Sept. 17, 2024

Did the Royal Family crop Meghan Markle out of Harry's birthday messages?

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Although The Royal Family shared birthday wishes for Prince Harry’s 40th birthday, they cropped Meghan Markle out of a photograph.

The Royal Family's official X (formerly Twitter) account posted: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!” alongside a picture of Harry from a 2018 royal engagement in Dublin, back when the Sussexes were still working Royals. The Prince and Princess of Wales shared the same message and used a photograph from a visit to Dogpatch Labs, a Dublin tech hub, where Harry and Meghan had met with entrepreneurs.

However, in the original image, Meghan was seated next to Harry. For the birthday wishes, the photograph was cropped to exclude her, focusing solely on the Duke.

Conspiracy minded folks may be disappointed by this fun fact. The Independent reports although Meghan was included in the original image alongside the duke, the cropped version simultaneously appeared on Getty Images alongside the full photograph in 2018.

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Calaroga Shark Media, Hi and welcome through Palace Intrigue and

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your host of Mark Francis. Although the Royal Family shared

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birthday wishes for Prince Harry's fortieth birthday, they cropped Megan

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Michael out of a photograph. The Royal Family's official ex

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formerly Twitter account posted wishing the Duke of Sussex a

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very happy fortieth birthday today, alongside a picture of Harry

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from a twenty eighteen royal engagement in Dublin, back when

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the Sussexes were still working royals. The Prince and Princess

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of Wales she had the same message and used a

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photograph from a visit to dog Patch Labs, a Dublin

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tech hub where Harry and Meghan had met with entrepreneurs. However,

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in the original image, Meghan was seated next to Harry

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for the birthday wishes, the photograph was cropped to exclude her,

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focusing soul on the Duke. Conspiracy minded folks may be

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disappointed by this fun fact. The Independent reports, although Megan

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was included in the original image alongside the Duke, the

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cropt version simultaneously appeared on Getty Images alongside the full photograph.

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In twenty eighteen. On Saturday, Harry celebrated his fortieth birthday

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weekend by attending the George Zafchn Tennis Tournament and Los Angeles,

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a charity event held in honor of Kelly McGee xaftn's

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late son George. Meghan and Harry, through their arch Well Foundation,

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sponsored the event, which featured a doubles tennis competition. Xafchen

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expressed her gratitude to the Sussexes in a heartfelt Instagram post,

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calling them a guiding light for their support both in

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friendship and through their philanthropic work. The tournament, which raised

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funds for children in foster care, also featured appearances from

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celebrities like Zoey Dashanel, Jonathan Scott and Zach Braff. The

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Sussexes were seen in high spirits, with Megan embracing her

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close friend Xafchen in a show of solidarity and support.

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The Daily Mail analyzed Megan's outfit will spay you the details,

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but had the price tag of thirty thousand pounds, including

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her twenty one thousand pound Cartieright Gold tank franseais Watch.

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It appears there was not a big celebrity bash for Harry,

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as it is likely that such a party would have

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been leaked to the tabloids. Royal inside a deed, Crown said,

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one has to wonder if this Megan event is truly

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where Harry's heart lies on his milestone birthday, or if

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it's just another move in the Sussexes. Carefully choreographed dance

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into American highed society, the archwall, sponsorship, the celeb guest list.

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It all smacks of a couple desperate to cement their

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place in the glittering world of US philanthropy, But at

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what cost. As Harry blows out forty candles in the la,

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one can't help but think of the friends and family

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across the pond who might be feeling the chill of

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his absence. Is this truly the life our wayward prince

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in vision or merely the Prince of his California dream.

