Duchess Meghan + Prince Harry
They have become parents again
Now her son Archie has a little sister: Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan have become parents again.
Second baby for Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry! The royal couple has just announced this news.
Duchess Meghan, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, have become parents again after Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, 2. They had already announced on Valentine’s Day 2021 that they were expecting a girl.
Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry are happy about baby number two
The proud parents say about the new royal baby: “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter Lilibet” Lili “Diana Mountbatten-Windsor to the world. Lili was born on Friday Born June 4th at 11:40 am by the trusting hands of doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. “
The new parents of two have already revealed details about the weight of the bundle of joy. “It weighed 3,487 grams,” the official statement said. “Mother and child are healthy and well, and are settling in at home.”
The Sussexes name their daughter after the Queen
Much has been speculated which name the couple would choose for their first daughter. Now the guesswork is over. “Lili was named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty the Queen, whose nickname in the family is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen in memory of her beloved, late grandmother, the Princess of Wales,” said the statement for the Choosing a name for the youngest member of the Sussexes family.
On the website of their “Archewell Foundation”, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan share their first personal words after the birth of their little girl: “On June 4th we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter Lili. She is more than anything we could ever hope for and we remain grateful for the love and prayers that have reached us from around the world. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family. “
On the official website of their “Archewell Foundation”, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announce the birth of their daughter and address words of thanks to the people.
© Screenshot / archewell.com
The birth is all the more beautiful for Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan, as they had to get over a miscarriage in July 2020. The Duchess wrote a long essay about her experience for the newspaper “The New York Times”.
Will the baby get a royal title?
No, because Archie doesn’t have a title either. In addition, the Sussexes have withdrawn from the royal family, which clearly expresses their desire for a life away from the monarchy. The baby will therefore not be a prince or princess or royal highness. Regardless, the second baby of Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry will take eighth place in the line of succession.
The love story of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met in the summer of 2016 on a blind date in London arranged by a mutual friend. After the first love rumors in the press, Harry confirmed the relationship with Meghan in November 2016. The first photos together appeared in December 2016 and show the two of them after attending a play in London. The signs that the relationship is serious are growing steadily.
In September 2017, Meghan first spoke about her relationship with Harry in an interview with Vanity Fair. The couple is “very happy and in love”. In the same month, the prince and actress make their first public appearance at the Invictus Games in Toronto.
On November 27, 2017, the news that all Royal fans had been waiting for comes: Meghan and Harry announce their engagement. In an interview they speak for the first time publicly about their love. The wedding will take place on May 19, 2018 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
In October of the same year, the next wonderful news: Meghan announced her pregnancy with baby number one. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born on May 6, 2019 at Portland Hospital in London.
In January 2020, the Sussexes announce that they are stepping down from their royal duties and starting a new life far away from the British court. The so-called Megxit will come into force on April 1, 2020.
In July 2020, the couple will move to a villa in Montecito. In the same month, Duchess Meghan loses her unborn baby.
Wonderful news on Valentine’s Day 2021: Duchess Meghan is pregnant again!
This article originally appeared on GALA.de.