Prince Harry was always something different. Harry was the ginger-haired scamp who stuck his tongue out at photographers from the moment he first appeared in public snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the hospital where he was born in 1984.

As he prepared to turn 40, Prince Harry told the BBC, “Bring on the next decade.” Soon after his big day, the Duke of Sussex will head to New York City to work on behalf of several projects close to his heart, including the organization behind his mother Princess Diana’s legacy award.

Prince Harry was “anxious” leading up to 30th, but not this time, as the estranged royal revealed he was feeling nothing but excited ahead of his 40th birthday this weekend.

Britain’s royal social media accounts have posted 40th birthday wishes for Prince Harry, marking the milestone celebration despite longstanding strains following the publication of his explosive memoir,

Prince Harry received some birthday wishes from both his estranged father and brother on Sunday, as the royal turns 40 in the United States.

The British Royal Family, including Prince William and Princess Kate, shared brief messages online acknowledging Prince Harry's 40th birthday.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have extended birthday wishes on social media to Prince Harry for the first time in three years. William and Kate quoted a message first posted by the royal family on X,

Public well-wishes from his family. His brother Prince William and father King Charles III shared identical tributes to him as he turned 40 Sept. 15, following three years of radio silence about him on social media amid a family rift.