Meghan Markle commemorated Prince Archie's sixth birthday on Tuesday with what looked to be an unhappy photo.
In the Instagram snapshot posted by his mother, Prince Harry's kid stood facing the sunset.
The photograph comes only days after the Duke of Sussex extended an olive branch to the royal family.
The shot, which would have ordinarily been viewed as a gorgeous photograph portraying a fascinating sunset, is expected to spark discussion about Meghan's motivation for selecting the photo.
Given the royal family's apparent outrage at Harry's BBC interview, Archie is unlikely to get birthday greetings from his London-based royal cousins.
The son of Harry spends his birthday hundreds of kilometers from his birthplace in the United Kingdom, distant from his grandfather's hug, which he would have received if events had not transpired as they did.
Archie's birthday appears to be in sharp contrast to Prince Louis, Prince William and Kate Middleton's son, who spent his seventh birthday on April 23, 2025, in the UK, surrounded by royals near where he was born.
After losing his court battle against Britain modifying his security arrangements on Friday, Harry stated, "I can't see a world in which I would be bringing my wife and children back to the UK at this point."
"I miss the U.K. I miss bits of the UK. Of course, I do. And I believe it's quite terrible that I won't be able to show my children my motherland."
Although Harry's comments expressed a desire for reconciliation, his claims against King Charles appear to have exacerbated the schism between the father-son combination.
In his interview, Harry emphasized the necessity of peace while also acknowledging the frailty of life.
"I don't know how much longer my father has," he remarked during his BBC interview.
In his interview, Harry put the ball into the king's court by stating unequivocally that he wants peace, but it is up to the royal family whether they want it or not.
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