Harry turns 38 on British soil: will he blow out the candles alone with Meghan or will Carlos III sing “happy birthday” to him?

Royal birthday day: the Queen Letizia turns 50 and the Prince Harry his 38 this Thursday, September 15. However, for each the circumstances are very different. While the wife of Felipe VI will blow out the candles at a family mealthe husband of Meghan Markle is experiencing one of his saddest moments after the death of his grandmother, Isabel II.

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the brother of Prince Guillermowho planned to return to the United States once he finished his commitments in London, has had to postpone his trip and turn to the acts in honor of the monarch, who died on Thursday, September 8 at the age of 96.

Two years have passed since Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, decided to disassociate themselves from the British royal family and all the obligations that this entailed to move to Montecito (California) with their two children, Archie y Lilibeth. Since then, the relationship between royals and the Dukes of Sussex has been very tense.

Especially after the controversial interview that both granted to Oprah Winfrey, in which they talked about the racism of the Royal House and how worried “some members” of their family were “because of the skin color” of their firstborn. Despite everything, the good relationship that Harry had with his “grandma” was well known.

“This farewell brings us great sadness, but I will be eternally grateful for all of our first encounters, from my earliest childhood memories with you, to first meeting you as my Commander-in-Chief, to the first moment you met my dear wife. and you hugged your beloved great-grandchildren. I cherish these moments shared with you and many other special moments. You are sorely missed already,” Harry wrote in a note released shortly after the monarch’s passing.

Elizabeth II is achieving what the Duke of Edinburgh could not. Last Sunday, the Princes of Wales, William and Kate, They were seen with Harry and Meghan at the gates of Windsor Palace. An image that occurred two years after their last public act together. Also on Wednesday we saw them at the funeral procession that carried the mortal remains of the sovereign in a procession from Buckingham to the Palace of Westminster.

Next Monday, September 19, the queen’s state funeral will be held and, until then, Harry will remain in the United Kingdom. Will these days serve to smooth out tensions and iron out rough edges?