{"id":27768,"date":"2026-08-04T21:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27768"},"modified":"2026-08-04T21:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:54:23","slug":"meghan-markle-makes-a-splash-on-her-45th-birthday-with-poolside-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27768","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle makes a splash on her 45th birthday with poolside photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F08%2F136448878.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Another candle on the cake.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle took to Instagram Tuesday to share photos of her jumping into a pool to celebrate her 45th birthday.<\/p>\n<p>In the images, the Duchess of Sussex rocked a black one-piece bathing suit and sunglasses as she plunged into the water while holding a handful of birthday balloons.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle (seen jumping into a pool above) rang in her 45th birthday on Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">meghan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The Duchess of Sussex jumped into a pool while holding birthday balloons. <span class=\"credit\">meghan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThank you for the birthday love! \ud83c\udf88,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbn2TJxlCv6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captioned the post<\/a>, which was set to the tune of Cliff Richard and The Shadows\u2019 1963 hit, \u201cSummer Holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six exclusively reported that some of the royal family will acknowledge Markle\u2019s birthday \u2014 while others may <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/08\/04\/royal-family\/how-the-royals-will-mark-meghan-markles-45th-birthday-amid-feud\/\">ignore her special day<\/a> amid her ongoing estrangement from her husband Prince Harry\u2019s family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[King Charles III] is a scrupulously polite man, and I\u2019m quite certain he would wish to send his daughter-in-law his birthday wishes,\u201d\u00a0royal commentator Tom Sykes exclusively told us.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThank you for the birthday love! \ud83c\udf88,\u201d she captioned the post. (Pictured: Markle in Australia in April.) <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Page Six exclusively reported that some members of the royal family may acknowledge the \u201cSuits\u201d actress\u2019s special day. (Pictured: King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Queen Elizabeth II, Markle, Prince Harry, Prince Willam and Kate Middleton.) <span class=\"credit\">Chris Jackson\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Royal expert Kinsey Schofield told Page Six that the monarch, 77, would \u201cquietly\u201d send a birthday card or modest gift \u201cthrough his staff\u201d to the former \u201cSuits\u201d actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharles has always had a compassionate streak, and despite everything that\u2019s happened, he has rarely gone out of his way to be overtly unkind toward Meghan,\u201d Schofield told us. \u201cA discreet gesture would be entirely in keeping with his character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Sykes believes Harry\u2019s brother, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, will give Markle the cold shoulder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Royal commentator Tom Sykes believes Harry\u2019s brother, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, will give Markle (seen above with Harry and the Waleses in 2022) the cold shoulder. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Royal expert Kinsey Schofield said the relationship between the As Ever founder (seen above with Harry in 2025) and her in-laws \u201csimply isn\u2019t there anymore.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">meghan\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think they will be expecting any [birthday wishes] from Prince William and Catherine,\u201d the\u00a0author shared, adding that the Prince and Princess of Wales, both 44, will not acknowledge Markle\u2019s birthday \u201cin any capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schofield added that the relationship between the As Ever founder and her in-laws \u201csimply isn\u2019t there anymore\u201d after Markle and the Duke of Sussex, 41, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/01\/08\/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-quit-the-royal-family\/\">quit the royal family<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey believe Meghan played a significant role in the breakdown of family trust, and I think any suggestion that they\u2019re secretly exchanging birthday wishes belongs more in the realm of wishful thinking than reality,\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Last month, Markle, Harry (seen above with Middleton and the king in 2017) and their two kids privately met with Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source told Page Six that the reunion\u00a0\u201cwasn\u2019t entirely warm and fuzzy.\u201d (Pictured: Harry and Charles in 2022.) <span class=\"credit\">POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harry and his wife have been easing back into Charles\u2019 good graces.<\/p>\n<p>The couple and their two children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/10\/royal-family\/prince-harry-meghan-markles-kids-reunite-with-grandpa-king-charles-for-first-time-in-4-years\/\">met privately with Harry\u2019s dad<\/a> and his wife, Queen Camilla, last month.<\/p>\n<p>Though a source told Page Six that the reunion\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/18\/royal-family\/prince-harry-meghan-markles-reunion-with-king-charles-wasnt-entirely-warm-and-fuzzy\/\">\u201cwasn\u2019t entirely warm and fuzzy,\u201d<\/a> the Invictus Games founder may <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/27\/royal-family\/prince-harrys-accommodations-revealed-for-next-uk-visit-after-buckingham-palace-debacle\/\">stay in a room at Buckingham Palace<\/a> when he returns to the UK in September. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" 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Meghan Markle took to Instagram Tuesday to share photos of her jumping into a pool to celebrate her 45th birthday. In the images, the Duchess of Sussex rocked a black one-piece bathing suit and sunglasses as she plunged into the water while holding a handful of birthday balloons. 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