Princess Lilibet of Sussex (Lilibet Diana; born 4 June 2021) is an American-born member of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and

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. She is a granddaughter of King Charles III and is seventh in the line of succession to the British throne. She was born during the reign of her great-grandmother,

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, 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 UTC). 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,

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

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and

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, and has an older brother,

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. Lilibet is a member of the British royal family and has mixed-race ancestry, having

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and

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maternal

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. She has dual citizenship 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 Queen Elizabeth II and grandfather King Charles III, then the

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

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for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in June 2022. She 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 John H. Taylor, the Bishop of Los Angeles. Her godfather is the American actor and comedian Tyler Perry. 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" and style " royal highness" 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 use the words "Princess Lilibet of Sussex" on 9 March 2023. It was reported that any titles would be used in formal settings, but not in everyday conversations by her parents.

References

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Birth, family and infancy

Titles, styles, and succession

See also

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