Meghan Markle and Harry to have ‘needed R&R’ says expert

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The Duke of Sussex might have planned a romantic surprise for his wife’s 40th birthday. According to sources close to the couple, Harry might whisk Meghan Markle off to an “intimate getaway”. The Duchess of Sussex turns 40 today, and contrary to previous reports, the two are not planning a party for 65 people at their £11million Montecito mansion.

It was reported Meghan had enlisted top celebrity wedding and event planner, Colin Cowie, to organise her birthday celebration, but that is “absolutely not happening”.

Instead, the former Suits actress – who recently gave birth to daughter Lilibet Diana – will reportedly celebrate a “low-key” affair.

How Harry is planning to spoil his wife on her special day is not known, but sources told the publication there are plenty of spots near their home where he can take the family to celebrate.

According to The Mirror, Harry has also reportedly ordered a cake for his wife from a local bakery, Posies & Sugar, which creates cakes in a simple semi-naked icing look and decorated with flowers.

Since meeting Meghan, Harry has proven on more than one occasion how much of a romantic he is.

During the early stages of their relationship, he even risked infuriating his grandmother, the Queen, with a royal protocol breach for his future wife.

According to a 2016 report by the Daily Telegraph, the Duke of Sussex flew to Canada to see his then-girlfriend, rather than returning to London after his Caribbean tour.

However, the report says, Kensington Palace had explicitly stated that the Prince had to fly straight back to London at the end of the tour, because he had public engagements in the UK.

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Instead, the Prince reportedly cancelled his seat on the British Airways flight home, and made a 1,700-mile detour to Toronto to see Meghan, who at the time was working as an actress for the popular TV show Suits.

His trip was in contravention of official Palace policy that working visits should not be combined with personal business.

Even though the Prince reportedly paid for his own ticket to Canada, the cost of diverting at least one police protection officer to Toronto to guard him was met by the taxpayer.

The report says: “The Prince’s decision to visit Miss Markle, whom he had not seen for three weeks, defied the official Royal Household policy that members of the Royal Family should not combine personal trips with official business.

“In 2004, after the Duke of York had been criticised for combining official business with golfing breaks, the Royal Household assured the National Audit Office that such behaviour would stop.

“The Royal Household said at the time: ‘Members of the Royal Family are entitled to grant-in-aid for official travel, as are their staff and, where capacity permits, other officials.’

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“‘They meet their own costs, however, for private travel. In order to avoid confusion, combining private and public engagements in the same trip is actively discouraged.'”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have now been married for more than three years.

Harry has recently announced he will share “mistakes and lessons learned” during his life in a memoir due to be published next year.

As he disclosed the deal with publishers Penguin Random House last month, Harry said he would reflect “the highs and lows” and be “accurate and wholly truthful”.

The Duke said in a statement: “I’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become.

“I’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story – the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned – I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think.

“I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to share what I’ve learned over the course of my life so far and excited for people to read a first hand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful.”

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