@c5news: “If I were in the Royal Family I would not have taken him back.” Donald Trump has said that he is “happy” Harry and Meghan have left the US for the UK, declaring he was “not a fan”. The US president believes the couple had treated the monarchy with “great disrespect” and if he was in the Royal Family he “would not have taken them back”. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, returned to the UK last week to begin a new life, six years after living in the US. The family is said to be settling in the UK for an “extended period” of time amid speculation as to how long they will stay and where they will live, with the Cotswolds being suggested as the most likely destination. Asked in the White House about his reaction to the couple’s departure from the US, Mr Trump said: “I’m happy about it. I was not a fan.” He added: “I had a very good relationship with the Queen. Really good. I got to know her very well. “A really good relationship with King Charles. I knew him as Prince Charles and King Charles. I’ve known him for a long time. He’s great, great guy. “And I thought they [Harry and Meghan] treated the Royal Family with great disrespect. I didn’t like it. “I didn’t like the way she [Meghan] acted. I thought she was terribly disrespectful to the Queen, to King Charles. “I wouldn’t have taken them back. If I were in the Royal Family I would not have taken him [Harry] back.” The Sussexes’, who remain non-working royals, quit the monarchy six years ago, relocating to the US after they criticised members of the Royal Family and the institution. They are yet to speak publicly about their plans, after the dramatic U-turn was revealed last month. Harry reportedly wrote to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood last month, asking her to take a personal role in determining if his family receive close police protection. Last year, Harry lost a legal battle against the Home Office over the security arrangements for him and his family while in the UK, after his level of protection changed when he stopped being a working royal. He had insisted it was too dangerous to bring his wife and children to the UK with the security he was entitled to post-Megxit. #5news #royalfamily #princeharry #meghanmarkle #donaldtrump

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