{"id":22409,"date":"2021-06-07T07:29:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T07:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=22409"},"modified":"2021-06-07T07:29:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T07:29:25","slug":"royals-welcome-harry-and-meghans-new-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=22409","title":{"rendered":"Royals welcome Harry and Meghan\u2019s new daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Queen is \u201cdelighted\u201d after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced the birth of their second child, Lilibet \u201cLili\u201d Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, Buckingham Palace has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge also congratulated the couple on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Queen\u2019s 11th great-grandchild was born on Friday at a hospital in Santa Barbara, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lilibet was the Queen\u2019s nickname when she was a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buckingham Palace said: \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince Charles, Prince Harry\u2019s father, and the Duchess of Cornwall tweeted<\/a>: \u201cCongratulations to Harry, Meghan and Archie on the arrival of baby Lilibet Diana. Wishing them all well at this special time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince William and the Duchess and Cambridge said: \u201cWe are all delighted by the happy news of the arrival of baby Lili.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent his \u201cmany congratulations\u201d to the couple and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the \u201cwonderful news\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lilibet was born at 11:40am local time, weighing 7 lbs 11oz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is eighth in line to the throne \u2013 meaning Prince Andrew, who was born as second in line in 1960, moves down to ninth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lilibet \u2013 the Queen\u2019s family nickname \u2013 was coined when then-Princess Elizabeth was just a toddler and could not pronounce her name properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her grandfather, King George V, would affectionately call her Lilibet, imitating her own attempts to say her name. It soon stuck and she became Lilibet to her family from then on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Queen, pictured here with her grandparents in 1932, was called Lilibet by her grandfather King George V<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prince Harry and Meghan said their baby\u2019s middle name, Diana, was chosen to honour her \u201cbeloved late grandmother\u201d, the Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a message of thanks on the couple\u2019s Archewell website, they said: \u201cOn June 4, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we\u2019ve felt from across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The message adds that anyone wishing to send gifts is asked to \u201csupport or learn more about\u201d organisations working for women and girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have not released any photos of their daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, met on a blind date and married in May 2018 in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. They welcomed their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, a year later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meghan\u2019s friend, Misan Harriman, who took black-and-white photographs of the couple for their pregnancy announcement, tweeted his congratulations: \u201cLilibet has arrived! Congratulations to my brave friend and her lovely family!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The couple, pictured here with their son Archie, announced on Valentine\u2019s Day in February they were expecting their second child<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Prince Harry has publicly reflected on his approach to parenthood recently, saying he wanted to \u201cbreak the cycle\u201d of the \u201cpain and suffering\u201d of his upbringing with his own children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and Meghan quit their roles as senior working royals in March 2020. Speaking last month, the duke said moving to the US had not been part of the plan, but he felt he had to put his family and mental health first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the move, Lilibet is the most senior royal in the current line of succession to be born overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like her older brother Archie and most of the Queen\u2019s great-grandchildren, she is not eligible to have a royal title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under rules laid out more than 100 years ago, she would not be allowed to be a princess nor an HRH until Prince Charles becomes king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November, Meghan revealed she had a miscarriage several months earlier, writing about her \u201calmost unbearable grief\u201d in a deeply personal article for the New York Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the piece, she said \u201cdespite the staggering commonality of [miscarriages], the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame\u201d and went on to commend those who \u201cbravely shared their stories\u201d, saying: \u201cWhen one person speaks truth, it gives license for all of us to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source:<\/strong>BBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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