Source Reveals Why Royal Family Didn't Acknowledge Princess Lilibet's Birthday on Social Media

The Daily Express reported that the couple have reputedly discussed “ditching their Windsor surname” and adopting the late Princess’s last name, Spencer, in a bid for a rebrand, according royal author Tom Bower.Now, Levin, who authored the book “Harry: A Biography of a Prince” in 2018, is calling the attempt a “load of nonsense” and alleged that Princess Diana “wouldn’t have been good enough” to Markle “if she was still alive.”“When something’s on the front pages about them, they come up with something else,” Levin claimed during an appearance on GB News this week.“So that they can, you know, divert the discussion… I think it’s nonsense, I think somebody’s just spreading something,” she continued.Princess Diana — who is the mother of Markle’s husband, Prince Harry, 38, — tragically passed away on August 31, 1997 after a high-speed car accident in Paris.Levin pointed out that Markle had never met the late Princess, but revealed that she has visited her grave before, referencing the moment that was described in Prince Harry’s tell-all memoir, “Spare.”Prince Harry wrote that the Duchess visited his mother’s gravesite on the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death. “She’s never seen Diana, she’s never known her,” Levin said. “She did lie flat and pray to her once when she went to visit her grave, but that’s about it.”The royal biographer even claimed that the late royal would not like her because she supported the monarchy.

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Birthday wishes are in order for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s daughter, Lilibet, who turned two on Sunday. However, the day came and went with no public acknowledgment from the royal family — notably, Harry’s father, King Charles III, brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton — on their social media channels or via a statement. Here’s why:

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's daughter, Princess Lilibet of Sussex, marks her 2nd birthday today (Sunday, May 4). King Charles' granddaughter was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California on June 4, 2021 and is the younger sister of Prince Archie, 4. Initially styled as Lilibet Diana Mountbatten Windsor, it was confirmed in 2023 that she and her elder brother would use princely titles as their parents did not want to deny them their "birth right".

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Lilibet, who turned two on Sunday. However, the day came and went with no public acknowledgment from the royal family — notably, Harry's father, King Charles III, brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton — on their social media channels or via a statement.

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Buckingham Palace has insisted that King Charles did not deliberately snub his granddaughter on her birthday.

purportedly throwing an “all-America” party at their home in Montecito, California. But in Britain, there was silence on the social media accounts of King Charles and of Prince William and Princess Kate, none of whom offered any sweet sentiments for the royal tot.“That’s f- -ked up!” one Twitter user fumed over the apparent snub.

None of the Royal Family publicly wished Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Lilibet, a happy birthday as she turned two on Sunday. Unlike last year, when there were well wishes sent on Twitter, the Royals stayed silent on the youngster's big day. It is believed that Harry, along with Meghan, their eldest Archie, 4, celebrated Lilibet's birthday with a small gathering in California, where they were joined by Meghan's mum Doria Ragland.

Prince Harry missed the first morning of his trail against Mirror Group Newspapers.On Monday, the Duke of Sussex was not in the court room for the first day — as according to his lawyer he was traveling overnight from Los Angeles to London, after celebrating his daughter Lilibet's second birthday at home in California with his wife, Meghan Markle.A source tells ET that judge, Justice Timothy Fancourt, was «surprised» by his absence, as he requested that the duke be present for the first day as the first witness, should there be time for testimony. «Prince Harry did not show up for the first day he was expected to testify at the court proceeding against the Mirror Newspaper group this morning,» the source says. «His lawyer David Sherbourne told the court that Prince Harry had flown overnight to London after celebrating Princess Lilibet’s birthday.»According to the source, Justice Fancourt expressed his displeasure with the royal's failure to show up as a witness saying, «I'm a little surprised that the first witness is not going to be available today.»Harry's team had been instructed that the duke should be present, should he have to take the stand. Justice Fancourt added, «That's why I directed the the first witness should be available.»Harry's lawyer, David Sherborne, explained that the Duke of Sussex is attending Tuesday to give evidence.

Prince Harry, 38, and 41-year-old Meghan Markle’s youngest child, daughter Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Winsdor, turned two – and according to a royal expert, her party will be an “all-American affair.”“I would expect to see a sprinkling of celebrities and a laid-back party, which hopefully will include some other toddlers,” royal expert and journalist Jennie Bond told OK! Magazine UK, according to The Daily Mail.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been rumoured to be returning to the UK following their abrupt exit from the country when they left their senior royal roles behind in 2020 to move Stateside to the US in the aftermath of the bombshell Oprah interview.

“Worldwide Privacy Tour” coming to an end were highly exaggerated, according to one royal insiders. “To Di For Daily” podcast host Kinsey Schofield has claimed that “the exploration of Harry’s past is nowhere near done” — just a day after it was reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would stop engaging in bombshell interviews and dropping shocking tell-all memoirs.

Harry: A Biography of a Prince” writer had spoken to him about his desire for an “ordinary life” and she penned his thoughts for her Daily Mail column at the time.“I spent many years kicking my heels and I didn’t want to grow up,” Harry told the journalist.“I felt I wanted out but then decided to stay in and work out a role for myself,” he added.The now-father of two went on to say how he is “determined to have a relatively normal life” and hoped that he would be lucky enough to have children in the future.He then recounted what it was like to walk with his brother Prince William behind their mother Princess Diana’s coffin at her 1997 funeral when they were barely teens.“I don’t think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances. It certainly wouldn’t happen today,” he recalled.Levin then wrote how she wouldn’t describe Harry as a “‘clown prince’ or a moaner, but a wounded prince.”Harry and Markle, 41, made the shocking decision to make the move to North America and took a step back as senior members of the royal family in 2020.The couple later did a lengthy interview with Oprah Winfrey a year later and also dropped their Netflix series “Harry & Meghan” this past December.