In a surprising move, the Royal Family acknowledged Prince Harry's birthday on their official social media platforms for the first time in three years.
This courtesy is usually extended to all working royals, but given the Duke of Sussex's estrangement from The Firm, it was unexpected.King Charles and the Prince and Princess of Wales publicly wished Prince Harry a happy 40th birthday on September 15 in what could be seen as a strategic peace offering.
Both Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace posted on their social media platforms within hours of each other as the Duke of Sussex prepared for celebrations in California, the Mirror reports.The selected image of Harry, taken during his tenure as a working Royal in 2018, was captured during a visit to a Dublin start-up with Meghan by his side.
However, she was noticeably absent from the frame, seemingly cropped out by the original photographer at the time.It was reported that the palace stressed behind the scenes that this was merely following 'tradition', where public birthday wishes are extended on 'significant' birthdays even for non-working royals.
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