Meghan Markle Wished a Happy Birthday by Royal Family Amid Rift

Meghan Markle has been sent 40th birthday wishes from the royal family on Twitter months after her Oprah Winfrey tell-all.

Queen Elizabeth II's official royal family account posted a series of pictures of the Duchess of Sussex at 9 a.m. U.K. time, or 1 a.m. in California.

Prince William and Kate Middleton's account followed up minutes later with a post reading: "Wishing a happy 40th birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!"

The Kensington Palace account used an image taken from Meghan and Prince Harry's tour of Australia, where there were reportedly tensions between her and staff.

In the aftermath of the visit, her communications secretary Jason Knauf emailed bullying allegations against her to a superior.

Historian Robert Lacey described in biography Battle of Brothers how royal correspondents on the trip said they saw a female aide in tears. The Duchess' spokesperson has previously said she was "saddened" by the bullying allegations.

Prince Charles and Camilla's account posted a near identical message as the three royal household's united to mark the occasion.

Meghan celebrates the milestone today, on August 4, after an extraordinary year in which she leveled racism allegations at an unnamed family member.

During a CBS prime time special Oprah Winfrey interview, Meghan said an unnamed royal expressed concern about how dark her unborn child's skin might be.

Days later, Gayle King, a friend of Harry and Meghan, went on CBS This Morning and said none of the royals had spoken to Meghan following the tell-all being broadcast.

She said: "Well, I'm not trying to break news, but I did actually call them to see how they were feeling, and it's true, Harry has talked to his brother and he has talked to his father too.

"The word I was given was that those conversations were not productive. But they are glad that they have at least started a conversation."

She added: "No one in the royal family has talked to Meghan yet, at this particular time."

Two days after the interview, Buckingham Palace released a statement on behalf of the queen in which she famously said "some recollections may vary."

Janina Gavankar, another of Meghan's friends, told ITV: "I thought I'm so thankful that they [Buckingham Palace] are finally acknowledging the experience. But on the other side I thought I know that the family and the staff were well aware of the extent of it and though their recollections may vary, ours don't because we lived through it with them. And there are many emails and texts to support that."

Since then, Prince Harry met his family for Prince Philip's funeral in April and saw Prince William in July to unveil a statue in their mother's honor at Kensington Palace.