Breaking: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘not welcome back’ by royals despite birthday olive branch: Experts Review

Prince Harry received a special surprise from his family on his milestone birthday, but it’s far from an olive branch, several royal experts claimed to Fox News Digital.

On Sunday, the Duke of Sussex’s 40th birthday was acknowledged by his father, King Charles, and his brother, Prince William, on social media. It marked the first time the royal family has publicly acknowledged Harry’s birthday since 2021, People magazine reported.

Kinsey Schofield, host of the “To Di For Daily” podcast, claimed to Fox News Digital that the celebratory posts aren’t signs that peace talks are imminent.

“Harry and Meghan are certainly not welcome back as a team,” Schofield claimed. “I would argue they are not welcome back at all if Prince William has anything to say about it… But Harry could potentially get his foot in the door through his father.”

“[But] it is not something the royal family is longing for,” Schofield claimed.

Sources previously told People magazine that Harry’s calls and letters to his father, 75, go unanswered. His attempts to contact William, 42, via texts and calls are “similarly ignored.” A palace insider claimed that the rift with William is “very bad” but not “irreparable.”

“The royal family will continue to keep Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at a distance,” Schofield claimed. “The royal family is in a delicate position, health-wise, and do not trust Harry and Meghan.”

“I don’t believe Harry and Meghan will be welcomed back as working members of the royal family on a part-time or full-time basis,” Schofield continued.

“We know they did want a half-in, half-out life, and Queen Elizabeth II denied them that opportunity. Now you’ve seen them create it for themselves with their faux royal tours. They want the royal family to know that they don’t need them or their permission when they conduct trips like to Colombia.”

Schofield claimed that she wasn’t surprised by the royal family’s well wishes, as they’ve learned from the past.

“After Megxit and Prince Andrew’s scandal, Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace revised their social media protocol,” Schofield explained. “We were only made privy to this after the first year that the family didn’t wish Harry and Meghan a happy birthday online, and it was deemed a ‘snub.’”

“To avoid the drama of bringing up the chaos that surrounds some of the more well-known non-working royals, the new protocol dictates that the royal family will acknowledge the birthdays of non-working royals only on milestone birthdays,” she continued. “Translation — birthdays that end in 0. This saves the family from having to re-live the Megxit and Jeffrey Epstein headlines at the same time every year.”

The well-wishes came days after The Hollywood Reporter published an explosive story on Friday. The story aimed to examine the reported high turnover among the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s staff. An unnamed source described the duchess as a “dictator in high heels” who has reduced “grown men to tears.”

A request for comment was sent to a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It is understood that Josh Kettler, the couple’s former chief of staff who left the position after three months in August, was hired on a trial basis. The decision to part ways was described as “mutual,” with both sides agreeing it wasn’t the right fit.

Schofield claimed to Fox News Digital that the royals are prioritizing the king and Princess of Wales, as opposed to the latest headlines surrounding the Sussexes. Earlier this month, Kate Middleton announced she was “cancer free” following an “incredibly tough” battle. The king was diagnosed with cancer in February.