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Trump says he is 'happy' Harry and Meghan returned to the UK

The former US president stated he would not have welcomed the couple back if he were in the Royal Family

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What this story says

  • Donald Trump said he was 'happy' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had returned to the UK after six years in the US.
  • Trump stated he would not have welcomed the couple back if he were in the Royal Family, accusing them of treating it with 'great disrespect'.
  • The couple announced their move to the UK last month, with their children enrolled in British schools.
  • Coverage varied: left-rated outlets led on Trump’s criticism, centre-rated reports focused on his remarks about the Royal Family, and right-rated digests emphasised his lack of fandom.

Who covered it

Left 27%(31)Centre 37%(43)Right 36%(43)

Percentages are shares of the 117 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 93 of the 210 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

80/100

Craft

75/100

Hype

15/100

210 sources · methodology

Donald Trump said he was 'happy' Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had left the United States and returned to the United Kingdom. The former US president made the remarks to reporters on 2 September 2026. He stated he was 'not a fan' of the couple and would not have taken them back if he were in the Royal Family. Trump claimed Harry and Meghan had treated the Royal Family with 'great disrespect'.

Trump also said he had a 'really good' relationship with Queen Elizabeth and King Charles. The couple returned to the UK last month after six years in the US. Their children, Archie and Lilibet, have been enrolled in British schools. Harry and Meghan will remain non-working royals.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mentioned the couple’s children or their enrolment in British schools. The centre-rated digests also omitted this detail, except for the South China Morning Post, which noted the couple’s relocation but not their children’s schooling. The left-rated reports, including the Daily Mirror’s full article, carried this information.

The Daily Mirror was the only outlet to report Trump’s 2022 comment to Piers Morgan that Harry was 'whipped like no person I think I’ve ever seen'. None of the centre or right-rated digests included this remark.

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Coverage settled. We checked this 79 times and stopped on 8 Sept 2026, 19:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

31 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports led on Trump’s criticism of Harry and Meghan. The Daily Mirror quoted Trump saying he would not have taken them back and that they had treated the Royal Family with 'great disrespect'. It also included his past remarks about Harry being 'whipped' and Meghan’s actions. The Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald, and The Age digests all carried Trump’s statement that he would not have taken them back if he were the royal family.
  • The Daily Mirror’s full report used the headline '‘Happy’ Trump blasts Harry and Meghan - and issues verdict on their UK return'. It quoted Trump directly: “I thought they treated the Royal Family with great disrespect. I didn’t like it.” The report also noted Trump’s past criticisms, including his 2020 comment that the couple 'must pay' for their own security.

Centre

43 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated digests focused on Trump’s remarks about being 'happy' with the couple’s departure and his lack of fandom. El Diario’s full report, sourced from Agencia Reforma, stated Trump was 'glad' they had left the US. The BBC’s digest noted Trump’s claim that Harry and Meghan treated the Royal Family with 'great disrespect'. The South China Morning Post and NZ Herald digests both carried Trump’s statement that he would not have taken them back if he were the king.
  • El Diario’s headline read 'Donald Trump Celebrates Harry and Meghan Leaving the U.S.'. The report did not include Trump’s past criticisms or the couple’s reasons for returning.

Right

43 rated outlets

  • The right-rated digests emphasised Trump’s lack of fandom and his happiness over the couple’s departure. The New York Post’s digest quoted Trump saying, “I’m happy about it. I was not a fan.” The Daily Star’s digest described Trump’s message as 'nasty'. The Irish Sun’s digest included Trump’s accusation that Meghan was 'disrespectful'.
  • None of the right-rated digests mentioned Trump’s past criticisms of Harry and Meghan, such as his 2020 comment that they 'must pay' for their own security or his 2021 remark that Harry’s marriage had 'ruined his relationship with his family'.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump says he is 'happy' Harry and Meghan returned to the UK?
Of the 117 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 27% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 36% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 210. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump says he is 'happy' Harry and Meghan returned to the UK left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 117 rated outlets on this story, 27% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 36% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump says he is 'happy' Harry and Meghan returned to the UK biased?
Trump says he is 'happy' Harry and Meghan returned to the UK is one event reported by 210 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered Trump says he is 'happy' Harry and Meghan returned to the UK?
210 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump say about Harry and Meghan returning to the UK?
Donald Trump said he was 'happy' they had left the US and returned to the UK. He stated he was 'not a fan' of the couple and would not have taken them back if he were in the Royal Family, accusing them of treating it with 'great disrespect'. This was reported by outlets including the Daily Mirror and BBC.
Did Trump mention Harry and Meghan’s children in his remarks?
No, none of the right-rated digests mentioned the couple’s children or their enrolment in British schools. The Daily Mirror, a left-rated outlet, was one of the few to report this detail, noting that Archie and Lilibet had been enrolled in schools in the UK.
Which outlets reported Trump’s past criticisms of Harry and Meghan?
The Daily Mirror, a left-rated outlet, reported Trump’s past criticisms, including his 2020 comment that the couple 'must pay' for their own security and his 2021 remark that Harry’s marriage had 'ruined his relationship with his family'. None of the centre or right-rated digests included these remarks.

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