Meghan Markle, 39, will celebrate her 40th birthday on August 4, only two months after giving birth to her daughter Lilibet Diana.

Us Weekly reporter Joe Drake spoke with royal analyst Molly Mulshine about how the Duchess of Sussex would mark her landmark birthday. Mr Drake said that reaching 40 is a “big deal” in America, and Meghan “seems like the type” to throw a massive party.

Mr Drake said on the Royally Us podcast: “I don’t know what the protocol is for the royals but in America for someone like Meghan Markle turning 40 is a big deal.

“You have a big bash and now that they live here I can see them having a big, fancy Montecito ball for her 40th.

“And I see Prince William having a very low-key day.”

She added: “I feel like Meghan Markle seems like the type who would want a big celebration for her 40th.”

This idea comes about after Prince Harry returned to the United Kingdom ahead of the unveiling of Princess Diana’s monument in Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden. His wife, Meghan Markle, remained in California with their two children, Archie Harrison and Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana.

The Duke of Sussex, 36, was met by a column of royal cars on the Heathrow tarmac and driven to his former residence in Windsor.

On Wednesday night, Harry departed his California home to travel across the Atlantic with American Airlines on a Boeing 777-323. At 12.38 p.m., he landed at Heathrow’s Terminal Five.

He was pictured arriving at Los Angeles’ LAX airport on Thursday evening ahead of his trip to London by MailOnline.

The Queen was seen driving towards Frogmore Cottage around 30 minutes after Prince Harry landed.

It is his first trip back to the UK from the United States in ten weeks, after his grandpa Prince Philip’s burial in April.

According to Hello! magazine, Harry is self-isolating in Frogmore Cottage for five days due to current regulations in the United Kingdom.

“It is quite something. No sooner had Harry been driven from Heathrow to Frogmore Cottage the Queen was on her way down,” a source said.

“I‘m sure they would have plenty to talk about. The Queen would obviously want to see her grandson after everything that has gone on and could take this opportunity to act as the peacemaker.”

This would not be the Duke’s first visit to Frogmore after relocating to the United States. Harry was quarantined at the royal home in April, ahead of his grandfather, Prince Philip’s, burial.

After accusing the royals of “total neglect” in a documentary last month, Harry may have some uncomfortable talks with the Queen.

However, a source told the Sun that she may be ready to look beyond “everything that has gone on” and play the role of “peacemaker.”

The Queen and her grandson, who lives in the United States, are extremely close.

In March, he told Oprah Winfrey, “I’ve spoken more to my grandmother in the last year than I have [in] many, many years. My grandmother and I have a really good relationship and understanding, and I have deep respect for her .”

Harry has returned for the first time since accusing the royal family of “neglect” in his explosive documentary The Me You Can’t See.

He also criticized Prince Charles and his parenting, saying that he relocated his family to the United States to “break the cycle of pain.”

Princess Eugenie, her husband, Jack Brooksbank, and their newborn son, August, now reside at Frogmore Cottage.

“Eugenie and Harry have always been close and they chat privately all the time,” a friend told HELLO! when Eugenie and Jack moved into the home in November 2020.

“It was Harry who suggested she and Jack could use Frogmore Cottage because it is much bigger than their cottage at Kensington Palace. It is a case of one family member reaching out to another.”

Harry and his brother Prince William will deliver remarks during the installation of the monument.

As they celebrate Diana’s life, the brothers will try to put their difficult relationship aside and let Diana be the center of attention.

The brothers announced the monument in a joint statement in January 2017, ahead of the 20th anniversary of Diana’s death on August 31st.

“It has been 20 years since our mother’s death and the time is right to recognize her positive impact in the U.K. and around the world with a permanent statue. Our mother touched so many lives. We hope the statue will help all those who visit Kensington Palace to reflect on her life and her legacy.”