Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born at 11:40 PDT on June 4, 2021, a little sister for Prince Archie, who turned five last month.
The young royal, who is thought to have only visited the UK once, was born in California – a stark difference to the start of Archie’s life in the UK.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have largely kept their two children out of the media spotlight, but have given fans a rare glimpse into their lives over the past few years.
In 2022, Meghan and Harry featured various sweet clips and pictures of their little girl on their Netflix docuseries – and shared an official picture of Lilibet to mark her first birthday back in 2022.
Here Express.co.uk looks at five adorable pictures of Harry and Meghan’s little girl to mark her third birthday.
Meghan and Harry shared the happy news of Lilibet’s birth two days after she was welcomed to the world. On June 6, 2021, the proud parents shared a statement via their Archewell website, which read, “On June 4, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili.” They added: “She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe.” Their daughter’s full name is Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Her name pays homage to her late great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II – who held the nickname of ‘Lilibet’. Her middle name honours her late grandmother, and Harry’s mother, Princess Diana.
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In their Netflix docuseries in 2022, Meghan and Harry gave fans a glimpse of their daughter’s first year. Having not shared many pictures beforehand, the pair shared touching personal images, including one of a newborn Lilibet tucked into Meghan’s arms. The little one can be seen sleeping peacefully, and wrapped up in a blanket, she lay in her arms. Meghan previously told Ellen Degeneres in 2021 that their son “loved” being a big brother to his new sister.
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Unlike following the birth of their son, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle didn’t formally present their daughter to the world following her birth. The couple, however, surprised fans with a first glimpse of Lilibet in December 2021. The couple released a Christmas card to the world – which was also the first official portrait of the family-of-four. Meghan is holding her little girl – who at the time was around five or six-months-old – in the air with both her and Harry beaming up at Lilibet. Archie, sporting his father’s same red hair, was sat on Harry’s knee.
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Meghan and Harry also documented their daughter’s first steps in their Netflix docuseries at the end of 2022. In one clip, Lilibet can be seen being aided by her mum. A few months prior, Harry had revealed that his then-10-month-old daughter had began walking. In an interview for PEOPLE, Harry said: “[Lilibet’s] current priorities are trying to keep up with her brother; she took her first step just a few days ago! Proud papa, here.” Affectionately speaking of their daughter, Harry and Meghan are both known to refer to her as ‘Lili’.
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Princess Lilibet is thought to have spent her first birthday in Britain. The little one joined her parents and brother in the UK for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A few days after her birthday, which reportedly included a low-key party at Frogmore Cottage, an adorable photo of Lilibet was released to the public. The little girl can be seen, like her brother, sporting their dad’s red locks and, according to Harry, Lili also has “blue, blue, blue eyes”. Gushing over his little girl, Harry also said in their docuseries that Lili favors the Spencers and that he sees “a lot of his mum in Lili”.
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