Princess Lilibet Diana, who was born to Prince Harry and Meghan in June 2021, was christened on Friday. The announcement is the first time she has been publicly called a princess and confirms that Harry and Meghan will use the royal titles for their children.
The royal family didn't attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet's christening this month. But Princess Diana's two sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, were present at the ceremony, The Mirror reported.
At the time of the late Queen's death and the King's accession, a spokesman for the King pledged to update Archie and Lilibet's names on the site “as and when we get information”. The christening took place privately at the Sussexes' home in California.
Royal Family Didn't Come to Princess Lilibet's Christening Despite Invite from Meghan and Harry.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirmed that their daughter, Princess Lilibet, was christened at their family home in Montecito on 3 March. No pictures have been released from the christening, with Harry and Meghan choosing to shield Lilibet and big brother, Prince Archie, three, away from the public eye.
While the Royal Family Skipped Princess Lilibet's Christening, Princess Diana's Two Sisters Were There | Marie Claire.
The intimate gathering, which took place on Friday, 3 March, was reportedly attended by Harry's aunts, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale, the sisters of the late Princess Diana, according to Marie Claire.
According to People, Harry and Meghan had extended an invite but they were unable to attend – no doubt due to the distance and their busy royal schedules. Royal watchers were quick to notice that the Sussexes referred to their daughter as 'Princess Lilibet' for the first time.
It was through a statement, from Harry's PR team, that we learned his daughter had been christened, and not only that, but she was now being styled Princess Lilibet. A day later, and the palace responds by updating the line of succession online, adding prince and princess to Archie and Lilibet's names.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter was christened in a small and intimate ceremony at their home in Montecito.
Well, why?" However, when he was born seventh in line to the throne in May 2019, Archie was too far down the line of succession - though he was a great-grandchild of the monarch, he was not a first-born son of a future king, so was not automatically a prince. Could King Charles remove Archie and Lilibet's royal titles?
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's youngest child has been christened. The ceremony for their daughter, Princess Lilibet, took place at the couple's home. The 21-month-old was baptized on Friday by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev. John Taylor, Harry and Meghan said in a statement.
We know that the Sussexes' close friend, actor Tyler Perry, is godfather to Lilibet, as he revealed the news in Harry and Meghan's recent Netflix docuseries.
Royal biographer Tom Bower said: 'My guess is that Meghan and Harry know that Charles won't give their children princely titles and won't help them christen Lilibet in Windsor or the Abbey (otherwise they would have waited if they came to the Coronation.
Similarly, Archie and Lilibet automatically became a prince and princess when Charles III ascended the throne upon his mother's death on September 8, 2022 (although they cannot use their HRH style as their father's is in abeyance).
He was christened Henry Charles Albert David on 21 December 1984 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie. Growing up, he was referred to as "Harry" by family, friends, and the public, and was nicknamed "Harold" by his brother.
Update: Following the death of Queen Elizabeth and King Charles III's accession to the throne, Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten Windsor immediately became Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet as grandchildren of the reigning monarch following the current Letters Patent.
Both Lilibet and her brother Archie have been entitled to use HRH, or His or Her Royal Highness, and the prince and princess titles, under the 1917 rules, since Queen Elizabeth II died and Charles ascended the throne.
Lili has only had one formal portrait released, which came in honor of her first birthday in June 2022. It was taken at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor by Meghan's favorite photographer Misan Harriman when the family visited England for the late Queen Elizabeth II's platinum Jubilee.
The Sussexes have also broken royal tradition with their daughter's age at her baptism. Their son Archie was christened at just two months of age, in keeping with previous royal christening, while Lilibet was baptised at 21 months.
Key Background. Harry and Markle no longer receive money from Harry's royal relatives.
While Harry was in attendance at Westminster Abbey this morning for his father's crowning, as he was not on the balcony as he is not a working royal. His wife Meghan did not make the trip for the event; she stayed in California with the Sussexes' two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
It's really such a touching way to keep their 'Granny Diana' present in their lives." While present, the Spencer sisters were able to witness aspects of Meghan's cultural background, including how Lilibet's godfather, Tyler Perry, brought a singing group for the tot's baptism.
A spokesman for the couple did not name family members who attended the party, but Zara and Mike Tindall are believed to have made an appearance. But Prince William, Kate, George and Charlotte were in Wales representing the Queen.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have named their daughter Lilibet Diana, paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and the late Princess Diana.