Meghan celebrates her birthday with Prince Harry, Archie and Lilibet as royals set to snub duchess

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 04/08/2025

- 08:51

Updated: 04/08/2025

- 10:56

The Royal Family only issue birthday messages to non-working members of the monarchy on milestone occasions

Meghan Markle is celebrating her birthday with Prince Harry, Archie and Lilibet today.

The Duchess of Sussex has turned 44 today and is expected to spend the day in California.


The Royal Family will not send a public birthday message to the Duchess of Sussex on Monday.

Meghan's last public birthday message from the Royal Family came in 2021 when she celebrated her 40th birthday.

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Meghan Markle is celebrating her birthday with Prince Harry, Archie and Lilibet today.

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They wrote: "Wishing The Duchess of Sussex a very Happy Birthday today!"

The Royal Family only issue birthday messages to non-working members of the monarchy on milestone birthdays.

Senior royals are reluctant to reconcile with Meghan despite being open to peace talks with Prince Harry, according to a source.

Last month, representatives from King Charles and Prince Harry's households held their first formal discussions in years.

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Meghan's last public birthday message from the Royal Family came in 2021 when she celebrated her 40th birthday.

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The meeting at a London private members' club was the first phase of "peace talks" between the two sides.

Meredith Maines, the Duke of Sussex's new chief communications officer, who is based in California, attended alongside Liam Maguire, who manages the Sussexes' UK public relations operations.

They met with Tobyn Andreae, the King's communications secretary, at the Royal Over-Seas League, near Clarence House.

A source told the Mail at the time: "There's a long road ahead, but a channel of communication is now open for the first time in years."

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working members of the monarchy in 2020.

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The source characterised the summit as merely the "first step towards reconciliation between Harry and his father, but at least it is a step in the right direction".

However, a separate insider has now claimed that while the Royal Family are open to a resolution with Prince Harry, they are reluctant to build bridges with Meghan.

A source told the Express: "They just don’t trust her."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working members of the monarchy in 2020.