Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle have held a christening for their 21-month-old daughter Lilibet, a spokesperson for the couple have confirmed.
The ceremony took place last Friday; although the news wasn’t made public until this week. The private ceremony was held at the couple’s home in Montecito.
The christening was carried out by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Reverend John Taylor with People magazine reporting that there were between 20 and 30 guests at the event, with Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland and Lilibet’s godfather Tyler Perry both in attendance.
The first glimpse we got of Baby Lili was in the Sussex’s 2021 Christmas card. (Image: Alexi Lubomirski)
It’s been said that none of the members of the royal family were in attendance.
But a detail in the statement released about the christening on behalf of Harry and Meghan has sparked interest.
“I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3 by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Reverend John Taylor,” a spokesperson for the couple said.
The use of the word ‘Princess’ is the first time the couple have confirmed the expected title of their daughter.
When the Queen died it was reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s two children, Archie and Lilibet, became a prince and princess – but as King Charles III has the right to change that, it wasn’t confirmed if his two grandchildren held the title.
The almost 2-year-old is now officially Princess Lilibet. (Image: Misan Harriman)
Adding to the confusion was that both of the children are still listed without titles on the official royal website, where they’re named in the line of succession as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.
Now, Buckingham Palace have confirmed that it would update its website’s line of succession list.
Meghan said in an interview two years ago that the British royal family at the time refused to make her son Archie a prince.
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