Queen Elizabeth celebrated more than one important milestone over the weekend!
In addition to her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, her great-granddaughter and namesake Lilibet marked her first birthday.
On Monday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shared a new photo of their daughter, who turned 1 on Saturday. The picture was taken on Saturday at Lili’s birthday celebration at her family’s UK home. only a half-mile from the Queen’s residence at Windsor Castle, Frogmore Cottage.
The photo was taken during a casual, intimate backyard picnic at Frogmore Cottage to celebrate the birthday with close friends and family. Misan Harriman, the photographer who previously took Meghan and Harry’s maternity pictures while they were expecting Lili, stepped behind the lens to take the picture.
Lili appears to have inherited her father’s trademark red hair and curious eyes!
Lili, full name Lilibet Diana Windsor Mountbatten, was named after the Queen, whose closed family members fondly call her Lilibet ever since she was a young girl.
“The Duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement, in fact his grandmother was the first family member he called. He shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honor during that conversation. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name.”
The name Lilibet was lovingly used by Queen Elizabeth’s father King George VI, who once said of his two daughters, “Lilibet is my pride. Margaret is my joy.” Other family members, most notably her late husband Prince Philip, used it as a pet name, and it’s possible that her elderly cousins, including Princess Alexandra, still do.
Lilibet, whose full name is Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, is also named after Harry’s beloved late mother, Princess Diana.
While Archie and Lili didn’t attend any of the Jubilee events, Meghan and Harry stepped out on Thursday for Trooping the Colour and on Friday for a thanksgiving service in honor of the Queen at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
They did not attend the Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday evening nor Sunday’s Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace. They returned to California on Sunday.
