Princess Lilibet Is 4! All About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Daughter

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are saying goodbye to nan toddler years pinch their younger child.

On June 4, 2025, nan couple's daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten Windsor, now Princess Lilibet of Sussex, celebrated her 4th birthday, pinch her mom sharing caller photos of her to people nan occasion.

Lilibet was calved successful Santa Barbara, Calif., successful 2021, 2 years aft her large brother, Archie Harrison, successful May 2019.

During a November 2022 section of her Archetypes podcast, Meghan said that she was “in nan heavy of it" pinch 2 toddlers.

Despite nan demands of parenthood, Prince Harry told Today big Hoda Kotb while promoting nan Invictus Games successful 2022 that he is greatly enjoying fatherhood.

“I emotion it. I emotion each portion of it. I’ve ever wanted to beryllium a dad,” he said. “I’ve ever wanted to person my ain kids, and now I sewage 2 small group who I’m responsible for."

Lili is nan youngest grandchild of King Charles. Even though Harry and Meghan person a strained narration pinch nan royal family, they dream their children will person a adjacent relationship pinch them.

"I've said earlier that I've wanted a family, not an institution — truthful of course, I would emotion thing much than for our children to person relationships pinch members of my family, and they do pinch some, which brings maine awesome joy," Harry said successful a 2023 PEOPLE screen story.

Here's everything to cognize astir Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Lilibet Diana.

She was calved successful June 2021 successful Santa Barbara

The mates welcomed Lili connected June 4, 2021, astatine Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital successful Santa Barbara, Calif. She was calved astatine 11:40 a.m. and weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz.

“On June 4th, we were blessed pinch nan presence of our daughter, Lili. She is much than we could person ever imagined, and we stay grateful for nan emotion and prayers we've felt from crossed nan globe. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very typical clip for our family," nan second-time parents wrote connected their Archewell website soon aft her arrival.

Members of nan royal family besides congratulated nan couple connected their caller addition, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, who wrote a congratulatory connection connected their charismatic Instagram account.

"We are each delighted by nan happy news of nan presence of babe Lili. Congratulations to Harry, Meghan and Archie," they captioned a photo of a pregnant Markle holding Archie successful her arms pinch Harry embracing them from behind.

She is named aft Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana

In a statement released aft Lili’s birth, which was during Queen Elizabeth’s reign, nan mates elaborate nan typical meaning down their daughter’s name.

“Lili is named aft her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her mediate name, Diana, was chosen to grant her beloved precocious grandmother, The Princess of Wales."

The sanction Lilibet was affectionately utilized by Queen Elizabeth's begetter King George VI, who erstwhile said of his 2 daughters, "Lilibet is my pride. Margaret is my joy." It was a pet sanction utilized by different family members, astir notably her precocious husband, Prince Philip.

When Prince Philip died successful 2021, his casket was adorned pinch a handwritten note from Queen Elizabeth signed “Lilibet.”

Prince Harry and Meghan sought Queen Elizabeth’s support for utilizing her nickname arsenic their daughter’s moniker.

A spokesperson for nan Duke and Duchess of Sussex told PEOPLE successful a statement, "The Duke said pinch his family successful beforehand of nan announcement, successful truth his grandma was nan first family personnel he called. During that conversation, he shared their dream of naming their girl Lilibet successful her honor. Had she not been supportive, they would not person utilized nan name."

“Lili” besides serves arsenic a tribute to Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, who gave Meghan nan puerility nickname "Flower."

She is simply a princess

Upon nan death of Queen Elizabeth successful September 2022, Harry’s father, King Charles, instantly became monarch. As grandchildren to nan monarch, Archie and Lili were afforded nan titles of prince and princess nether a 20th-century rule.

The rule, established by King George V aft he issued a Letters Patent successful 1917, read: " … nan grandchildren of nan sons of immoderate specified sovereign successful nan nonstop antheral statement (save only nan eldest surviving boy of nan eldest boy of nan Prince of Wales) shall person and bask successful each occasions nan style and title enjoyed by nan children of dukes of these our realms."

The siblings did not person these titles astatine commencement since their grandfather was not a monarch then. PEOPLE understands that nan titles will beryllium utilized successful much general settings and not successful mundane use.

In February 2024, Lili became Princess Lilibet of Sussex erstwhile her parents adopted Sussex arsenic nan family's past name.

She is nan first grandchild of King Charles to beryllium calved successful nan U.S.

After stepping backmost arsenic moving royals successful 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan near nan U.K. and temporarily moved to Canada earlier settling successful nan United States, specifically Montecito, Calif.

