Royal family shares birthday messages for Prince Harry's 40th

The British royal family on Sunday shared messages to mark the 40th birthday of Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, who publicly broke from the monarchy in 2021, in the first time since then that Buckingham Palace or Prince William have acknowledged Harry's birthday publicly since then. 

"Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!" the Royal Family wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The social media post included a photo of Harry seated at a table and laughing.

The official account for Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Prince and Princess of Wales, reposted that tweet from the Royal Family and shared an additional birthday note of their own. "Wishing a Happy 40th Birthday to The Duke of Sussex!" their message read.