Meghan Markle was dealt the “most British snub you could imagine” by the Royal Family as none of them failed to publicly wish her on birthday on social media, according to a PR expert. The Duchess of Sussex celebrated her birthday on Friday in style in Montecito, California.
She turned 42 on Friday and the Royal Family seemingly snubbed her when they failed to post about the mother-of-two’s milestone celebratory day.
It has been reported that members of the Royal Family generally celebrate with a post at 9am on the dot, but this year nothing has been uttered on social media for the Duchess.
Andy Barr from 10Yetis told The Mirror US: “Sometimes the most powerful message you can send is when you say absolutely nothing.”
He added: “I am sure that there will have been communications behind the scenes to wish her a happy birthday but the social media silence is the most British snub you could imagine.”
He added: “The modern-day social media equivalent of saying ‘it’s fine’ when clearly it isn’t. If the Royal Family had said anything it too would have been over analysed so maybe they thought it best to keep quiet.
“Let’s not forget, the Royal family are the masters of playing the long game and they won’t have forgotten the level of pain that Meghan and Harry caused them in the very recent past, not least at a time when the country was mourning the loss of the Queen.
“Maybe it is time for Meghan and Harry to test the waters and send a few heart emoji’s via Instagram.”
Ben Austin from absolute.digital told The Mirror US that this year, they “failed to publicly wish Meghan a happy birthday despite doing so previously, further highlighting this year’s snub”.
He went on: “It comes at a time after Harry and Meghan stepped down as working royals even though the big day had been celebrated by official royal accounts in the past.
“This leads us to believe that there may be a stronger message beneath the surface for not doing so.”
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down as working members of the Royal Family in 2020.
The couple then moved to Montecito in California several months down the line to begin their new lives away from England with their growing family. The husband and wife duo now reside in the Santa Barbra area with their two children Archie and Lilibet.
