Kate and Prince William party with the King as royals spotted leaving Clarence House close to midnight

Kate Middleton and Prince William

The Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated King Charles's 75th birthday late into the evening.

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Svar Nanan-Sen

By Svar Nanan-Sen


Published: 15/11/2023

- 09:53

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not attend the party

The Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated King Charles's 75th birthday late into the evening as they were pictured leaving Clarence House close to midnight.

The King marked his 75th birthday in style with a glitzy bash at the royal residence.


Plenty of Royal Family members were in attendance including Princess Beatrice, Lady Sarah Chatto, Zara Tindall and her husband Mike Tindall.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were absent from the party after a spat broke out regarding whether the couple were invited to the event.

King Charles

The King marked his 75th birthday in style with a glitzy bash at Clarence House.

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Earlier this month, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued a statement disputing reports that they snubbed an invitation to King Charles's 75th birthday celebration.

A spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said: "In response to UK media headlines, 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 Sunday Times had claimed that a royal insider had confirmed the couple had turned down an invite to the monarch's celebration next week.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex issued a statement disputing reports that they snubbed an invitation to King Charles's 75th birthday celebration.

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However, Prince Harry did call King Charles on Tuesday to wish him a happy birthday.

A source told The Sun regarding the call: "The King was extremely busy but is polite and loves his son and his grandchildren, and not so mean that he would not take a call on his birthday."

Despite this, the Sussexes opted against making a public tribute to the King as their feud with the Royal Family remains ongoing.

Meghan and Harry failed to release a public tribute to King Charles to mark the occasion.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and his wife Princess Catherine made a public tribute to the King on his birthday.

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Prince Harry's brother Prince William and his wife Catherine made a public tribute to the King to mark the occasion.

The Prince and Princess of Wales posted three photos of themselves with the King on Instagram containing a birthday message.

The post was captioned: "Wishing His Majesty The King a very happy 75th birthday!"

The selection of photos used by William and Kate may have been a subtle swipe at the Duke of Sussex as the couple opted not to include any photos with Prince Harry in their social media post.

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