Meghan and Harry
(Picture: PA Wire)Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet has been added to the Royal Family’s line of succession on the official website.
Her addition comes seven weeks after Lilibet was born in Santa Barbara, California on June 4.
Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor has been listed eighth in line to the throne on royal.uk.
The the line of succession on the @RoyalFamily website has just been updated to include the Sussexes’ second child: Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, who is eighth in line to the throne. She was born on June 4. pic.twitter.com/EUX8DFDBDK
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) July 26, 2021
Her place comes after her big brother Archie who is the Sussexes’ first child.
Harry and Meghan’s friend Omid Scobie, the Harper’s Bazaar US royal editor, tweeted on Monday: “The line of succession on the @RoyalFamily website has just been updated to include the Sussexes’ second child: Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, who is eighth in line to the throne. She was born on June 4.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the Royal Family website is “updated periodically”.
Harry and Meghan gave a sweet nod to the Queen by naming their daughter after her.
They chose Lilibet because it was the nickname the Queen was given by her father and later was used by her husband Prince Philip.
Lilibet also has the middle name Diana after her grandmother the Princess of Wales.
At the time of her birth, the website Archewell shared a statement: “On 4 June, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili. She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been informed and are delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”
A tweet from Prince William and Kate’s official Twitter read: “We are all delighted by the happy news of the arrival of baby Lili. Congratulations to Harry, Meghan and Archie.”
