This is the second child for the couple, who have a two-year-old son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The royals, including Harry s father Prince Charles and brother Prince William, were delighted with the news of the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex s baby girl in Los Angeles on Friday, the Buckingham Palace said in a statement. Harry and Meghan s second child is named after the Queen, who was affectionately nicknamed Lilibet by her family, and her late grandmother, Princess Diana, it said. Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the birth of Lilibet Diana, the statement said.
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Lilibet - the Queen s family nickname - was first used when Princess Elizabeth was just a toddler and unable to pronounce her own name properly.
The moniker stuck, and was affectionately used by both her father grandfather King George V and husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I nearly had a coronary : Australian radio shock jock Kyle Sandilands, 49, (left) has voiced is disapproval after learning that royal haters Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan Markle, 39, (both pictured right with baby Archie) named their newborn daughter Lilibet after the Queen
Lili s middle name Diana honours Harry s later mother Diana, Princess of Wales.
Celebrity by Claudia Aoraha 7th Jun 2021 12:55 PM The Queen, Prince William, and Kate Middleton have congratulated Meghan and Harry on the birth of their daughter, Lilibet Diana. Her Majesty and the royals tonight said they were delighted at the news and made a touching tribute to the couple and their baby girl - who has been named in the Queen s honour. Prince William and Kate Middleton also said that they have been told the happy news - and are delighted for Meghan and Harry. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: The Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been informed and are delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.