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==Title and succession==
==Title and succession==
Mountbatten-Windsor is eighth in the [[line of succession to the British throne]] and is currently the highest-placed individual in the line to be born overseas.<ref name="CNN-June6"/> Akin to her brother [[Archie Mountbatten-Windsor]], it is unlikely that she will have a title.<ref>{{cite news|title= Meghan Markle welcomes baby girl with Prince Harry|url= https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20210606106923/meghan-markle-gives-birth-second-royal-baby/|work=Hello!|date=6 June 2021|last= Stacey|first= Danielle|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> Under [[Letters Patent (United Kingdom)|Letters Patent]] issued by [[King George V]] in 1917, she is entitled to become a princess upon the accession of her grandfather, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].<ref name="BBC-titles"/> In the 2021 television interview ''[[Oprah with Meghan and Harry]]'', conducted before her birth, the Duchess of Sussex said that she had been told that changes would be made to remove that entitlement as part of Charles's reported plans for a slimmed-down monarchy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Archie: Why is Meghan and Harry's son not a prince? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56325934 |work=BBC News | date=9 March 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref> The Duchess suggested this is because of racism,<ref>{{cite news|last=Davies|first=Caroline|date=8 March 2021|title=Palace under pressure to respond to Harry and Meghan racism claims|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/08/palace-under-pressure-to-respond-to-harry-and-meghan-racism-claims|work=The Guardian|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref> however the Prince of Wales's plans for a scaled-down royal family date back to the 1990s.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Royston|first=Jack|date=10 March 2021|title=The Full Story on Meghan Markle's Claim on Racism, Archie and Titles|url=https://www.newsweek.com/full-story-behind-meghan-markle-claim-racism-archie-titles-1574982|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>
Mountbatten-Windsor is eighth in the [[line of succession to the British throne]] and is currently the highest-placed individual in the line to be born overseas.<ref name="CNN-June6"/> Akin to her brother [[Archie Mountbatten-Windsor]], it is unlikely that she will have a title.<ref>{{cite news|title= Meghan Markle welcomes baby girl with Prince Harry|url= https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20210606106923/meghan-markle-gives-birth-second-royal-baby/|work=Hello!|date=6 June 2021|last= Stacey|first= Danielle|access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> Under [[Letters Patent (United Kingdom)|Letters Patent]] issued by [[King George V]] in 1917, she is entitled to become a princess upon the accession of her grandfather, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].<ref name="BBC-titles"/>


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Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
Born (2021-06-04) 4 June 2021 (age 2)
Nationality
  • American
  • British
Parents
Relatives

Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (born 4 June 2021) is the daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. She is the eleventh great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne.[1]

Birth and family

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor is the second child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. She was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California, on June 4, 2021 at 11:40 PDT (18:40 UTC). She is named after her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose family nickname is Lilibet,[1][2] and paternal grandmother, Diana, Princess of Wales.[3] Her nickname is "Lili".[4]

Mountbatten-Windsor descends paternally from the British royal family and has mixed-race ancestry.[5] She has dual nationality of the United States and the United Kingdom.[6]

Title and succession

Mountbatten-Windsor is eighth in the line of succession to the British throne and is currently the highest-placed individual in the line to be born overseas.[6] Akin to her brother Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, it is unlikely that she will have a title.[7] Under Letters Patent issued by King George V in 1917, she is entitled to become a princess upon the accession of her grandfather, Charles, Prince of Wales.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prince Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl". BBC News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Queen 'delighted' after Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby girl". BBC News. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Harry and Meghan announce birth of baby daughter - with name to honour Queen and Diana". Sky News. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (7 June 2021). "The meaning behind Lilibet 'Lili' Diana Mountbatten-Windsor". CNN. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ Landler, Mark (6 June 2021). "Harry and Meghan Announce Birth of Second Baby, Lilibet Diana". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2021. ...after a sensational interview with Oprah Winfrey in which Meghan, a 'biracial' American former actress, accused the royal family...
  6. ^ a b Foster, Max; Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (6 June 2021). "Meghan and Harry welcome baby girl, Lilibet Diana". CNN. Retrieved 6 June 2021. Her birth in the United States makes her the most senior royal in the line of succession to have been born overseas. It also makes her a dual US-UK citizen, meaning that the youngest Sussex could potentially go on to become US President when she grows up.
  7. ^ Stacey, Danielle (6 June 2021). "Meghan Markle welcomes baby girl with Prince Harry". Hello!. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Born: 4 June 2021
Lines of succession
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