Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex will celebrate her 39th birthday in Los Angeles today.The Queen, the Cambridges, Charles and Camilla all shared public well-wishes.
The Queen, Kate Middleton and Prince William wish Meghan Markle happy birthday
The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sent public well-wishes to the Duchess of Sussex on her 39th birthday.
The official Royal Family Instagram account this morning posted a photograph of the Queen, 94, and Meghan Markle on their first joint royal engagement two years ago alongside the message: ‘Wishing The Duchess of Sussex a very happy birthday!’
It was followed shortly afterwards by posts from Kate and William’s Kensington Palace account and the Clarence House account, run by the household staff of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.
The messages come as the Royal Family reels from the bombshell claims made in the Sussexes’ biography Finding Freedom, released next week, which lays bare a rift between the couple and senior members of The Firm.
The book, written by Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durant, claims relations between the Sussexes and the Cambridges grew so bitter that by March, when Harry and Meghan officially hung up their HRH titles, the couples were barely speaking. It is also said the Queen was ‘blindsided’ by Harry and Meghan’s ‘Megxit’ announcement.
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There are fears the book’s publication could spark a fresh rift within the Firm.
Today’s birthday posts suggest the royals, led by the Queen, are eager to quash the damaging public image of feuding households and present a united front.
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The official Royal Family Instagram account this morning posted a photograph of the Queen, 94, and Meghan Markle on their first joint royal engagement alongside a warm message 
Before they were engaged, Harry gave a bombshell statement from Kensington Palace condemning the press while confirming Harry’s new girlfriend, upsetting Charles who didn’t know about the statement until 20 minutes before. Pictured: Prince Harry and Prince William walk behind Charles, and the Queen at Westminster Abbey. Also pictured: Duchesses of Cornwall (front), Cambridge (middle) and Sussex (back) 
Prince Harry was so keen on quitting the royal family that he initially refused the offer of a trial period which could have seen him and Meghan return to the UK after Megxit. Meghan is pictured with the Queen in June 2018 
Prince Harry was the first to say ‘I love you’ in his relationship with Meghan Markle, with friends revealing the couple were ‘immediately obsessed’ with each other. They are pictured in March this year 
The biography describes in detail the couple’s first date in Soho, London, which went so well that Meghan later confided in a friend: ‘Do I sound crazy when I say this could have legs?’. The couple are pictured in March 
Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle never became friends – while the Duchess of Sussex was ‘disappointed’ she never reached out to her or visited. The pair are pictured at Wimbledon together in 2018 
Prince Harry took offence when his ‘snobby’ brother cautioned him not to rush into marrying Meghan Markle. Pictured: The brothers with Meghan Markle and Kate Middle at Westminster Abbey in 2018 
The messages come as the Royal Family reels from the bombshell claims made in the Sussexes’ biography Finding Freedom 
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