Prince William and Kate Middleton left Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s children out of their birthday tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Archie, 3, and Princess Lilibet, 1, were notably missing from the Prince and Princess of Wales’ Friday Instagram upload of the monarch and many of her great-grandkids.
“Today would have been Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 97th birthday,” the couple wrote alongside the never-before-seen throwback snap taken by Middleton.
“This photograph — showing her with some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren — was taken at Balmoral last summer,” the caption concluded, referencing the summer estate Archie and Lilibet yet to visit.
In the sweet shot, Elizabeth smiled on a couch while seated beside Savannah Phillips, 12, Mia Tindall, 9, and Lucas Tindall, 2.
William and Middleton’s three kids — Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4 — stood behind them, as well as Isla Phillips, 11, and Lena Tindall, 4.
The late monarch’s youngest grandkids, Lady Louise Windsor, 19, and James, Earl of Wessex, 15, made up the back of the group photo.
One of the Wales’ Instagram followers pointed out, “Harry’s children could have been in this too. … I bet he regrets for his children’s lasting memories.”
Several other social media users inquired about Archie and Lilibet, while others pointed out that Princess Eugenie’s son, August, 2, and Princess Beatrice’s daughter, Sienna, 1, were also absent.
The Queen died in September 2022, three months after she met Harry and Markle’s daughter during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. While Harry wanted to bring a photographer to the meet-up, Elizabeth’s courtiers refused.
Archie and Lilibet, who is named after Elizabeth, stayed at home in California while their parents attended the 96-year-old’s funeral.
While Harry and the “Suits” alum were both invited to King Charles III’s coronation next month, only the former military pilot will cross the pond for the event.
“The Duchess of Sussex will remain in California with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement earlier this month.
“There was no way that Meghan was going to miss her son’s birthday,” a source explained to Pvnew last week of Markle’s decision to stay behind.
She and the Duke of Sussex moved out of the United Kingdom in 2020 and resigned from their royal roles the following year.
The duo have continued to speak out against their time as working royals, from Harry’s bombshell “Spare” memoir to his “Harry & Meghan” Netflix docuseries with the former actress.
