Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Kids Recorded a Birthday Message for King Charles

Can we get in on the Archie and Lilibet group chat?

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Earlier this week, King Charles celebrated his 75th birthday — and while Prince Harry didn't cross the Atlantic for the festivities, The Telegraph reports that he and Meghan Markle's children, Prince Archie, 4, and Princess Lilibet, 2, sent the monarch a sweet message to commemorate the milestone. Harry and Charles had a "transatlantic phone call" on the day and the outlet notes that it was a "warm conversation," despite reports that the two had grown apart in the wake of Spare

The Telegraph adds that this call was a "turning point" for the father-son duo and that there are additional calls on the schedule for next week, giving royal fans some hope that there could be reconciliation between the king and the Duke of Sussex. As for the video call from the kiddos, the publication explained that Archie and Lilibet sang "Happy Birthday" to their grandfather and that Meghan also spoke with him on his big day.

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The Telegraph also shared that the call and the apparent warmth between the Sussexes and the royal family resulted in "a weight lifted from [the King's] shoulders."

However, it's not all sunshine and rainbows across the pond. In his new book, Endgame, royal expert Omid Scobie wrote that "there’s no going back" when it comes to Harry and his brother Prince William's relationship. 

“Absolutely nothing has changed,” Scobie told People of the brothers' fractured relationship. “I saw Harry’s release of Spare as his last attempt at telling his family how he’s felt for years. Because clearly, there’s never been an open enough forum to have these conversations or share these feelings.”

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