'Olive Branch' as William, Kate and Charles all wish Harry a happy 40th birthday

Happy birthday, bro

Warring royal brothers Prince Harry and Prince William made a major breakthrough in their fractured relationship on Sunday, as Kate Middleton and William took to social media to wish the exiled prince a happy 40th birthday.

The dramatic gesture will raise hopes that the brothers will still be able to reconcile after King Charles publicly wished Harry a happy birthday on Sunday morning, in what royal friends told The Daily Beast as a “significant olive branch”.

Kate and William's message simply said, “Happy 40th birthday to the Duke of Sussex!”

The message posted on Kensington Palace's social media channels also reposted an earlier message sent by the monarch with a slightly different text, reading, “Wishing the Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!”

A royal friend told The Daily Beast that they expected Harry and Charles to speak on the phone later in the day.

The friend said: “I'm sure a call will be scheduled. They spoke on Charles' birthday. This message is a significant olive branch from the King, and the ball is now in Harry's court.”

Harry and the monarch's relationship has been fraught in recent months, with a source close to Harry telling The Daily Beast that the monarch stopped taking Harry's phone calls over the summer.

The monarch is believed to have sought automatic security for her and her family due to Harry's ongoing legal action against the British government, while in the UK she is believed to have avoided speaking or seeing Harry out of concern that her son. Try and lobby him to intervene in this matter, which may raise constitutional concerns.

Prince William, left, and Prince Harry attend the opening of the Greenhouse Sports Center in central London on April 26, 2018.

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However, relations with the King appear positively amicable compared with William. The gap between the brothers was dramatically illustrated by the fact that they were in the same church for their uncle's funeral last month, but did not speak to each other.

But there was widespread relief at Buckingham Palace when Harry's publisher announced that its paperback edition extraHis mega-selling memoir, will not include any new material.

The development comes amid a British poll showing a huge increase in support for Prince Harry returning to royal duties – a third of Britons would back Prince Harry's return. Sunday Mail published

Lonely Harry's “best friend” is his bodyguard

That Prince Harry, once a gregarious young man with a large circle of friends, now has a small number of intimates is not generally disputed, even by those closest to him. In fact, stories published this week about how he wants to go on a birthday hiking trip break the small and tight-knit nature of the gang he's with.

However, it will come as a surprise to many to learn that one of those close friends is his former British police security guard David Langdown, known as “Langer”, who now works for Harry on a freelance basis. Langdown, who has guarded Harry for more than a decade, accompanied the prince to Las Vegas where he was required to be photographed naked at a party in his suit.

D the sun A source states that Langdown has become Harry's best friend: “The guard is an Englishman who has moved to Montecito with his family. He and Harry are very close, very tight. Thick as a thief.”

The source also claimed that Harry's “circle of friends is curated by Meghan (Markle, his wife). His social life seems to be more directed and constructed by him.”

Harry would “never” admit that anything was his fault

Yes, it's Prince Harry's 40th birthday^m Today is the birthday, and the question is being chewed mail A familiar, echoing one: Can he reconcile with his family after all the scandals and controversies of the past?

While William and the King's messages on social media today are a good start, anyone who has known Harry since he was a child says mail The prince was never one to say sorry or even admit a mistake.

“Maybe he'll feel a little sad about the way things turned out, but he'll never admit that any of it was his fault.”

“Turning 40 may prompt him to reflect on his life but, unsurprisingly, they believe Harry remains hurt and angry that no one is begging him to return to the royal fold – and is yet another dead end for any reunion in the near future.” ” wrote royal correspondent Rebecca English.

Palace sources say the “Sussex situation” has not been handled well by the powers that be, though Harry and Meghan have made things “extremely difficult” seeing intrigue at every turn.

Leaving Britain seemed the right thing everywhere. “He wasn't happy, he couldn't hide it and he needed to take a break. It was a horrible, toxic environment,” a source said. mail.

“However, the way Harry went about severing ties, his laser-focused determination to wreak almost biblical revenge on his family, his determination to spill his guts at any cost, is what has really broken the ties — both family and friends — that were once Loved him and loved him.” English writes.

Prince William was said to be open to talking to Harry after Harry and Meghan's Oprah Winfrey interview, but the continued attacks, and especially his dish-all memoir, have torpedoed hopes of a spare reunion.

“Relationship [between the brothers] “Non-existent,” says a source. “William feels betrayed and has other priorities.”

A Harry supporter said the brothers' relationship is a “complicated beast,” adding, “I'd still like to think they might talk one day. But there's a long way to go and we're certainly nowhere near that today.”

Harry wants to reunite with King Charles, sources say, especially because of the latter's cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, details of Harry's phone call to his father to mark Charles' 75th birthday^m The birthday was leaked, putting the royal relationship back on track once more.

Judging by the King's warm message today, it looks like he's giving Harry another chance.

There is no doubt, however, that the conflict between the two has intensified as Harry believes that Charles “has the power to overrule the Ravec (Executive Committee for the Protection of Royalty and Public Figures) decision to strip him of protection,” when traveling to the UK (Charles is adamant He doesn't.) Then there's Harry's relationship with Queen Camilla, who he infamously said left “bodies in the street” during his ascension into the royal family.

For now, sources told the paper, Harry's calls and letters to his father have gone unanswered.

Still — as various messages on social media show — hope is eternal. “The UK is his home, it's where he grew up, it's where he has family and friends and he has a lot of interests,” a person who knows Harry well told the paper. “The sense I get is that there is a desire for some kind of reconciliation. Obviously it will take time and patience. Let's just say we hope for more positive conversations in the future.”

heir head

Prince William made a surprise landing at Oxford Airport on Friday, for the official opening of a new Airbus Helicopters headquarters there. He made the trip in support of the London Air Ambulance, a charity of which he is a patron. He was seen inspecting a new Airbus H135, which the charity will soon take delivery of. The Daily Telegraph Report

William flew a version of the craft while working for the East Anglian Air Ambulance from 2015 to 2017.

Earlier in the week, the Daily Beast reported, William's eldest son, Prince George, took his first flying lesson at an airfield near his Middleton grandparents' home. “She loved it. It's the right time to start,” said an eyewitness.

puppy love

Kate's brother James Middleton had a dog, Ella, whose love, she says in a new memoir, prevented her from committing suicide. In the memoir, she also discusses some of her interactions with Prince William. An extract is published today Daily MailShe says she put William “through her paces when we first met,” asking, “Was she worthy of my sister? She had to earn my trust.”

What ultimately brings the boys together seems to be — you guessed it — the dog. James said William was “dead” with Ella and added that she gave him a good excuse to skip the Middleton card game sessions.

“William will bow to our ruthless determination to win at all costs. He'll be delighted to be the first out, and when no longer forced to participate, he'll move to hug Ella. Better yet, he would have absented himself from the game entirely. 'James, does Ella need a walk?' He used to ask before we started the card transaction. My sister and I would exchange a knowing glance: William, for all the competitive rigor of his military training, was happy to lose at cards.”

This week in royal history

Two years ago, the UK was in a period of official mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth. He was buried at Windsor on 19 September, 11 days after his death. The funeral was planned ten days after her death, but an extra day was added to Operation London Bridge to allow extra ceremonies in Scotland, where the Queen died.