Following the Queen's passing last week, Prince Harry is scheduled to spend his birthday helping with funeral preparations. Given that his grandmother passed away just one week ago on this day, September 15, the Duke of Sussex's 38th birthday, he will experience a bittersweet day (September 8).
Even though Harry had previously made the painful decision to leave the Royal Family and start a new life for himself and his wife Meghan Markle in the US, Elizabeth II wrote a touching birthday card to her grandson for his 37th birthday last year. Four photos of Harry were posted on social media on his birthday, including one of him and Meghan in Australia in 2018 and another of him with kids in Botswana.
The Queen's final birthday message to Prince Harry read: "Wishing The Duke of Sussex a happy birthday today!" Harry's wellness will undoubtedly be impacted by the events given the notoriously tense relationships he has with the rest of the Royal Family. Harry's wellness will undoubtedly be impacted by the events given the notoriously tense relationships he has with the rest of the Royal Family. His face appeared to be "etched in sadness," according to a body language expert, as he marched behind the Queen's coffin.
While the two were supposed to share a close bond—Harry even named his daughter Lilibet after the Queen's nickname—it will probably make him think of his own mother's funeral, which he attended when he was 12 years old.
Observers remarked that Prince Harry was not wearing a uniform like the rest of the family but rather a black suit. Harry was deprived of his honorary military positions, such as Captain General of the Royal Marines, after he opted to leave his obligations as an active member of the Royal Family, despite having spent ten years in the Army, reaching the rank of captain, and doing two tours of duty in Afghanistan.
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