Meghan wishes Harry happy birthday as Duke turns 41 after jetting back from UK in time to celebrate with kids

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Meghan, 44, today shared a picture of Harry when he was in the army, along with the caption: “Oh hi, Birthday Boy.”

She previously toasted Harry’s return with a post showing two glasses of her AsEver Rose wine in the garden of their Montecito mansion.

A nauseating caption under the post read: “When your beau is back in town…”.

During his visit, Harry saw his father for the first time in 19 months after the King flew back from Balmoral between official audiences.

The meeting, a “private tea” between the two, lasted 55 minutes – almost double the time Harry got last year.

After arriving late at a glitzy Invictus Games reception hours after the reunion, Harry said of the King, “yes he’s great, thank you”.

Harry also discussed his father while on a surprise trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, just days after the face-to-face meeting between the pair.

During his visit to the under-fire region, Harry spoke with the minister for veteran affairs Natalia Kalmykova.

They discussed ways the Invictus Games Foundation can improve support for wounded and sick personnel and veterans.

On Wednesday, the Sussexes’ charitable foundation, Archewell, donated £369,000 to support injured children in Gaza and Ukraine.

The money will help the World Health Organisation with medical evacuations and fund prosthetics for seriously injured youths.

Also, while in the war-torn state, the Duke leapt to the defence of his controversial memoir, Spare, claiming his “conscience is clear”.

Speaking to The Guardian, the Duke said: “I know that (speaking out) annoys some people and it goes against the narrative.

“It was a series of corrections to stories already out there. One point of view had been put out and it needed to be corrected.

“It was a difficult message, but I did it in the best way possible. My conscience is clear. It is not about revenge, it is about accountability.”

After his four-day trip, a spokesperson for Harry told how he “loved catching up with old friends” and colleagues.

Harry also admitted he wants to spend more time in the country.

When asked if he would bring his children, Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, he responded: “This week has definitely brought that closer.”

Earlier this month, Meghan shared sweet behind the scenes pictures of Archie and Lilibet during filming for her new Netflix show.

She released the snaps after the second series of With Love, Meghan, hit screens last month.

In one picture, Archie and Lilibet are shown wearing earpieces as they watch their mum on a small screen during takes.

Another sweet image shows Lilibet, four, sitting in a director’s chair on the set, as their late dog, Guy, sits beneath her.

Archie, seven, can be seen holding a traditional filming clapperboard with the production crew in another shot.

Both the children’s faces are typically covered or hidden from view in each of the snaps.

But royal expert Hugo Vickers suggested Harry would be “extremely annoyed” by her decision to use their children to promote the series.

He told The Sun: “He ought to be extremely annoyed. I don’t know what he thinks, but I think he does what he’s told probably. 

“What worries me more is what the children are going to think when they get a little bit older and realise how they’ve been exploited.

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“They will realise they have cousins in England who have rather an interesting life – something they’ve been kept away from.

“I do think it’s wrong. It’s wrong for anyone to exploit children, you know.”

Experts also slammed the “cringe-fest” second series as another example of the Sussexes “taking a dig” at the Royal Family.

The latest episodes, which feature more celebrity guests, also look at Meghan and Harry’s wedding, as well as her time as a working royal.

The show was renewed for a second run after the first season dropped in March, despite mixed reviews from critics and fans.

Royal expert Phil Dampier slammed the latest series as another opportunity to “have a dig” at the Royal Family.

Speaking to The Sun, he said: “But certainly, Megan, I think, is doing her own thing, and this new Netflix series is evidence of that.

“To spice it up a bit, Megan starts talking a little bit about her time in the royal family.

“She drops a few things here and there and talks about her time in the UK.

“I think if there’s any opportunity for them to have another dig, they will use it – even if it’s in a more subtle way.”

Prince Harry does not appear in any of the show’s new episodes, featuring only in two photographs.

But Meghan references her husband several times, including one scene where she shows off the Duke’s hypocritical 40th present.

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She proudly held up a blue baseball cap she made for her hubby with the initials PH40.

The PH refers to his royal title, Prince Harry, despite the fact the pair stepped down as senior working royals in 2020.

Meghan also revealed that it was Harry who first said “I love you” between the pair, blushing as she remembered the moment.

Noting Harry’s absence from the show, the Royal biographer said the series was a continuation of Meg’s “self-promotion”.

He added: “There’s no sign of Harry in this program… maybe he has bigger fish to fry.

“Megan is determined to plough on with this Cate Blanchett-style lifestyle… this promotion of herself.

“When Harry and Meghan left the royal family, they cited the fact they wanted their children to grow up where they had privacy.

“I think some people had some sympathy with that, but they’ve invaded their own privacy with their books and films so much.

“They still talk about their own private lives, and slowly introducing the children, first of all, not showing their faces.

“I think that’s a bit of hypocrisy there.”

The second series premiered two weeks after Harry and Meghan announced a watered-down deal with the streaming giant Netflix.

They signed a “multi-year, first-look deal for film and television projects”, instead of a reported $100million contract five years ago.

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