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Jennifer Newton

Meghan Markle's annual birthday wish and the firm request she issued for her fans

Meghan Markle has a cause for celebration today - that's because it is her birthday.

She turns 41 today - and is likely to be sharing her big day with her husband Prince Harry and young children Archie and Lilibet at their home in California.

There's also no doubt Harry and the children will mark Meghan's birthday with lovely presents.

And she previously revealed what she wishes for each year for her birthday - and it's a tradition she started inspired by her mum Doria Ragland.

On her now-defunct lifestyle blog The Tig, Meghan once wrote that she uses her birthday to make resolutions for herself - and what she hopes to see in the year ahead.

Meghan Markle, who is celebrating her birthday today (Getty Images)

Writing in 2016, she said: "My mom has always said that birthdays are your own personal New Year.

"Your own chance to make resolutions just for yourself and what you prognosticate for your year ahead."

And according to the blog, Meghan makes the same wish every time her birthday comes around.

She wrote she wanted: "More surprises, more adventure, more opportunities to grow, more days filled with giggles and cheeky jokes, more delicious meals, and more inspiration. Always more inspiration."

Meghan with her mum Doria Ragland (Getty Images)

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Birthdays were a theme running throughout her blog - and in 2014, when she turned 33, she made a very specific request for a gift from her fans.

She wrote: "I am 33 years old today. And I am happy. And I say that so plainly because, well…it takes time."

And continued: "So for my birthday, here’s what I would like as a gift: I want you to be kind to yourself. I want you to challenge yourself.

"I want you to stop gossiping, to try a food that scares you, to buy a coffee for someone just because, to tell someone you love them…and then to tell yourself right back. I want you to find your happiness.

Meghan and Prince Harry at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this year (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

"I did. And it’s never felt so good."

Meghan ran her blog, named after her favourite red wine, for three years during her days as an actress on the hit TV legal drama Suits.

She closed the website in April 2017, after it was revealed she was dating Harry.

Earlier today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took to social media to send birthday wishes to Meghan - despite an ongoing rift between the couples.

On Twitter and their Instagram stories and they wrote: "Wishing a happy birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!"

They also shared a picture of Meghan, which was taken outside St Paul's Cathedral during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations earlier this summer.

There has been much made of the rift between the two brothers with their frosty relationship reportedly sparked by William's concerns over Harry's fast-developing relationship with Meghan ahead of their royal wedding in 2018.

Meanwhile, other royals who have also sent a public birthday message to Meghan are Harry's dad Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

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