Jeni Watson
At a backyard picnic with their guests, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrate Lilibet’s first birthday.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in the United Kingdom for Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee celebrations.
Fans are awestruck after the family published new photos of their princess. The name Lilibet comes from Queen Elizabeth 11’s nickname.
Lilibet has turned one!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s kid celebrated her first birthday in her father’s homeland on Saturday.
Similarly, Several members of her royal family flocked to social media to wish the baby a happy birthday.
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“Have a wonderful first birthday, Lilibet!” Queen Elizabeth, Lili’s great-grandmother, posted this on her official social media account.
“Wishing a very happy birthday to Lilibet, who turns one today!” Kate Middleton and Prince William both tweeted.
“Wishing Lilibet a very happy 1st birthday today!” tweeted Lilibet’s grandfather Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
The 37-year-old former military pilot and the 40-year-old “Suits” alum have been in England since Tuesday to help celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
The visit was the toddler’s first encounter with the king, who is 96, since her birth in July 2021.
Since early 2020, when Harry and Markle stepped down from their roles as senior royal family members, they have lived in California. They announced their departure in February 2021.
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In April 2021, the duke returned to England. His visit was for his grandpa Prince Philip’s burial, leaving his wife, daughter, and their 3-year-old son, Archie, at home.
In July 2021, Harry drove alone to Kensington Palace to assist estranged brother Prince William in the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana, Harry’s late mother.
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When the creator of the Invictus Games flew over the pond for the annual multi-sport event for the third time in April, Markle accompanied him.
Before departing for the Netherlands, the pair paid a visit to Windsor Castle to see the Queen and Harry’s father, Prince Charles.
Amid the Jubilee celebrations, Harry and Markle have taken a back seat on their first journey abroad as a family of four.
The couple and their children did not join the Queen, Charles, 73, William, 39, and other royal family members on the Buckingham Palace balcony on Thursday.
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“The Queen has decided that this year’s traditional Trooping the Colour balcony appearance… shall be limited to Her Majesty and those members of the royal family who are currently executing formal public activities on behalf of the Queen,” said a palace statement ahead of the ceremony.
Lilibet was named after her great-grandmother, who is currently commemorating her 70th year of service. Lilibet is the family nickname for the matriarch.
Last year, Page Six reported that Harry and Markle discussed the title with the Queen.
While raising their kid in their Montecito, Calif., home, the couple has been respectful of her privacy. Harry and Markle waited six months before revealing Lilibet’s face on their Christmas card.
In the caption of their December 2021 family portrait, the pair wrote gently that the toddler had made them a “whole family.”
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