Queen ‘finally meets Lilibet’ as great-granddaughter turns one on Jubilee weekend
The Queen is believed to have finally met her great-granddaughter Lilibet after Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s return to the UK.
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The Queen is believed to have finally met her great-granddaughter Lilibet.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle reportedly introduced the youngster, who turns one tomorrow, to the monarch at Windsor Castle yesterday.
Royal commentator Omid Scobie, author of Finding Freedom, said it would have been the first time the 96-year-old would have come face-to-face with her namesake, who was born in California last year.
He told BBC Breakfast: “Of course we know the Queen went back to Windsor Castle yesterday, the couple went back to Windsor as well where they‘re staying at Frogmore Cottage.
“So that would have been the first moment or the first chance for her to meet her namesake.”
He added that people shouldn’t expect “some sort of big birthday extravagant event” for the soon-to-be one-year-old’s celebrations - nor should they anticipate any photos.
“From what I‘m told, we shouldn’t expect anything,” he said.
“Those moments with Lilibet are very much private between them and the Queen and of course we know how much she‘s been looking forward to it.
“They’ve been held back by a pandemic. And so this really was the first time.”
Buckingham Palace refused to comment.
A “nervous” Meghan and Harry will appear publicly alongside William and Kate for the first time since Megxit on Friday UK time.
The Sussexes are expected to join other royals at a special service of thanksgiving to mark the Queen’s momentous 70-year reign.
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The monarch herself will not be in attendance after experiencing “discomfort” during yesterday’s festivities.
But most other members of the Firm - minus Andrew who has Covid - will gather at St Paul’s Cathedral in London for the occasion on day two of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Despite being welcomed back into the royal fold at Trooping the Colour yesterday, Meg, 40, and Harry, 37, are said to be anxious about this morning’s public reunion.
A source told The Mirror they were “perhaps understandably nervous” about coming face-to-face with those they had slated in an interview with Oprah Winfrey last year.
And the pressure is doubled by the fact this will be their first outing together with the entire family since they quit the Firm in 2020.
Omid said the couple hope to be as “low-profile as possible” during their trip to the UK.
And that showed yesterday when they made a concerted effort not to be seen before the RAF fly-past.
Both cheekily entertained the youngest royals from a window at the Major General’s Office as the military spectacular took place below.
Meghan, 40, was seen playfully placing a finger to her lips inside Buckingham Palace, telling the Queen’s great-granddaughters Savannah Phillips, 11, Isla Phillips, 10, Mia Tindall, 8 and Lena Tindall, 3, to be quiet.
Harry, 37, was soon pictured making the exact same gesture.
Meanwhile, the couple were later photographed chatting with the Queen’s cousin Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent.
Meghan went all out for her highly-anticipated royal return, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress and an eye-catching sunhat complete with a giant bow.
However, the pair were not able to join other royals on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the Trooping the Colour fly-past event, as it was limited to working royals only.
Instead, senior members of the royal family – including the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Kate Middleton – greeted an adoring public from the balcony for the photo op.
It’s a potentially awkward family reunion for Meghan and Harry, who have had little face-to-face contact with the royal family since their TV tell-all interview with Oprah 14 months ago.
During that sensational sit-down, the couple levelled accusations of racism at one unnamed member of the royal family, saying there were “concerns about how dark” their son Archie’s skin would be.
Meanwhile, Meghan claimed she was silenced by employees of the family and claimed sister-in-law Kate made her cry during an argument about wedding outfits ahead of her marriage to Harry.
It’s unclear whether the two women have had any contact since the bombshell interview.
This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission
Originally published as Queen ‘finally meets Lilibet’ as great-granddaughter turns one on Jubilee weekend
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