Meghan Markle and Harry were indifferent to King Charles’ 74th birthday celebrations.
On Monday, King Charles turned 74 years old. Among the many gifts he received was the honour of becoming Windsor’s new Ranger.
The gifts of his children and grandchildren have not yet been made public. According to reports, William and Kate, as well as the Royal Palace, wished the monarch a happy birthday, but it is unclear whether Harry and Meghan did the same.
Members of the Royal Family have a background of open and public communication with one another. They do this all the time on social media.
However, it appears that Harry and Meghan’s relationship with Charles has progressed to the point where wishing him a “happy birthday” is now too much to ask.
King Charles turned 74 on Monday, his first birthday as king. According to documents, kept the celebrations private and had no public obligations scheduled for the day.
Naturally, just few public birthday parties remained on the agenda. In honor of Charles’ birthday, gun salutes were fired throughout London, and the Band of the Household Cavalry played Happy Birthday during the Guard Changing Ceremony at Buckingham Palace. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fires 41 shots at Green Park.
King Charles also received an honorary new position on his 74th birthday (as he needed more of those).
The Palace announced His Majesty’s appointment as park ranger for Windsor Great Park via its social media outlets. According to the Palace, the Deputy Ranger and his team are overseen and directed by the Ranger of The Great Park on a daily basis as they manage one of the nation’s oldest estates.
In 1947, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was appointed as a park ranger. He was the most senior Ranger in history, serving from 1952 until his death in 2021.
His Royal Highness oversaw the construction of The Savill Garden Visitor Center and Virginia Water Pavilion, as well as the reintroduction of Red Deer into the Deer Park in 1979, the Palace said on Instagram alongside a photo of Charles leaning against an old oak tree in Windsor Great Park.
Sir Henry Neville was appointed as the first park ranger in 1559, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Since then, the position has been held by the king or a member of their family, such as King Charles’ father or grandfather.
The Crown Estate’s rural division managing director and deputy ranger of Windsor Great Park, Paul Sedgwick, said it was an honour to have His Majesty serve in this capacity. He is following in the footsteps of the Sovereign and members of the Royal Family who have held this position for many years.
“In Windsor, which has a rich heritage, there are numerous priceless natural ecosystems.”
King Charles celebrated his 1st birthday as a monarch this week; however, he will not have to wait another year to do so. Does that make sense? Actually, it is in a way.
The current monarch also has a second birthday, according to royal tradition. June has traditionally been a popular month to commemorate this. According to Buckingham Palace, Charles’ second birthday will not be celebrated this year.
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For over 260 years, the Queen’s Birthday Parade, also known as the Trooping of the Color, has celebrated the British monarch’s official birthday. For the national holiday, 400 musicians, 200 horses, and over 2,000 soldiers gather each year. Queen Elizabeth’s birthday was always celebrated on a Saturday in mid-June, despite the fact that she was born in February.
On his birthday, King Charles, like any other family, received heartfelt congratulations. On his 74th birthday, Prince William and Kate Middleton were the first members of the Royal Family to wish him a happy birthday via social media.
“Wishing His Majesty the King a very happy birthday today,” the couple captioned their photo. They exchanged greetings and a photograph of King Charles grinning when he visited Yorkshire last week.
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Buckingham Palace also truly wish His Majesty a happy birthday, using a photo of a smiling Charles. The Palace also posted a behind-the-scenes look at the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery firing the birthday cannons in Green Park and the Household Cavalry Band performing Happy Birthday at Buckingham Palace.
However, some members of the Royal Family chose not to exchange greetings. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were among those who did not post anything on their Instagram accounts. The Sussexes famously removed their Twitter and Facebook accounts in January of last year, citing the amount of online “hatred” they had received.
In fact, they have not yet posted anything to their 9.5 million Instagram followers Sussex Royal account since January 2020.
In addition, Harry and Meghan decided not to post a message of congratulations to Charles on their Archewell website. Although we don’t know if they spoke privately to King Charles on his birthday, it was updated last Sunday.
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