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Meghan Markle is celebrating her forty fifth birthday as we speak.

And the Duchess of Sussex is marking the event in a means that may in all probability earn her some harsh criticism from the stodgy haters within the British tabloid press.

Sure, as an alternative of posing for an official pictorial by a photographer who was handpicked by her in-laws, Meghan took a way more Californian strategy to her massive day.

She donned her swimsuit, grabbed some balloons, and jumped into the closest pool.

“Thanks for the birthday love!” she captioned the submit, which was appropriately paired with Cliff Richard and The Shadows’ 1963 hit, “Summer time Vacation.”

Based on Folks, the photographs had been taken throughout an early birthday celebration in California by a pal of Meghan’s mom, Doria Ragland.

As typical, the celebration prolonged past Meghan’s private account.

Her life-style model, As Ever, additionally honored its founder with an Instagram tribute that includes a mixture of latest and childhood photographs, together with a snapshot of a younger Meghan carrying pigtails.

“Glad birthday to our founder, @meghan,” the model wrote earlier than including,

“Lighting No. 084 to rejoice!” — a reference to the corporate’s Signature Candle No. 084, which is called after Meghan’s August 4 birthday.

Whereas Meghan selected to share a glimpse of her birthday festivities on-line, she has typically stored the precise celebrations non-public in recent times.

She and Prince Harry sometimes spend the day with their youngsters, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, away from the general public eye.

Final yr, the couple celebrated Meghan’s forty fourth birthday with a dinner at Beverly Hills restaurant Funke, which she later described as one of many “prime 5 meals of my life” in an Instagram submit thanking Harry, pals, and household for making the event particular.

The birthday comes after a busy stretch for the Sussexes.

In latest weeks, Meghan has been selling Cookie Queens, the Lady Scout-inspired documentary she co-executive produced by way of Archewell Productions.

She has additionally shared glimpses of the household’s summer season travels, together with a European trip with Harry, Archie, and Lilibet that reportedly included stops in Portugal and the UK.

For now, nevertheless, Meghan seems content material to maintain issues easy — celebrating with balloons, a pool, and a heartfelt thank-you to those that helped make her forty fifth birthday memorable.

It’s a celebration match for a duchess.