Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s timing of the release of an announcement on King Charles’s birthday was “deplorable”, a royal expert has claimed.

They also branded the Duke and Duchess of Sussex a “toxic combination” as they are “unpredictable but also unpopular”.

Last week the Sunday Times reported the King’s younger son had apparently declined his invitation to his birthday celebrations at Clarence House on November 14.

According to reports, the father and son “don’t speak much” due to Charles’s “disappointment” at the way Harry depicted his family life in his memoir Spare.

On Monday evening, the Sussexes’s spokesperson responded and said that Harry had not received an invite and the couple had “no contact” from Buckingham Palace, despite claims they had turned it down.

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“There has been no contact regarding an invitation to His Majesty’s upcoming birthday.

“It is disappointing the Sunday Times has misreported this story,” the spokesperson told the Mail.

The announcement came a few hours before Charles made his first King’s Speech in Parliament and Prince William’s Earthshot Prize Awards in Singapore.

Royal expert Ricard Fitzwilliams told Express.co.uk that the rift in the Royal Family is “extremely wide” and it would not have been a good idea for Charles to invite his estranged son.

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“The rift in the royal family is extremely wide and it would clearly not have been a good idea to invite them.”

“More books may follow Harry’s memoir Spare and Harry may well soon be back in court.”

The expert added that both Harry and Meghan are “unpredictable but also unpopular” which makes a “toxic combination”.

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