Department of Homeland Security to open its file on Harry under U.S. freedom of information laws.

After admitting to cocaine use in his memoir, Spare, he faced questions about how he could have moved to the US, where admitting to drug use can block a visa application.