Harry and Meghan’s son Archie celebrated his 4th birthday on May 6, the same day as King Charles’ official coronation. Things were understandably busy for the royals that day, but they did not wish the young Prince a happy birthday either.
But on Lilibet’s 1st birthday, which coincided with the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II, The Queen, Charles and Camilla, as well as brother Prince William and sister-in-law Kate sent well wishes on Twitter to Lilibet.
At the time, Kate and William shared “Wishing a very happy birthday to Lilibet, turning one today!” alongside a balloon emoji.
Clarence House shared a similar message on their Twitter account.
The youngest Princess had travelled to the UK with her parents and brother where she met her grandfather King Charles III and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for the first time.
In Harry’s tell-all memoir Spare, he shared some heartwarming details of the moment they met, including how she grabbed onto her great-grandmother’s leg.
He recalled his grandmother described Archie and Lilibet as the “sweetest children”.
“She’d expected them to be a bit more…American, I think? Meaning, in her mind, more rambunctious.”
Meghan gave birth to Lilibet on June 4, 2021 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, California.
In Spare, Harry also recalled how he felt the moment his first daughter was born.
“I wanted to say: Hello. I wanted to say: Where have you come from? I wanted to say: Is it better there? Is it peaceful? Are you frightened? Don’t be, don’t be, all will be well. I’ll keep you safe.”
