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Mathilde Grandjean

EXPLAINED: Meghan backs harry following trump s remarks about british troops | Rare Historical Photos

The Duchess and Duke of Sussex during the 2025 Invictus Games (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Archive)

The Duchess of Sussex has backed her husband after he defended British troops in response to US President Donald Trump’s remarks about Nato forces in Afghanistan.

In a Fox News interview, Mr Trump said Nato troops “stayed a little off the front lines” during the conflict and claimed the US had “never needed” its allies, despite invoking the alliance’s collective defence clause after 9/11.

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