{"id":2303147,"date":"2026-02-27T14:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2303147"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:20:20","slug":"prince-william-and-princess-kate-never-met-lilibet-despite-uk-return-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-and-princess-kate-never-met-lilibet-despite-uk-return-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William and Princess Kate &#8216;never met Lilibet&#8217; despite UK return | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lilibet, who was just days away from her first birthday, travelled to the UK with Harry, Meghan and her brother, Prince Archie, to attend celebrations for the late Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. During the visit, Lilibet is believed to have met her great-grandmother, the late Queen, and her paternal grandfather, now King Charles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It has now been reported that Lilibet, who will celebrate her fifth birthday later this year, did not get a chance to meet her uncle and aunt during the visit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Myers wrote: &#8220;As Harry and Meghan welcomed the birth of their daughter Lilibet on 4 June 2021, William and Catherine sent a gift and a card of congratulations \u2013 although that would be the extent of their contact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;On 4 June, Harry and Meghan threw a small birthday party for their daughter\u2019s first birthday, creating an opportunity for the Queen to meet her great-granddaughter for the first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Explaining why Catherine and William did not meet Lilibet during her one-and-only visit to the UK, he added: &#8220;Despite the warmth extended to the monarch, the Sussexes did not meet William and Catherine &#8211; relations between the couples remained incredibly fractured.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ensure our latest royal headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=express.co.uk&amp;hl=en_GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to activate<\/a> or just add us as Preferred Source in your Google search settings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Unlike Lilibet, William and Catherine met Archie at Meghan and Harry&#8217;s former UK home, Frogmore Cottage, shortly after his birth in May 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It has been reported that the couple&#8217;s three children &#8211; Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis &#8211; were not present for the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Although they did not meet Lilibet, the couple did send public birthday wishes in honour of Lilibet&#8217;s first birthday. 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