Why the royal family didn’t publicly mark Princess Lilibet’s third birthday

Lilibet was born in California in June 2021. She was named after her late great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

At the time of her birth, it was claimed by sources close to the Sussexes that the late monarch was introduced to her great-grandchild via video call. A source had told People magazine: “They were very excited and couldn’t wait to share that their daughter arrived.

“Princess Lilibet celebrated her third birthday an entire ocean away from the Windsors and did not receive any public wishes from them on Tuesday, June 4.

The youngest child to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Lilibet celebrated her birthday with a star-studded party at the Sussexes’ $14 million mansion in Montecito, California, over the weekend. Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, and other celebrities are believed to have attended the birthday bash.It was only about a year after her birth when Lilibet traveled to the UK to physically meet her father’s side of the family. At the time, Prince Harry and his wife traveled with their two children to attend Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee festivities in June 2022. Interestingly, the trip coincided with the little one’s first birthday, which allowed the royal family to celebrate the day together at Frogmore Cottage.

“Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday!” read a tweet from the late queen’s official account that year.

Two years later, Lilibet’s third birthday bash took place on Tuesday in the company of celebrities.