Buckingham Palace Insists It Didn’t Crop Meghan Markle From Prince Harry’s Birthday Snap

Meghan Markle was not deliberately cut out of a photo used to celebrate Prince Harry’s birthday, Buckingham Palace says.

The close-up of Harry—snapped during a 2018 trip to Dublin back when the couple still held royal duties—was shared on X by Buckingham Palace on Sunday with the caption: “Wishing The Duke of Sussex a very happy 40th birthday today!”

Users were quick to observe that a wider cut of the image had actually featured Markle sitting to the left of her husband, prompting speculation the original had been cropped to deliberately snub the Duchess.

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