Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce the birth of their daughter
Little Lilibet "Lili" Diana was born Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle announced Sunday "with immense joy" the birth of their second child, Lilibet "Lili" Diana, born Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Lilibet was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex explain in a statement. Her middle name, "Diana", pays homage to Prince Harry's mother, Princess Diana.
Meghan Markle and her daughter, who weighs nearly 3.5 kilos and is in eighth place in the order of succession, "are in good health," the statement said. "She is much more than anything we could have imagined," write Harry and Meghan of their two-year-old son Archie's little sister.
Official reactions
Queen Elizabeth II, her son Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, as well as Prince William and his wife Kate "have been informed and are delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex" , said a spokeswoman for Buckingham.
Prince Charles and his wife also tweeted their congratulations, along with a photo of Harry, Meghan and their two-year-old first son Archie. “We send our best wishes to all of them at this special time,” he wrote.
Prince William and Kate Middleton also said they were "delighted" on Twitter.
For his part, Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, sends his "congratulations" to Harry and Meghan after the birth of their daughter
Prince Harry, 36, sixth in the order of succession to the British crown, and Meghan Markle have withdrawn from the royal family, effectively since April 2020.