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Keith's video last week has not gone over as well

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as thee it hoped. Royal expert Richard edens up the

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feelings of many by saying, lots of people have said

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to me, you know, it's just the sort of thing

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that Megan would have loved to do, obviously being an actress,

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and we don't want Catherine to turn into Meghan. The

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Royal family should be different. They should be dignified, not

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chasing this. Yes, it's the way that Catherine might have

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wanted to tell her story, but she's surrounded by advisers

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and she's got people saying we want to get loads

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of hits on YouTube or whatever, and I think the

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Royal family should be above that. They don't need to

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be the Kardashians. Rebecca English disagreed, saying I do think

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actually it was a very honest look at their lives,

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and I wrote in my piece this week with William

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and Kate pretty much what you see is what you get,

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you know, a lack of tech with the kids, they

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spent a lot of time in the great outdoors and

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that was actually very faithfully represented in this video. They

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are getting more professional and upping their game. But I

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do see that it needs to be authentic as well.

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I think it's one of these things that needs to

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be applied slightly carefully. Barbara Ellen writes in The Guardian,

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you could appreciate by some fellow answers. Sufferers might find

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it overly photogenic and filtered, and not just in terms

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of the images Stylistically, the video verges on corny. You

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can tell their relative instant newbies. But so what doesn't

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the Princess of Wales have the right to feel as

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terrified and transformed by cancer as anybody else. She also added,

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obviously Kate and William want the Royal family to modernize

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and survive. Then again, this new film seems to go

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beyond the standard Royal grift and inside I told the

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Daily Beast, this is Katon William as they mean to

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go on. It's family first, and f the haters, f

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the press, F Harry and Megan tell Us in Triga,

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me right back. William and Kate have made a generous

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donation to a South London food bank after its warehouse

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was raided by thieves. Southern Food Bank, located in Peckham,

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had its shelves cleared by burglars in the early hours

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of Sunday, leaving the charity without thousands of pounds worth

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of essential goods. Upon hearing about the theft, William and

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Kate donated thirty five hundred pounds to Pecan, the charity

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running the food bank. This contribution will help cover both

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the cost of the stolen items and the damage done

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to the warehouse. Peter Edwards, Pekhan's chief executive, expressed his gratitude,

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stating the surprise donation by the Prince and Princess of

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Wales following such a difficult spell for their family underlines

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their kindness and decency. After serious ill health, their first

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thought was of how to help others. He also praised

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their generosity, noting that it would inspire the charity's staff

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and volunteers to continue their efforts to combat poverty in London.

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Kate's brother James Middleton, in his upcoming memoir Meet Ella,

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The Dog Who Saved My Life, reflects on the early

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days of his sister's relationship with Prince William. He recalls

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the excitement surrounding their engagement and how it had a

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transformative effect on Kate, who, according to James, blossomed after

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meeting William. James shared a touching memory of the moment

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they found out about the engagement while at a local

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pub in Buckleberry. Kate quietly shared the news with siblings

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and they had to keep their excitement under raps to

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avoid drawing attention. James wrote about how William had already

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felt like an older brother to him and Pepper after

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nearly a decade of the couple dating, and he believed

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the pair were a perfect fit. He also expressed admiration

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for the positive impact William had on Kate, helping her

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grow in confidence. James noted how reassured he felt knowing

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that William would take care of his sister and continued

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to do so. This clims into the close Knip family

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offers a heartwarming perspective on the royal couple's relationship, highlighting

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the deep bond the Middleton's share. King Charles is on

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the hunt for a new shepherd to oversee his prized

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flock of sheep on his twenty one thousand acre estate.

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The position, advertised on the Royal website sets out some

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specific criteria for the candidates, including having their own working dog,

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a clean UK driving license and the legal right to

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live and work in the UK. According to the job post,

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day to day shepherding will form the majority of this role,

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with a responsibilities in winter housing and spring carving of

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the beef herd. Applicants are expected to share the King's

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passion for livestock and embrace his organic farming principles. The

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role demands a self motivated team player who can maintain

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the highest standards of animal welfare. These states, sheep are

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organically raised and used to produce lamb for a premium supermarket,

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a practice enhanced by King Charles, who increased the fox

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numbers in twenty nineteen to benefit from their droppings, which

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help fertilize the sandy soil. His holistic approach to farming

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includes reintroducing rare breed cattle, planting hedgerows, and rearing endangered

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bird species. The ad emphasizes the importance of a willingness

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to learn and develop under Charles's innovative system. With the

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closing date for applications set for September twenty seventh, and

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