Meghan Markle cropped out of Prince Harry’s birthday photo shared by royal family

The birthday picture of Meghan Markle’s husband, Prince Harry, that the royal family posted online was cut out.

The Duke of Sussex got birthday wishes on X from his father, King Charles III, as well as from Prince William and Kate Middleton, his brother and sister-in-law, on Sunday.

They chose to utilize a 2018 picture of Harry beaming broadly while visiting Dublin’s Dogpatch Labs to commemorate his 40th voyage around the sun.

But in the original photo, he was seated at a table with numerous other people, and his wife, Markle, was smiling directly next to him.

For the first time in three years, Harry’s birthday was publicly recognized by the royal family thanks to the shout-out.

Charles’s office at Buckingham Palace maintains the official X account of the royal family, and it commented, “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!”

The message was published on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official account, along with the addition, “Happy 40th Birthday to The Duke of Sussex!”

According to The Post, on his special day, Harry would also get a call from a few of his estranged cousins.

Following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, 75-year-old Charles instituted a novel procedure that restricted social media posts to showcasing solely operational members of the royal family.

The 43-year-old creator of Invictus Games and former “Suits” star left her royal position in January 2020.

Harry’s connection with his father and his 42-year-old older brother William has been tense ever since they left Europe and moved to North America.