Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have launched a uncommon new portrait of their daughter, Lilibet, on the event of her first birthday. Referred to as “Lili,” the duke and duchess’s youngest little one turned 1 on Saturday, June 4 amid celebrations in the UK for her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne.
The portrait lensed by photographer Misan Harriman — who additionally photographed Meghan’s being pregnant announcement — reveals Lilibet to be a redhead, taking after her father Harry. Carrying her brief, pink curls secured with a big white bow, the tot poses in a pale blue costume for the birthday picture.
Yahoo U.Okay. royal government editor Omid Scobie stories that the couple — who reunited with the prolonged royal household for a number of the London festivities honoring the queen final week — welcomed “shut family and friends” to their Frogmore Cottage residence close to England’s Windsor Citadel on Saturday. There, they celebrated their daughter’s birthday with an “intimate yard picnic” that includes a customized cake from Claire Ptak, the baker who created their very own lemon-flavored wedding ceremony cake again in 2018.
Lilibet’s first birthday additionally drew nicely needs from different members of the royal household, together with aunt and uncle Kate Middleton and Prince William, although it is unclear who attended the gathering in her honor.
Born a yr and a half after her dad and mom — who additionally share 3-year-old son Archie — introduced their formal exit from the royal household, Lilibet was given a reputation honoring her roots. Her first identify is a nod to the queen’s childhood nickname, whereas her center identify, Diana, honors her late paternal grandmother, Princess Diana.
