Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may 'move' to this country amid Trump threat - not the UK

and could move to Canada if the Duke of Sussex were to be deported from the US in the wake of Donald Trump's election win, a critic has claimed.

Nile Gardiner, Director of Washington DC-based thinktank Heritage Foundation, said Harry would have to leave the United States if it emerged he lied on his immigration application.

Mr Gardiner was speaking about the possible implications of Mr Trump's historic re-election for the prince, who lives in Montecito, California.

US visa applicants are asked about drug use, with the possibility that such an admission can lead to an application being rejected.

Harry , including marijuana, cocaine, and magic mushrooms.

The Heritage Foundation to check whether he disclosed his past use of drugs. It called into question whether the government had vetted Harry properly.

Judge Carl Nichols ruled in September that there was , arguing he has a "legitimate privacy interest" in his status.

Speculation has mounted as to what might happen to Harry's case under a second Trump administration since the billionaire businessman's win on Tuesday (November 5).

Mr Gardiner wants the case to be reopened, telling if Harry did lie on his immigration application he would have to leave the US as it would be a criminal offence and leave him subject to deportation.

On where the Sussexes might go, he said: "Canada is the most likely destination I would have thought."

Mr Trump weighed in on the visa row in March, when he told the same channel that .

He said: "We'll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they'll have to take appropriate action."

It was not the first time Mr Trump had signalled his disdain for the Sussexes, having said previously that he isn't a "fan" of Meghan, adding: "I think poor Harry is being led around by his nose."

Harry and Meghan moved to California in June 2020 after stepping down as senior royals. They no longer have a home in the UK.

The Duke has said previously that he wants to remain in the US amid concerns about his family's security arrangements in Britain.