Prince Harry 'plagued by million-dollar question' as expert spots major difference
Prince Harry may be faced with a huge question after his 40th birthday, according to a royal expert, about which direction his life is going in.
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Prince Harry may have turned 40 on Sunday, however, he is still plagued by a "million-dollar question" of whether he's "happy", according to a royal expert.
The Duke of Sussex is understood to have marked his milestone birthday by celebrating privately with friends and family in Montecito, California.
British historian Dr Tessa Dunlop has now questioned whether Harry feels happy and explained how his milestone birthday this year is different to the one when he turned 30 ten years ago.
She told the Mirror: "He [Prince Harry] is certainly rich (more money has just poured into his coffers from the late Queen Mother), and with the Sussexes' unique blend of Californian-royalty, he is stratospherically famous.
"But 'happy' is much harder to quantify. Certainly at 40 Harry's world is miles away from his royal bubble of ten years ago. Then, he was the product of two very British institutions – the army and the monarchy.
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"Nowadays, dog walks on Californian sand and casual dinners in a local Italian with a new set of Montecito friends, have replaced the predictable royal churn of Balmoral, Sandringham, King and Country."
She added: "But, if you look for it, there is continuity. Ten years ago, Harry celebrated his 30th birthday with the launch of the Invictus Games. He had found his calling: later writing: 'I was caught off guard by this wave of appreciation and gratitude. And joy.'
"Service, then and now, makes Harry happy. The big difference is ten years ago Harry had his Dad by his side. 'Well done, darling boy' was Charles's response to Harry's first Invictus performance. Nowadays, the Prince is a seasoned performer, but I suspect he'd be far happier if his father was still cheering him from the sidelines.
"A landmark birthday is always a good place to start. Fingers crossed the King found the time to reach out to his son, yesterday of all days."
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It comes as the King's former gardener called for peace talks between the two sides after the duke's milestone birthday.
Jack Stokes, who worked at Highgrove - the King's private residence - for 21 years, told GB News: "I just feel that now is the time to just go. Do you know what? What is the point? Why? Why are we all hating on Harry?"
"He had a family rift. Yes. We've all had a family rift in our time. We've all done and said things to our parents, our siblings that we regret later on."
He stressed that Harry's children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are growing up without seeing their royal cousins and added: "Why not just let him come back? Why not let him be back in the fold? Get him involved in the Commonwealth, something he wanted to do when he was told, 'no you're out'."
