The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their baby daughter Lilibet Diana on June 4 at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and they announced her birth to the world two days later. Despite reports that Prince William and Princess Kate encouraged Harry and Meghan to visit the UK together with their children, Harry returned alone. Due to their decision to step down as royals and move to California, their children Lilibet and Archie are rarely seen by their royal relatives, including Princess Kate, who expressed her excitement to meet the new baby during a panel discussion with First Lady Jill Biden.
The royal family, especially the late Queen Elizabeth II, had limited interactions with Harry and Meghan’s children. The Queen only met Lilibet once when Harry and Meghan returned to the UK for her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. While Harry was persistent in trying to get a professional photo of his daughter with the monarch, the Queen declined. The couple’s decision to use the Queen’s childhood nickname, Lilibet, for their daughter sparked controversy, with claims that the Queen had not given her blessing for the name choice, despite the couple’s insistence to the contrary.
According to a royal expert, the Queen was reportedly “as angry as I’d ever seen her” over claims that she had approved the name Lilibet for Harry and Meghan’s daughter. The couple had even threatened legal action against news organizations that suggested otherwise. However, the Palace denied these claims and did not support the Sussexes’ version of events. The royal family’s limited interactions with Harry and Meghan’s children reflect the strained relationship between the Sussexes and their royal relatives, exacerbated by their decision to step back from royal duties and their move to California.
Harry and Meghan’s children, Lilibet and Archie, are rarely brought to meet the royal family, with few opportunities for their royal relatives to spend time with them. Despite Princess Kate’s expressed desire to meet Lilibet and the initial controversy over the choice of her name, the interactions between the Sussexes and the royal family remain limited. The fallouts and controversies surrounding Harry and Meghan over the years, including their strained relationship with the royal family and the public reactions to their choices, have contributed to the reduced interactions between their children and their royal relatives.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to raise their children away from the royal family spotlight, particularly in California, has further limited the opportunities for their children to interact with their royal relatives. The controversies surrounding their interactions with the royal family, from the choice of their daughter’s name to the limited access to professional photos with the Queen, reflect the ongoing tensions between the Sussexes and the royal family. Despite Princess Kate’s expressed wishes to meet Lilibet, the couple’s decision to step back from royal duties has resulted in minimal interactions with their royal relatives and limited opportunities for their children to be part of the royal family gatherings.
Overall, the limited interactions between Harry and Meghan’s children and their royal relatives reflect the ongoing tensions and controversies surrounding the couple’s decision to step back from royal duties. The strained relationship between the Sussexes and the royal family, exacerbated by their move to California and their limited interactions with their royal relatives, has led to minimal opportunities for their children, Lilibet and Archie, to be part of the royal family gatherings. Despite Princess Kate’s expressed excitement to meet Lilibet, the family dynamics and controversies surrounding the Sussexes have resulted in limited interactions with their royal relatives.
