Princess Lilibet of Sussex (Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor; born 4 June 2021) is an American-born member of the

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. She is the daughter of

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, he is fifth in the line of succession to t ...

, and

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle, August 4, 1981) is an American member of the British royal family, media personality, entrepreneur, and former actress. She is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, the younger son ...

. She is a granddaughter of

King Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and ...

and is seventh in the

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. She was born during the reign of her great-grandmother

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

, whose childhood nickname was Lilibet.

Birth, family and infancy

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in

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, on 4 June 2021 at 11:40 PDT (18:40

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). Her birth, along with her name, were announced two days later. She is named after her paternal great-grandmother,

, who was called "Lilibet" by her family, and her paternal grandmother,

Diana, Princess of Wales Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William, ...

. Her nickname is "Lili". She is the second child of the

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and Duchess of Sussex, and has an older brother,

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. Lilibet is a member of the

and has mixed-race ancestry, having African and

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maternal lineage. She has

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of the United States and the United Kingdom. In December 2021, the first photograph of Lilibet was released to the public as a Christmas card from her parents. Lilibet met her great-grandmother Elizabeth II and grandfather

Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and ...

, then the

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, in-person for the first time when the family travelled to London for

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in June 2022. Lilibet was christened in the Episcopal Church, a province of the

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, in a private service at her parents' home on 3 March 2023 by the Bishop of Los Angeles, John H. Taylor. Her godfather is the American actor and comedian

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. Lilibet and her family reside primarily in

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Titles, styles, and succession

At the accession of Charles III, Lilibet became entitled to use the title "

princess Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for ...

" and

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" as the child of a son of the monarch, pursuant to

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issued by

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in 1917. However, sources reported that it was unclear whether she would use that title, noting that not all members of the royal family who are eligible for a title choose to use one. An 8 March 2023 statement by a spokesperson for Lilibet's parents confirming her baptism days earlier marked the first time that her parents had publicly used her title of "princess", with the announcement referring to her as "Princess Lilibet Diana". The official website of the royal family was updated to refer to her as "Princess Lilibet of Sussex" on 9 March 2023. Lilibet will use titles in formal settings but not in everyday conversations.

References

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Birth, family and infancy

Titles, styles, and succession

See also

References