Princess Eugenie Sends Well-Wishes To Cousin Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Following The Birth Of Baby No. 2
June 7 2021, Published 11:28 a.m. ET
Family love! Princess Eugenie sent well-wishes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after the couple announced they had welcomed baby No. 2 — a daughter named Lilibet Diana.
"Congratulations dear cousins.. we couldn't be happier for you all," Eugenie captioned a black-and-white photo of Harry, Meghan and Archie on her Instagram Story.
Earlier that day, the former actress, 39, and Harry, 36, announced that they were now a family of four.
"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," a statement from the couple said on June 6.
"Lili was born on Friday, June 4 at 11:40 a.m. in the trusted care of the doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA. She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz. Both mother and child are healthy and well, and settling in at home," the statement continued. "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."
"This is the second child for the couple, who also have a two-year-old son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The Duke and Duchess thank you for your warm wishes and prayers as they enjoy this special time as a family."
Eugenie — who welcomed her first child, son August, in February — is hardly the first person in the royal family to comment on the exciting news.
Kate Middleton and Prince William wrote, "We are all delighted by the happy news of the arrival of baby Lili. Congratulations to Harry, Meghan and Archie," while Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Camilla also sent a nice note to Meghan and Harry.
"The Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been informed and are delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex," a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said in a statement.
Since then, the 95-year-old matriarch has met the latest addition via video chat!
“Meghan is now resting at home and she and Harry have already introduced the Queen to her great granddaughter via Zoom,” an insider exclusively told The Royal Observer. “Since the couple moved to L.A., the Queen has become very familiar with Zoom. She talks to Harry, Meghan and Archie via technology, and now she is using it to meet her granddaughter. She is a very modern grandmother.”
