Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Reveal 1st Photo of Lili for Her 1st Birthday
07.06.2022 - 00:07
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Finally! Prince Harry and Meghan Markle released the first photo of their daughter, Lili, to mark the tot’s first birthday.
The Duke of Sussex, 37, and the Suits alum, 40, shared the sweet snap on Monday, June 6, days after celebrating the milestone. According to a spokesperson, the couple hosted a casual picnic for their youngest child at Frogmore Cottage over the weekend amid celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II‘s Platinum Jubilee.
The rep noted that Misan Harriman, who went to the party, took the photo of Lili at the event, which was attended by close friends and family of the Sussexes, who are also parents to son Archie, 3. The soirée also included a special birthday cake baked by Claire Ptak, who created Harry and Meghan’s wedding cake in 2018.
The photograph marks the first time that Lili’s face has been shown since her birth in June 2021. Lilibet, whose full name honors the queen and the late Princess Diana, met her great-grandmother, 96, for the first time this weekend. The BetterUp CIO and the Bench author returned to the U.K. for the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, attending Trooping the Colour on Thursday, June 3, and the Thanksgiving service for the queen on Friday, June 4.
Harry and Meghan’s appearance at the celebration of the monarch’s 70 years on the throne comes two months after they made their first joint trip back to the U.K. since stepping back from their senior royal duties. During their visit to the Netherlands to commemorate the Invictus Games, the pair stopped by Windsor Castle to meet with the queen for the first time since their move to the U.S.
“Both Meghan and I had tea with her. It was really nice to catch up with her,” Harry said during an interview with Today‘s Hoda Kotb in April, noting that his