The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge led tributes to Prince Harry on his 36th birthday, a month after claims of the brothers’ strained relationship were published in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biography.
Prince William and Kate Middleton appeared eager to lay to rest any reports of a family rift and shared an Instagram post dedicated to Harry early this morning. The couple chose a light-hearted snap of Harry beating them both in a running race at a joint engagement in London in 2017, accompanied by the caption: ‘Wishing a very happy birthday to Prince Harry today!’
The Queen, 94, shared her own well-wishes to her grandson via social media, posting a simple message alongside a photo of him beaming at her at a Buckingham Palace reception in 2017. Proud father Prince Charles, 71, opted for a snap of him laughing with his son at the Invictus Games in 2014 and a second portrait of Harry.
Although his plans have not been made public, it is thought Prince Harry will spend the day privately with wife Meghan Markle and their son Archie, 16 months, in Santa Barbara, where they recently bought a $14million mansion.
Prince Harry certainly has plenty to celebrate this year. It was recently announced that he and Meghan, 39, had signed a $150million deal with US media giant Netflix.
Prince William and Kate Middleton appeared eager to lay to rest any reports of a family rift and chose a light-hearted snap of Harry beating them both in a running race for their Instagram post. The image, taken in London in 2017, was accompanied by this simple caption
The Queen, 94, shared a photo of she and Harry sharing a joke at a joint engagement in 2017, seen above. The snap shows Prince Harry beaming at his grandmother at Buckingham Palace
Days later it was revealed the Sussexes had paid back the £2.4million that was spent renovating Frogmore Cottage, their former home on the Queen’s Windsor estate.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have recently stepped up their public and virtual appearances as Covid-19 restrictions ease, with Prince Harry last week sending a video of support to soldiers taking part in a charity trek. Over the weekend Meghan took part in a video call with clients from her UK patronage Smart Works.
However the royal family are understood to be anxious about what this next chapter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s post-royal life might bring.
Prince Harry and Meghan reportedly failed to tell the Queen, 94, about their Netflix deal before announcing it to the world, with aides telling her about the couple’s new venture – which involves a yet-to-be-named production company set on making documentaries, feature films and children’s programming.
Royal expert Victoria Murphy said the deal had left the monarchy ‘looking over its shoulder’. Writing in Town and Country, she said: ‘Family members will be hoping that Harry and Meghan stick to the pledge that they made to “uphold the values of Her Majesty” in “everything they do.”
‘Because, while they have no way of controlling the Sussexes, the actions of this couple will inevitably still reflect on the institution.’
It comes after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biography Finding Freedom, co-authored by Carolyn Durand and Omid Scobie, detailed how Prince William and Prince Harry, who were once inseparable, had grown apart over the course of Harry’s relationship with Meghan.
Prince Charles, 71, opted for a snap of him laughing with his son at the Invictus Games in 2014, pictured, to mark his birthday. Followers said how nice it was to see ‘smiling Harry’
Prince Charles also shared this snap of his son beaming at a royal engagement
The post from Clarence House, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall’s account, was accompanied by this simple caption marking Prince Harry’s 36th birthday
According to authors, the rift between the two brothers began in 2016, when Harry and Meghan first started dating – and was sparked by a conversation during which William urged his younger brother to slow the romance down and to ‘take some more time getting to know Meghan’.
The bombshell biography also reveals that the siblings ‘hardly spoke’ in the months after that tense chat, with sources close to the royals alleging that this bitter rift between the brothers only grew wider after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot in 2018.
Their already-fraught relationship then suffered another blow at the start of this year, the book details, when Harry and Meghan announced that they were quitting their roles as senior members of the royal family and would be splitting their time between the US and the UK.
Although his plans have not been made public, it is thought Prince Harry will spend the day privately with wife Meghan Markle and their son Archie, 16 months, in Santa Barbara, where they recently bought a $14million mansion. Pictured, the Sussexes in South Africa last year
Durand and Scobie explained that the tension between the two siblings was most certainly borne out of concern on William’s part that Harry’s relationship with Meghan was moving so quickly – a fear that his brother refused to pay mind to.
However Prince Harry and Prince William are said to be in the process of repairing the relationship, with the Covid-19 pandemic bringing the brothers closer together.
Durand said they are slowly ‘making their way back to each other’.
‘Like in any family, there have been some ups and downs, but the brothers are making their way back to each other,’ Durand said. ‘And that will take some time.’
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