Meghan Markle is set to mark her 45th birthday on Tuesday, and attention has turned to whether the royal family will acknowledge the occasion. According to Page Six, King Charles III is expected to send private birthday wishes to the Duchess of Sussex despite the long-running strain between Meghan, Prince Harry and the wider royal household. Public messages, however, appear highly unlikely. The divide inside the family still looks sharp, especially when it comes to Prince William and Princess Kate, whose relationship with Meghan is said to be deeply fractured after years of tension.
King Charles May Send a Private Birthday Message
Royal commentator Tom Sykes said the monarch is likely to handle the day with courtesy rather than fanfare. "The king is a scrupulously polite man, and I’m quite certain he would wish to send his daughter-in-law his birthday wishes," said Tom Sykes according to Page Six. That approach fits with expectations that any contact would happen behind palace walls, not in public view. A card, a small gift or a message passed through staff would match the restrained tone that has defined recent interactions between Charles and the Sussexes.
Prince William and Kate Expected to Stay Silent
The outlook appears very different when it comes to the Prince and Princess of Wales. Family ties between Harry and William have remained strained, and Meghan’s place in that breakdown continues to shape expectations around her birthday. "The relationship simply isn’t there anymore," Kinsey Schofield told Page Six. The same report said there is little belief that William or Kate will acknowledge the day in any capacity. For palace watchers, that silence would reflect a wider freeze rather than a one-off decision tied only to a birthday.
Palace Social Media Is Unlikely to Mention Meghan
Any hopes of an official Instagram post from the palace also seem misplaced. Since Harry and Meghan stepped back from royal duties in 2020 and moved to California, public birthday tributes for Meghan have disappeared. Palace accounts now focus on working royals, and that policy has held for several years. Meghan, Harry, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are no longer included in those routine greetings. Even if Charles reaches out privately, the occasion is not expected to appear on royal social media feeds, keeping any acknowledgment firmly out of public sight.
Harry and Charles Keep Working on Family Repair
The birthday question arrives during a delicate period for Harry and Charles, who have been trying to improve relations. Last month, Harry and Meghan reportedly met Charles and Queen Camilla at Highgrove House with their children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5. It was the first time the Sussex family had gathered with Charles and Camilla together in four years. The meeting was described as less than warm, but it still marked a step forward. That progress does not appear to extend to William, leaving one royal bond slowly healing while another stays firmly broken.