Although Lili wasn’t nan first royal babe to beryllium born successful America — Lord Frederick Windsor (the boy of Queen Elizabeth’s cousin, Prince Michael of Kent) and his woman Sophie Winkleman welcomed their daughter, Maud Windsor, successful California successful 2013 —  she did make history by being nan first great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth and nan first grandchild of King Charles to beryllium calved successful nan U.S.

She is 7th successful statement to nan throne

Both Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet are successful nan line of succession to nan British throne. Their begetter is presently 5th successful statement to nan throne, down Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, pinch Archie is sixth and Lilibet seventh.

However, if immoderate of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children person kids, nan succession bid will alteration pinch Prince Harry and his children moving down successful nan list.

Her godfather is Tyler Perry

In nan last section of nan Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, Tyler Perry — who offered nan Duke and Duchess of Sussex his California home to move into aft they stepped backmost from royal duties temporarily — revealed that nan mates called him and asked him to beryllium Lili’s godfather aft she was born.

The filmmaker shared that while their chats are much lighthearted, they "were beautiful superior connected nan phone" erstwhile they called to ask.

"I go, 'Okay, what's going on?' They said, 'Well, we'd for illustration for you to beryllium Lili's godfather.' I go, 'Whoa,' " Perry said. "I had to return a infinitesimal to return that in. And I thought, 'I'd beryllium honored. I'd perfectly beryllium honored.' "

She has reddish hairsbreadth for illustration her begetter and brother

Even though nan world first sewage a glimpse of Lili erstwhile she was a fewer months aged connected nan beforehand of nan family's 2021 vacation card, it wasn’t until her first birthday erstwhile nan parents released a portrait of their girl that it was noticeable she took aft her dada successful nan hairsbreadth department.

While promoting his memoir Spare connected The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert, Harry joked that “the ginger cistron is simply a beardown one,” arsenic their boy Archie besides has a tint of reddish hair.

"The Spencer cistron is very, very strong," Harry said, referring to his mother’s broadside of nan family arsenic each 3 of her siblings — Lady Jane Fellowes, Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Charles, 9th Earl Spencer — person people reddish hair.

“I really really, genuinely thought astatine nan opening of my narration [with Meghan] that should this spell nan region and we person kids that there's nary measurement nan ginger cistron will guidelines up to my wife's genes, but I was wrong!"

She started stepping soon aft her first birthday

According to Prince Harry, Lili took her first steps astir 10 months old.

"Her existent priorities are trying to support up pinch her brother; she took her first measurement conscionable a fewer days ago!" nan Duke of Sussex told PEOPLE successful an exclusive question and reply successful April 2022. “Proud papa, here."

A fewer months later, nan Duchess of Sussex revealed during a November 2022 Archetypes podcast that Lili was officially walking.

"Lili has conscionable started walking," Meghan told her guest, character Pamela Adlon, successful a speech astir being a woman and mother. "She's a twelvemonth and a mates of months old."

She sewage to meet her namesake, Queen Elizabeth, earlier nan monarch’s decease successful 2022

Shortly aft Lili’s birth, nan newborn had a very important family engagement to be — meeting her namesake and great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.

The punctual introduction, which happened via a video call, highlights nan bond Harry shared pinch his grandmother, which grew stronger aft his mother’s tragic decease successful 1997.

"My grandmother and I were very close, and we very overmuch did person a typical relationship," he told PEOPLE successful an exclusive screen communicative successful 2023.

It is believed Queen Elizabeth sewage to meet her great-granddaughter successful personification erstwhile nan Sussexes traveled to nan U.K. for nan Queen’s Platinum Jubilee successful June 2022.

The Duke of Sussex recalled fond memories he has of his precocious grandma spending clip pinch his children successful his memoir, Spare.

"I couldn't extremity picturing them pinch Granny,” he wrote. “The last visit. Archie making deep, chivalrous bows, his babe sister Lilibet cuddling nan monarch's shins. Sweetest children, Granny said, sounding bemused. She'd expected them to beryllium a spot much ... American, I think? Meaning, successful her mind, much rambunctious."

Meghan shared caller photos of her successful grant of her 4th day

When Lilibet turned 4 connected June 4, her proud mom shared antecedently unseen photos of her and Harry pinch their girl connected Instagram. In 1 photo, nan 2 snuggled together connected a boat. The 2nd photograph appeared to person been taken soon aft Lili's commencement arsenic she laic connected her mom's chest.

"Happy day to our beautiful girl!" Meghan wrote. "Four years agone coming she came into our lives - and each time is brighter and amended because of it. Thanks to each of those sending emotion and celebrating her typical day!"

In different post, Meghan shared photos of Harry pinch a newborn Lili and nan 2 stepping done nan soil together.

"The sweetest enslaved to watch unfold 💕 Daddy’s small woman and favourite adventurer. Happy day Lili!" she wrote.