Prince Harry turned 40 yesterday – and nobody could have quite predicted how his estranged royal relatives would publicly mark the day.

Prince William made a bold move on Prince Harry’s birthday through “clenched teeth”, a Royal expert has said.

Prince Harry turned 40 yesterday – and nobody could have quite predicted how his estranged royal relatives would publicly mark the day.

His bitter feud with his father King Charles and brother Prince William left a huge question mark hanging over whether they would send public birthday wishes.

What played out was both royals taking to their official social media accounts to send on their regards.

For the first time in three years, the Royal Family account shared a post on X that said simply: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!”