LONDON, UK: Fans of the UK royal family have expressed frustration after King Charles, Prince William, and his wife Kate Middleton, wished Prince Harry on his birthday publicly.
The royals have reportedly skipped birthday wishes for the Sussexes since 2021 after they gave an explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey against the firm following their exit from the UK.
However, this year was different as on September 15, Harry turned 40 and his father wished him on social media, as reported by The Sun.
Royal family did not wish Meghan Markle on her birthday
King Charles posted a photo of his second son, seemingly cropping Meghan Markle as the original July 2018 snap taken in Dublin included her, writing, “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!”
? Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today! pic.twitter.com/sAlSiV9EaZ
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 15, 2024
The Prince and Princess of Wales re-shared the same photo of the father-of-two and captioned it, “Wishing a Happy 40th Birthday to The Duke of Sussex!”
The famous family, however, skipped wishing Meghan Markle on her birthday in August.
Netizens call birthday wish for Prince Harry ‘wrong on every level’
Meanwhile, people online, who adore royals, did not seem happy with their gesture on Harry’s birthday.
An X user tweeted, “He called you RACISTS and when was the last time he supported the Monarchy or was in Sussex?”
He called you RACISTS and when was the last time he supported the Monarchy or was in Sussex?
— ? Alicia ? ???? (@Alicia_US_Brit) September 15, 2024
“A hateful man who’s treated his family abominably. We will never forgive how he treated Prince Philip and the Late Queen in their final weeks,” another user commented.
A hateful man who’s treated his family abominably. We will never forgive how he treated Prince Philip and the Late Queen in their final weeks.
— Cher ?? (@calamity911) September 15, 2024
The third one wrote, “Quite frankly, this is far more than the ginger rat deserves! May he use his 40s to reflect on his cruel, selfish actions – so damaging to monarchy, country, and, most of all, himself!”
Quite frankly, this is far more than the ginger rat deserves!
May he use his 40s to reflect on his cruel, selfish actions – so damaging to monarchy, country and, most of all, himself!
— Lou-bug Windsor ? (@LoubugWindsor) September 15, 2024
I respect your sending birthday wishes, but I couldn’t have done it. I still stand by my opinion: you could have done it personally. Try to read the room; it creates a division of precisely what the Sussex has done now for years.
— Queen of Hearts ♥️ HRH Princess of Flanders ?? (@QueenHearts09) September 15, 2024
The fourth user stated, “I respect your sending birthday wishes, but I couldn’t have done it. I still stand by my opinion: you could have done it personally. Try to read the room; it creates a division of precisely what the Sussex has done now for years.”
This is wrong on every level. Sorry, but it is.
— #NoSussexPropagandaHere#Royalist??♀ (@DebsScotsLass) September 15, 2024
“This is wrong on every level. Sorry, but it is,” the fifth one remarked.
We see what you did there…??? pic.twitter.com/ur4kwVNzXP
— ?????? MEGHA-???? ★ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴏꜰ ꜰᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇꜱ ★ (@TheFakeDuchess) September 15, 2024
An individual sharing the original photo commented, “We see what you did there…???”
Harry will be DINING out on these 2 messages for a while now & probably will gaslight & try to use them in as many ways as he can ..
— The Hon. Lady E ???♊️?? ??? (@witchinateacup) September 15, 2024
“Harry will be DINING out on these 2 messages for a while now & probably will gaslight & try to use them in as many ways as he can,” another individual added.
Families are complicated, but this one is beyond belief. Anyway ……???
— Hakima ??? (@Hakimadga) September 15, 2024
The third one mentioned, “Families are complicated, but this one is beyond belief. Anyway ……”
I’m sorry but I don’t agree with this . Harry did not wish Prince William a happy 40th birthday. He was too busy preparing his horrendous Netflix lie fest .
Harry has not said one word while his supporters the Sussex squad have been harassing , bullying , lying about…
— The Hon. Lady E ???♊️?? ??? (@witchinateacup) September 15, 2024
“I’m sorry but I don’t agree with this. Harry did not wish Prince William a happy 40th birthday. He was too busy preparing his horrendous Netflix lie fest. Harry has not said one word while his supporters the Sussex squad have been harassing, bullying, lying about, and denigrating Catherine as she was dealing with cancer, in fact, they included William and the children. If he said please stop most would have stopped. Instead, he just kept on it. Everyone is blaming Meghan .. yes she’s a terrible person but she’s just an opportunist .. it is Harry who has been denigrating his own family and abusing his own frail & dying elderly grandparents. His behavior has been unforgivable,” a lengthy tweet read.
