Royal family members send birthday wishes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, Archie
- Members of the royal family shared birthday messages for Archie on social media. He turns 2 today.
- Tensions remain in the wake of Harry and Markle's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in March.
- Signs indicate the royals could be headed towards reconciliation.
Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son, turns 2 today. Members of the royal family sent him birthday wishes via social media amid Harry and Markle's ongoing rift with the palace.
The royal family's official Twitter account wrote, "Wishing Archie Mountbatten-Windsor a very happy 2nd birthday today," accompanied by a balloon emoji and a photo of Harry and Markle with Archie days after he was born.
The official Twitter account for Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Archie's grandparents, also extended birthday wishes, writing, "Happy birthday to Archie, who turns two today."
The tweet included a photo from Archie's christening in July 2016. The grandparents also shared the photo, which shows Charles, Harry, and Archie, for his first birthday last year.
Archie's aunt and uncle, Prince William and Kate Middleton, also shared a photo from his christening with the caption, "Wishing Archie a very happy 2nd birthday today."
The relationship between the Sussexes and the Cambridges is believed to have been strained for years, even before they stepped back from the royal family at the beginning of 2020. Harry and Markle's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in March, in which they revealed their reasons for leaving royal life, escalated tensions.
Harry was seen chatting with William and Middleton after Prince Philip's funeral service in April, which could indicate the beginnings of a reconciliation. Shortly afterwards, the Sussexes "privately congratulated" William and Middleton on their 10th wedding anniversary, avoiding a public message.
Markle is due to give birth to her and Harry's second child, a girl, this summer.