{"id":2444660,"date":"2026-06-04T13:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2444660"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:15:18","slug":"meghan-celebrates-daughter-princess-lilibets-fifth-birthday-with-new-family-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-celebrates-daughter-princess-lilibets-fifth-birthday-with-new-family-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan celebrates daughter Princess Lilibet\u2019s fifth birthday with new family photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveMorningHeadlines\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/morningHeadlines1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Morning Headlines\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex has shared a new image of Princess Lilibet to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-king-charles-meghan-markle-sandringham-royal-family-b2948078.html\">celebrate her daughter\u2019s<\/a> fifth birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Captioned \u201cour dream girl\u201d, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/meghan-markle\">Meghan Markle<\/a> posted the photo on her Instagram account, with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/lifestyle\/meghan-markle-as-ever-jam-archie-lilibet-video-b2983387.html\">her daughter\u2019s face covered<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The barefoot youngster, known as Lili, was pictured with her long red hair down, being held in her father <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a>\u2019s arms as he looks at her adoringly.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan is standing <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/prince-harry-spare-book-william-b2826512.html\">next to Harry<\/a> in the image with her arm on his shoulder, also smiling at the princess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 ifFONT\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/04\/9\/51\/714652121_18041404841800310_1242387415731909405_n.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/04\/9\/51\/714652121_18041404841800310_1242387415731909405_n.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/04\/9\/51\/714652121_18041404841800310_1242387415731909405_n.jpeg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Duchess of Sussex captioned the post: \u2018Our dream girl. Happy 5th birthday, Lili\u2019\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">The Duchess of Sussex captioned the post: \u2018Our dream girl. Happy 5th birthday, Lili\u2019<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->Instagram\/@meghan<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The duchess wrote in the post: \u201cOur dream girl. Happy 5th birthday, Lili,\u201d followed by a white heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p>She also shared another photo showing Lili standing barefoot on the grass in the sunshine, wearing a summer dress.<\/p>\n<p>Lili is reaching out to touch the flowers of a blue-purple agapanthus, which is commonly known as Lily of the Nile or African Lily.<\/p>\n<p>The King\u2019s granddaughter was born on 4 June 2021 in the US and was named Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.<\/p>\n<p>She became entitled to be a princess only when Charles acceded to the throne, because of rules set out by King George V in 1917.<\/p>\n<p>Harry and Meghan started using prince and princess for Archie and Lili after the princess\u2019s christening in 2023, following correspondence with Charles about the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div data-gallery-length=\"2\" class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 gsRXzS\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/04\/10\/91f095f59615cdb304336d5ccb964accY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgwNjQ5OTM5-2.84257015.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/04\/10\/91f095f59615cdb304336d5ccb964accY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgwNjQ5OTM5-2.84257015.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/06\/04\/10\/91f095f59615cdb304336d5ccb964accY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgwNjQ5OTM5-2.84257015.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured on their visit to Australia\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">The Duke and Duchess of Sussex pictured on their visit to Australia<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->PA Wire<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to recent reports, Prince Harry is hoping they will be invited by the King for some \u201cfamily time\u201d at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sandringham\">Sandringham<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke of Sussex has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/royal-family\/millennial-prince-harry-entitlement-court-daily-mail-b2906615.html\">only seen his father twice in two years<\/a>, while his son Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet last saw their grandfather more than four years ago. The Duchess of Sussex was last in the UK when the couple attended Queen Elizabeth\u2019s funeral in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Harry, who is currently waiting for a decision on his UK security, has said he would not feel safe bringing his family to the UK without armed police protection, which the Sussexes lost when they stepped down from royal duties in 2020 and moved to the US.<\/p>\n<p>But the duke would reportedly welcome an invitation from the King to his estate in Norfolk, as he believes this would enable him to bring his family with him.<\/p>\n<p>Harry last saw his father on 10 September last year when they met for under an hour at Clarence House for the first time in 19 months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.independent.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The Duchess of Sussex has shared a new image of Princess Lilibet to celebrate her daughter\u2019s fifth birthday. 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