Prince Harry turned 40 on Sunday removed from the family from whom he’s estranged, however the royals sent him birthday wishes despite their ongoing rift.
“We wish the Duke of Sussex a happy 40th birthday today!” was posted on the royal family’s official social media accounts, complete with birthday cake emoji and a photo of a smiling Prince Harry.
It was the first public birthday message Harry received from the royal family's official account since 2021. The royal family accounts are managed by King Charles' office at Buckingham Palace.
His brother and sister-in-law, Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton, echoed the message by sharing the royal family’s post on X, saying: “We wish you all the best for your 40th birthday to the Duke of Sussex!” from the official account of the Prince and Princess of Wales.
Some observers of the royal family viewed the messages as Olive branchso People. Birthdays are often only publicly acknowledged by working royals. Harry and wife Meghan Markle resigned from his royal duties in 2020 And relocated to the USAwhere they raise their three children in California.
As People reported, Harry celebrated privately with friends and family in Montecito and plans to continue celebrating abroad with close friends.
The couple have since spoken very openly about the treatment they felt they were subjected to as senior, working royals, and expressed their concerns in a candid interview with Oprah WinfreyHarry also wrote extensively about his relationships and family in his memoirs “Spare”, reveal more internal Family business and saucy details.
Now he may be turning his attention from the past to the future.
“He is in a a form of cross“, royal watcher and writer Sally Bedell Smith told the Associated Press. “And he doesn't seem to have any idea how he wants to proceed.”
According to BBC News, he was optimistic just before his big birthday.
“No matter how old I’m, my Mission is to proceed to point out and do good on the planet,” he told BBC News.
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