Thread by @MetroUK

Donald Trump has accused Meghan Markle of being ‘disrespectful’ to the Queen and the royal family.

In an interview with Nigel Farage, the former US president also said he thinks Prince Harry has been ‘used horribly’.

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Mr Trump told the former Brexit Party leader: ‘I’m not a fan of hers. I wasn’t from day one. I think Harry has been used horribly and I think someday he will regret it.’

He added: ‘I think it’s ruined his relationship with his family, and it hurts the Queen.’

In response to Meghan asking US politicians to back paid parental leave, Mr Trump said: ‘She is trying do things that I think are very inappropriate.’

Trump is currently under investigation for fraud, election tampering and defamation, as well as connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

The duchess later defended herself, saying: ‘I don’t see this as a political issue, frankly.

‘There’s certainly a precedent amongst my husband’s family and the royal family of not having any involvement in politics, but paid leave, from my standpoint, is a humanitarian issue.’

She added: ‘My husband has always said, “With great privilege comes great responsibility,” but even before I had any sort of privilege in my life, when my life and my lifestyle were very different, I always just stood up for what’s right.’

During Mr Trump’s interview, due to be aired on GB News tonight, Mr Trump described the Queen as ‘a great woman, such a great person, a historic person’.

It is not the first time Mr Trump has spoken about the royal family.

During his state visit to the UK in summer 2019, Mr Trump praised the royals saying: ‘The Queen and the entire royal family have been fantastic.

‘The relationship with the United Kingdom is very strong.’

He has also been critical of Meghan and Harry on a number of occasions, telling The Sun in 2019: ‘I didn’t know that [Meghan] was nasty.’

And he tweeted following their departure from the royal family in 2020: ‘I am a great friend and admirer of the Queen & the United Kingdom.'

‘It was reported that Harry and Meghan, who left the Kingdom, would reside permanently in Canada.

‘Now they have left Canada for the US however, the US will not pay for their security protection. They must pay!’

When the couple urged people to vote in the 2020 election, Mr Trump told reporters: ‘I’m not a fan of hers and I would say this, and she probably has heard that.

‘But I wish a lot of luck to Harry, cause he’s going to need it.’