Prince George, the son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, celebrated his eighth birthday this week. Coinciding with his birthday, a royal source is speaking out to claim that George’s uncle Prince Harry “snubbed” him during his recent visit to the United Kingdom.
“Harry didn’t get to see [Prince] George, [Princess] Charlotte and [Prince] Louis in the U.K.,” the royal source said, according to The Express. “Aside from the day of Philip’s funeral and meeting privately with the Queen, he was in isolation at Frogmore [Cottage].”
Harry had returned to the United Kingdom for his great-grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral back in April. His wife Meghan Markle stayed behind in California because she was far along in her pregnancy with her daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana, who was born in June.
Harry reportedly flew back to the United States immediately after the service, not taking the time to see his young niece and nephews.
This comes after royal experts said that William and Kate were considering not releasing a photo of George for his birthday due to the fact that he had been hit with vicious attacks from internet trolls.
“There are rumors that we might not see the photograph [of Prince George] when he’s eight, because they’ve been so upset by the rudeness of people mocking a little boy aged seven, and I hope they can overcome that,” Levin said, according to Daily Mail.
While William and Kate did ultimately go through with releasing the photo, it’s been reported that they may keep George “out of the limelight” more moving forward. The Express reported that royal expert Robert Jobson said that George got a lot of attention on social media this week during England’s opening goal in the Euro 2020 final.
“With George, he got quite a lot of social media attention,” Jobson said. “Some were critical about him wearing a shirt and tie like his dad which I thought was very harsh. He has been very popular but I think they are going to try and keep him out of the limelight a little bit. They are very conscious of that. The pictures were great with his dad when he was celebrating for that all too brief moment.”
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