Princess Lilibet of Sussex


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Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (born 4 June 2021) is the daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. She is the eleventh great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne.[1]

Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor

Born4 June 2021 (age 3)

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Nationality
  • American
  • British
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Birth and family

Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor is the second child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. She was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, on 4 June 2021 at 11:40 PDT (18:40 UTC). She is named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose family nickname is Lilibet,[1][2] and paternal grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales.[3] Her nickname is "Lili".[4]

Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor descends paternally from the British royal family. She has mixed-race ancestry.[5] Mountbatten-Windsor has dual nationality of the United States and the United Kingdom.[6]

Title and succession

Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne and is the most senior individual in the line to be born overseas.[6] Akin to the decision her parents made for her brother Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, it is unlikely that she will have a title.[7] Under Letters Patent issued by King George V in 1917, she is entitled to become a princess upon the accession of her grandfather, Charles, Prince of Wales.[1] In the 2021 television interview Oprah with Meghan and Harry, conducted before her birth, the Duchess of Sussex said that she had been told that changes would be made to remove that entitlement as part of Charles's reported plans for a slimmed-down monarchy.[8] The Prince of Wales desires a scaled-down royal family and has been privately lobbying for it, long before Harry and Meghan's relationship.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl". BBC News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Queen 'delighted' after Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl". BBC News. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby daughter - with name to honour Queen and Diana". Sky News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (7 June 2021). "The meaning behind Lilibet 'Lili' Diana Mountbatten-Windsor". CNN. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ Landler, Mark (6 June 2021). "Harry and Meghan Announce Birth of Second Baby, Lilibet Diana". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2021. ...after a sensational interview with Oprah Winfrey in which Meghan, a 'biracial' American former actress, accused the royal family...
  6. ^ a b Foster, Max; Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (6 June 2021). "Meghan and Harry welcome baby girl, Lilibet Diana". CNN. Retrieved 6 June 2021. Her birth in the United States makes her the most senior royal in the line of succession to have been born overseas. It also makes her a dual US-UK citizen, meaning that the youngest Sussex could potentially go on to become US President when she grows up.
  7. ^ Stacey, Danielle (6 June 2021). "Meghan Markle welcomes baby girl with Prince Harry". Hello!. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Archie: Why is Meghan and Harry's son not a prince?". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ Katz, Ian (25 October 2003). "Prince is very, very weak, says his former top aide". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ Murphy, Victoria (6 June 2012). "Queen Camilla? How once-sidelined duchess is now centre stage... and could take title when Charles is King". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

Princess Lilibet of Sussex

Born: 4 June 2021
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