Prince Harry has come under fire from Americans for criticising the US Constitution’s First Amendment while admitting he doesn’t fully understand it.

The Duke of Sussex made the comments while appearing on the Armchair Expert podcast with actor Dax Shepard. He joked: ‘I’ve got so much I want to say about the First Amendment as I sort of understand it, but it is bonkers.

‘I don’t want to start going down the First Amendment route because that’s a huge subject and one which I don’t understand because I’ve only been here a short time, but you can find a loophole in anything. 

‘You can capitalise or exploit what’s not said rather than uphold what is said.’ 

The First Amendment is the right to free speech in the US, and is considered part of the foundations of liberty. The constitution does not clearly define the parameters of protection and it does not apply to private entities, such as companies.

The amendment also protects freedom of religion, freedom of the press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government.

Harry’s words appeared to spark anger with many conservative Americans, who suggested he should leave the US if he did not agree with the constitution. Fox News TV host Laura Ingraham tweeted in response: ‘Don’t let the door knob hit you, Windsor.’

Fox News Radio host Jimmy Failla also wrote: ‘That’s because his wife has to approve every word that comes out of his mouth’, while Republican Texas congressman Dan Crenshaw added: ‘Well I just doubled the size of my Independence Day party.’

In the UK, former UKIP leader Nigel Farage also criticised Harry, telling his followers: ‘For Prince Harry to condemn the USA’s First Amendment shows he has lost the plot. Soon he will not be wanted on either side of the pond.’

Some Americans also questioned whether Harry had made a mistake on the podcast, and had actually intended to talk about the Second Amendment, which is the right to bear Arms.

Harry made a number of revelations on the podcast and also opened up about how he had wanted to quit the Royal Family in his 20s, before therapy helped him turn his privilege into a force for good.

The Duke has also faced some backlash from royalists after he said he wanted to ‘break the cycle’ of pain from his childhood.

He explained: ‘When it comes to parenting, if I’ve experienced some form of pain or suffering because of the pain or suffering that perhaps my father or my parents had suffered, I’m going to make sure I break that cycle so that I don’t pass it on, basically.

‘It’s a lot of genetic pain and suffering that gets passed on anyway so we as parents should be doing the most we can to try and say “you know what, that happened to me, I’m going to make sure that doesn’t happen to you”.’

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