Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcome daughter
British royals Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have welcomed a daughter.
In a statement released on their official website on Sunday, June 6, 2021, the couple welcomed a daughter and named her Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.
“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, June 4 at 11:40 a.m. in the trusted care of the doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA.”
“She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz. Both mother and child are healthy and well, and settling in at home.”
“Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.”
Harry and Meghan announced their pregnancy news earlier in February.
They got married in 2018 at a star-studded wedding held in England and welcomed their first child Archie in 2019.