Meghan Markle: Did Kate and William attack her with their birthday message to Harry? The truth about this detail that sows doubt

On September 15, Prince Harry celebrated his 40th birthday. An important milestone in the life of Meghan Markle’s husband who had planned a rather busy weekend for the occasion. Indeed, after celebrations with his family in private and in a small group, the former member of the British royal family made a public appearance at a charity tennis match in Los Angeles. If the media had their eyes glued to the couple during this event and were waiting to see what Prince Harry’s next move would be, as he was due to go on a weekend with friends to continue the festivities, it was something else that attracted attention. Indeed, King Charles III as well as Kate Middleton and Prince William published a message on X wishing a happy birthday to the father of Archie and Lilibet. A nice gesture, one detail of which quickly shocked the Web.

This detail in William and Kate’s message

Needless to say, the world was left speechless when they saw the messages from the royals for Prince Harry’s 40th birthday. For the occasion, a photo of him was used to accompany the message: “We wish the Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today“. In the image, we can see the main person concerned at an official event around what appears to be a round table. In a gray suit and white shirt, he appears more smiling than ever.

Following this publication, many Internet users did some research to find out where this photo of Prince Harry came from. It quickly emerged that it had been taken on July 11, 2018 in Dublin, Ireland, where he was on an official visit to the start-up Dogpatch. But at this event, he was alongside Meghan Markle who also appears in the photo used for the birthday message. Critics quickly saw it as a direct attack on the actress, cut out of the image.

The truth about this photo

Following the widespread criticism of Meghan Markle’s potential ostracism for her birthday message to Prince Harry, it seems that the Crown felt the need to defend itself by explaining that this hypothesis was completely false. As a Buckingham Palace spokesperson pointed out to the Independent it appears that photographer Jimmy Rainford took two versions of the photo for Getty Images. The first is the one used by members of the crown and the second is a wide-angle shot where Meghan Markle can be seen at the table. This clarification should therefore put an end to the rumors!