Royal family use picture cropping out Meghan Markle for Prince Harry’s 40th birthday [Video]

The Duchess of Sussex was noticeably missing from the well wishes which appeared on the royal family’s official social media on Sunday and was retweeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The message, which also included a birthday cake emoji, used a 2018 photograph of Harry while he was still a working royal and was taken in Dublin during a visit with Meghan.

Harry and Meghan were pictured together in the uncropped picture

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It was the first time the royal family shared a public message for Harry since wishing him a happy birthday in 2021.

He spent his milestone birthday on Sunday with Meghan and their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. He is then said to be heading away for a gathering with close friends.

Harry enters his fifth decade in what has been a rollercoaster year for the royal family, with both the King and the Princess of Wales diagnosed …