Royal family news latest: Prince Harry’s 40th birthday plans revealed as Kate Middleton’s new ring explained
Prince Harry is understood to be having a “low key” celebration for his 40th birthday this weekend alongside Meghan and his two young children.
The Duke of Sussex, who turns 40 on Sunday, was in his youth famed for his party loving ways, but now a family man the only other celebration planned for the milestone is a “weekend getaway in the mountains surrounded by his closest friends”, Hello! magazine reports.
As he enters his fifth decade, Harry is dividing his time between the work of the couple’s Archewell Foundation, his charities and patronages, and his young children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, three.
Meanwhile, the Princess of Wales appears to have poignantly swapped her sapphire engagement ring for an eternity band in the video announcing she is cancer free.
Kate, 42, appeared in the video alongside her family as she reflected on her cancer journey and announced her return to “light” duty.
Eagle-eyed royal fans noticed that instead of wearing the engagement ring that had once belonged to Princess Diana, Kate wore an eternity ring.
It has now been suggested by some that this was a deliberate choice to reflect her “fresh start” now that her chemotherapy has come to an end.