Harry and Meghan could make grand gesture on Prince Louis' birthday, royal butler suggests
A former royal butler who once worked for King Charles believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will mark Prince Louis' birthday by sending gifts to the young royal.Louis turns eight today (April 23), with Kensington Palace commemorating the occasion by releasing a new photograph of the prince. Prince Harry, 41, is reported to have had little contact with his nieces and nephews since relocating away from the UK in 2020.In recent years, particularly following the King's cancer diagnosis, there has been speculation that the Duke of Sussex could be set to rejoin the senior royal family, though this has yet to materialise.More recently, Harry has been making more frequent trips back to the UK, while also travelling further afield, including visits to Ukraine, one of which took place this week.Reflecting on how Harry and Meghan, 44, might acknowledge Louis' birthday, former royal butler Grant Harrold suggested the couple would likely send presents, though perhaps not from Meghan's own product range.Speaking exclusively to Reach, Grant said: "I also think Harry and Meghan will send presents as well, or possibly vouchers. Hopefully it's not something from Meghan's new range, can you imagine?"But in all seriousness, Harry was so close to his nieces and nephews. Despite everything that's happened, the issues have never been with the children so I think the Sussexes will reach out on the day."The former royal butler also suggested that William and Kate would mark their son's birthday by hosting a party for Louis and his friends, in keeping with their desire to raise their children as normally as possible.He explained: "I think William and Kate will throw Louis a party with his friends, just like any other child that age really. They might invite some members of the family as well, but the focus will be the birthday boy having fun with his pals."William and Harry always used to have friend parties when they were younger, so I imagine it will be the same for this generation. Kate and William want their children to have a 'normal' childhood, and parties are just a part of that."While attention today is firmly on Louis, it is also drawn to Harry, who has made the journey to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where he called on the world not to forget the country's ongoing struggle against Russia.Upon his arrival, Harry told ITV: "It's good to be back in Ukraine." He went on to say that he wanted "to remind people back home and around the world what Ukraine is up against and to support the people and partners doing extraordinary work every hour of every day in incredibly tough conditions".Harry also remarked that Ukraine was "bravely and successfully defending Europe's eastern flank", further stressing that it "matters that we don't lose sight of the significance of that".
