{"id":321686,"date":"2025-08-06T05:19:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T05:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/321686\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T05:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T05:19:14","slug":"how-meghan-markle-spent-beautiful-44th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/321686\/","title":{"rendered":"How Meghan Markle spent &#8216;beautiful&#8217; 44th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make a wish!<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle shared a glimpse into her birthday festivities with husband Prince Harry after turning 44 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A photo showed the Duchess of Sussex blowing out the candles on a flower-adorned cake while dining at Beverly Hills hotspot Funke with loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle shared a glimpse into her birthday festivities with husband Prince Harry after turning 44 on Monday. Meghan Markle\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A photo posted Tuesday showed the Duchess of Sussex blowing out the candles on a flower-adorned cake while dining at Beverly Hills hotspot Funke. Instagram\/@meghan<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlowing out the candles on a beautiful 24 hours, and thanking my husband, friends and family for making it so special,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DM_qS-Oppgd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captioned the snap on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo those of you I don\u2019t know, but who send love every day \u2013 thank you so much. Please know I feel it and appreciate it,\u201d Markle added.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d star also got \u201ca little foodie\u201d as she shared a shout-out to the celebrity-loved LA restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlowing out the candles on a beautiful 24 hours, and thanking my husband, friends and family for making it so special,\u201d Markle (seen in a previous photo) captioned the snap on Instagram. @meghan\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p>Markle (seen with Harry at Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cCowboy Carter\u201d show in May) also gushed over her meal at the LA restaurant. Instagram\/@meghan<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis dinner last night at @funke_la with the culinary mastery of @evanfunke and his team is in the top five meals of my life,\u201d she gushed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtraordinary \u2026 Thank you for a standout dining experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSuits\u201d alum\u2019s birthday celebration came after former Times royal correspondent Valentine Low <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/04\/royal-family\/why-revenge-hungry-meghan-markles-staff-stayed-silent-on-duchess-alleged-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke about the alleged abuse Markle\u2019s past employees endured<\/a> while working for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis dinner last night at @funke_la with the culinary mastery of @evanfunke and his team is in the top five meals of my life,\u201d the self-proclaimed \u201cfoodie\u201d (seen on Netflix\u2019s \u201cWith Love, Meghan\u201d) gushed. AP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExtraordinary \u2026 Thank you for a standout dining experience,\u201d Markle (pictured at the Time100 Summit in April) added. Getty Images for TIME<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Low <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jqf3DJUqtHA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed on Kinsey Schofield\u2019s \u201cUnfiltered\u201d podcast<\/a> that the \u201cvery fragile\u201d staff members \u201cwere very worried about what Meghan would do to them\u201d before anonymously sharing their alleged experiences in his 2022 book, <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"B09QX4VRFV\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCourtiers-Valentine-Low-ebook%2Fdp%2FB09QX4VRFV%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2025%2F08%2F05%2Froyal-family%2Fhow-meghan-markle-spent-beautiful-44th-birthday%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cCourtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The author also claimed that if Markle and Harry, 40, \u201cwere difficult to work for then, they\u2019re difficult to work for now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The As Ever founder\u2019s rep blasted the allegations in a statement to Page Six, claiming Low \u201ccontinues to desperately recycle false, offensive, and long-discredited allegations in an apparent bid to sell books and resuscitate relevance\u201d as part of a \u201cbroader and deeply troubling agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her spokesperson added, \u201cThe Duchess has faced years of unfounded attacks masked as journalism in a never-ending smear campaign. \u2026 Meghan remains undeterred by the noise and firmly focused on her family and work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Make a wish! 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