King Charles and Queen Camilla will send a happy birthday message to Meghan Markle this weekend despite the ongoing feud between the two camps, according to the monarch's former butler.

The Duchess of Sussex will be celebrating her 43rd birthday on Sunday, August 4 with Prince Harry set to spoil her rotten.

Harry and Meghan have been estranged from the Royal Family ever since they unleased a series of scathing remarks about their life within the Firm following their sensational departure and move to the US in 2020.

Now Grant Harrold, who worked as a butler for King Charles from 2004 to 2011, claimed that the monarch and his wife will likely send a message to Meghan, either by email or post, however, there is unlikely to be any public notice made of the occasion from the royals.

Speaking on behalf of Slingo, Mr Harrold said: "Harry will make sure that Meghan is celebrated.

"I think they will get messages from the King and the Queen, whether that be electronically or by old-fashioned mail, I still think the King and Queen will still send birthday messages.

"I don’t think that will change certainly despite everything that’s happened."

He added that the royals will likely not issue any public statements but they could send her a gift to mark the occasion.

The former royal butler said: "I doubt there will be any public wishes made, they used to post on social media but that hasn’t happened in the past few years and I doubt that will change.

"They may send a gift as well, but given everything that has happened, there might not be.

"If they were all still getting on I can imagine it would be a piece of jewellery or something from the royal collection, possibly a hand-me-down from the late Queen."

The last time the royals publicly acknowledged Meghan's birthday was back in August 2022, before Queen Elizabeth's death, when the Prince and Princess of Wales posted on their social media accounts: "Wishing a happy birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!" and Clarence House for now King Charles and Queen Camilla shared: "Happy birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!"