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The Royal Family Wishes Lilibet a Happy 1st Birthday

June 4, 2022

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attend the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral on June 03, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage)

Even although the festivities surrounding Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee are in full swing, the royal household took outing to want Lilibet a completely happy first birthday on Saturday, June 4. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter was named after the queen, whom the infant met for the primary time this weekend. Harry, Markle, Lilibet, and her large brother, Archie, 3, are all in England to affix within the jubilee festivities alongside the remainder of the royal household.

Queen Elizabeth despatched a message to Lilibet by way of her official Twitter account, which learn: “Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday!” And Lilibet’s grandfather and stepgrandmother Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, tweeted, “Wishing Lilibet a very happy 1st birthday today!” Meanwhile, Prince William and Kate Middleton had a message for his or her niece, too. “Wishing a very happy birthday to Lilibet, turning one today!” the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tweeted.

Harry and Markle are stated to be celebrating Lilibet’s first birthday privately as a household at Frogmore Cottage, the place they’re staying throughout their go to to England. This go to marks the 1-year-old’s first time in her father’s residence nation since Lilibet was born in Santa Barbara, CA, in 2021, the place the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved after exiting their official royal duties in favor of a extra non-public life with their youngsters.

A supply confirmed to Entertainment Tonight that Lilibet formally met her namesake on Thursday, June 2, after the Trooping the Colour. At the time, the Queen was additionally reunited together with her grandson Archie, who was born within the UK in 2019 previous to Harry and Markle’s exit. According to ET’s supply, the Queen — who’s sitting out Saturday’s Derby meeting at Epsom in an effort to tempo herself for the remainder of the weekend’s occasions — is predicted to go to the household privately to want her great-granddaughter a completely happy birthday. Since Frogmore Cottage is simply a half of a mile from Windsor Castle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are shut sufficient to make visits simple for the monarch.

Meanwhile, Harry and Markle are preserving a low profile this weekend as they deal with celebrating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee. On Thursday, they attended the Trooping of the Colour, however they didn’t be part of the senior royals on the balcony since they’re now not working members of the royal household. Instead, they watched the occasion from the Major General’s Office inside Buckingham Palace. However, the couple did be part of the household at Friday’s Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral — which marked their first public look with the royal household since 2020.

As for Saturday, it appears the Duke and Duchess of Sussex can be specializing in celebrating Lilibet’s special occasion whereas the remainder of the royal household attend the Derby meeting at Epsom.

June 4, 2022
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