BREAKING NEWS:Prince Harry has 18 US visa documents ‘withheld’ in fresh bombshell
The US State Department has confirmed that 18 documents about Prince Harry are being withheld in a fresh update on the Duke of Sussex’s FOIA visa case, amid questions over his past drug use
Multiple documents concerning Prince Harry have been “withheld” in a recent development by the US State Department.
The Duke of Sussex is having hundreds of his visa records examined following a Freedom of Information Act case connected to his visa and previous drug use, according to court filings.
In a recent development, it has been verified that 18 documents pertaining to Harry are being withheld.
This follows reports that US Government officials have dedicated months to processing materials and results from searches of State Department computer systems.
Newsweek reported that at the end of July, a determination was made to withhold an initial set of 18 documents. Newsweek also reports that the department is examining 307 documents totaling 2,487 pages. None of these is expected to be publicly disclosed at this time.
Prince Harry is unlikely to see his visa documents all made public (Image: Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images)
A joint status report, submitted at the district court in D.C. and obtained by Newsweek, stated: “This case stems from a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request that Plaintiffs submitted to the Department for records regarding Henry Charles Albert David, also known as ‘the Duke of Sussex’ or ‘Prince Harry.
“The State Department made its first interim production in this case on July 30, 2026, in which it identified 18 responsive records, all withheld in their entirety.”
This development follows the right-wing think tank Heritage Foundation’s initial attempt to sue the Department of Homeland Security to obtain Harry’s visa records, contending the American public deserved to know whether he was honest about his historical drug use on his visa application.
Harry and Meghan have lived in America together since 2020 (Image: Jonathan Brady-Pool/Getty Images)
This follows the duke’s acknowledgment of drug use during his youth in Spare. Heritage was unsuccessful in the case after Judge Carl Nichols determined that Harry’s privacy interests superseded any public interest in disclosure.
Heritage’s attorneys subsequently filed a fresh case in 2025 against the State Department, seeking all its additional documents concerning Harry, excluding the visa papers themselves.
The think tank seeks to determine whether Harry was dishonest about his past drug use on his visa forms, and whether he should have been permitted to enter the US with this background, something many individuals are barred from the US for.
Harry’s visa documents are unlikely to ever be disclosed in full due to privacy considerations, which the court has repeatedly determined outweigh the public interest in this matter.
Prince Harry’s spokesperson has been contacted for comment. Sources close to the duke have consistently maintained he was honest on his visa application to the US, where he has resided for six years.
