Meghan and Harry Welcome Second Child, Name Her After Queen and Princess Diana

The baby is eighth in line to the British throne.

. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced the birth in a statement Sunday. “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world,” reads the statement. Meghan gave birth on Friday at 11:40 a.m. in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The first name of their daughter, Lilibet, is in honor of the Queen’s nickname while her middle name is in honor of Harry’s mother, Princess Diana. “Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales,” the statement added. There was no photo accompanying the announcement.

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