As Meghan Markle posted a photograph of Prince Archie for his sixth birthday, the post missed a key detail – which has led fans to speculate about the future of the Royal Family ties

Harry and Meghan’s son Archie turned six (Image: Dominic Lipinski/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Meghan Markle posted a photo in honour of Prince Archie’s sixth birthday – but there is something missing. The Duchess of Sussex shared the snap of her son in his pyjamas as he looks out over a terrace at the sun set over the sea.

Meghan, 43, captioned the post: “Our son. Our sun. Happy 6th birthday to Archie! Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go? (And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special).”

The proud mum shared the snap online, referring to her son by his name, and not by his royal title – Prince Archie.

It has now led to questions by royal fans who wonder if she did it on purpose and didn’t use his title after Prince Harry’s bombshell interview with the BBC on Friday, where he claimed his father, King Charles, no longer speaks to him.

The photo of Archie Meghan shared for his 6th birthday (Image: meghan/Instagram)

It comes after Meghan rejoined social media this year, five years after quitting the Royal Family.

The birthday post was made shortly after Harry’s BBC interview, when he lost his court of appeal for his tax payers funded security. Despite quitting as a working royal in 2020 and moving to the US, the duke insisted on security for visits to the UK still.

The prince told the BBC: “Everybody knew that they were putting us at risk in 2020 and they hoped that me knowing that risk would force us to come back. But then when you realise that didn’t work, do you not want to keep us safe?”

Elsewhere in the interview, Harry also detailed how he hopes for a reconciliation with his family, but hinted that the relationship between himself and his father was challenging. He also confessed he doesn’t think he will bring his wife or two children, Archie and Lilibet, to the UK.

In response to the BBC interview, a Palace spokesperson said: “All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion.”

Meanwhile, it’s not known if any members of the Royal Family have wished Prince Archie a happy birthday privately, and no members of the Royal Family were believed to have flown to Montecito in California – where Meghan and Harry have lived since 2020 – to attend the young royal’s birthday party.

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