{"id":7692,"date":"2024-09-16T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/16\/britains-royal-family-wish-prince-harry-happy-40th-despite-strained-ties\/"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:37:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:37:58","slug":"britains-royal-family-wish-prince-harry-happy-40th-despite-strained-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitaltradecenter.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/16\/britains-royal-family-wish-prince-harry-happy-40th-despite-strained-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s royal family wish Prince Harry happy 40th despite strained ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ionjy000m73qj0siibpmv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Britain\u2019s royal family has publicly wished Prince Harry a happy birthday, their first such message since 2021 to mark the milestone of him turning 40.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ioumu00033b6km02lufct@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A post was shared on X and Instagram with the message: \u201cWishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ioumu00043b6k3uz8yt8f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            It was accompanied by an image of Harry smiling, and a birthday cake emoji.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ioumu00053b6krxx5zqrn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            An hour later, the post was shared by Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, who added their own message: \u201cWishing a Happy 40th Birthday to The Duke of Sussex!\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ioumu00063b6ka3va6xwz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The public well-wishes could come as a surprise with Harry known to be estranged from his brother and having difficult ties with his father, King Charles III.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/factbox\/instances\/cm13ko7gv000k3b6ku4qizv5f@published\" data-component-name=\"factbox\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" class=\"factbox_inline-small factbox_inline-small__\">\n<h3 class=\"factbox_inline-small__title\" data-editable=\"title\">    GET OUR FREE ROYAL NEWSLETTER  <\/h3>\n<ul data-editable=\"items\" class=\"factbox_inline-small__items factbox_inline-small__items--ul\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13jtcbs00013b6kj8r8fhgu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have been living in California since 2020 after stepping down as working members of the British monarchy.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13jy14h00073b6kpri76azm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Since then relations have been strained, in particular over the release of Harry\u2019s memoir \u2018Spare\u2019 which among other bombshells saw Harry call William his \u201carch-nemesis\u201d and allege he was attacked by him.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13k1k1c000d3b6kfn1wglti@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Interactions between Harry and other senior royals have been scant: Harry visited Charles following the King\u2019s cancer diagnosis earlier this year but spent just 45 minutes in his company. He also briefly returned to London to mark the 10th anniversary of his Invictus Games but&nbsp;did not see any of the Windsors&nbsp;during the whistle-stop visit.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ioumu00073b6k4wkt9b9b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Harry is thought to be spending his 40th with the Duchess of Sussex and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. He is then understood to be taking a trip with close friends.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13ioumu00083b6kxulork5g@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            This week Harry told the BBC in a statement he was \u201cexcited\u201d about the milestone, in contrast to turning 30 when he felt \u201canxious.\u201d He continued: \u201cWhatever the age, my mission is to continue showing up and doing good in the world.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm13jrlur00003b6kdp0t921m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The duke also touched upon how fatherhood has changed him, saying: \u201cBeing a dad is one of life\u2019s greatest joys and has only made me more driven and more committed to making this world a better place.\u201d    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britain\u2019s royal family has publicly wished Prince Harry a happy birthday, their first such message since 2021 to mark the milestone of him turning 40. 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