A royal commentator believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could find the new Trump administration “less sympathetic” to the court case about the Duke os Sussex’s US residency than its predecessor.

There is speculation from commentators about Prince Harry’s US residence. (Image: Getty)

Donald Trump is filling in key cabinet positions in his second administration potentially leading to fresh concerns about Prince Harry’s US residency, claims a royal commentator.

It comes as South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is nominated to lead the Department of Homeland Security, which is expected to play a key role in implementing Trump’s operations.

Daily Mail’s diary Richard Eden spoke on Palace Confidential about the latest shake-up: “I do expect Harry and Meghan reading the news of Donald Trump appointments with shivers being sent down their spines.”

He added the previous Department for Homeland Security had “done them a few favours” having won a previous case.

The Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security demanding the publication of the Duke of Sussex’s visa documents after the California-based royal had mentioned in his memoir Spare he took drugs in the past.

It sued the US government in an attempt to force the department to release Harry’s visa records to determine whether he had lied in his official paperwork. This is because a history of drug use would normally disqualify an applicant from being granted residence.

Prince Harry had documented in his bombshell memoir, Spare, that he had taken “psychedelics” and drugs such as cocaine. The Heritage Foundation lost its case, and it was terminated on September 9, with a judge ruling that his records should remain private. However, the think tank is attempting to overturn the ruling.

Richard Eden said: “It sounds like she [Kristi Noem] is a ‘no-nonsense figure’ from what I read, so you may find she is less sympathetic than her predecessor.”