It’s hard to believe that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter, Lilibet, is already 3 years old. The little girl celebrated another birthday on Tuesday, June 4, and even though her dad’s side of the family lives across the pond and wasn’t in attendance at her party, her special day didn’t go unrecognized by her grandfather. Though King Charles reportedly did find his own way to mark the occasion, he may be withholding her birthday gift until his ongoing feud with the rest of her family comes to an end.
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Lilibet is officially 3 years old.
Time really does fly, doesn’t it?
In that time, neither Lilibet nor her big brother, 5-year-old Archie, has spent much time with the royals, but according to The Mirror, her grandfather didn’t want to let her birthday pass without saying something.
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King Charles reportedly got in touch with his youngest granddaughter.
Royal expert Tom Quinn told the news outlet that Charles was sure to pass on a birthday gift and message to Lilibet, though it may not have been anything more than that.
“King Charles had no intention of completely ignoring Lilibet’s birthday so he has sent a gift along with a message,” he said.
He plans to give Lilibet a very special gift … under one condition.
“He gave Prince George a beautiful hand-made wooden swing with George’s name carved on it and he has plans to give something similar to Lilibet but not this year,” Quinn said. “And not unless and until the family feud dies down.”
Seems like Charles means business when it comes to this family tradition.
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Meghan and Harry were sure to celebrate their daughter with a party at home.
Although the royals weren’t on the guest list, some of Meghan and Harry’s famous friends were, according to Quinn.
“Hugely expensive presents have been ruled out but the couple’s mansion in California was awash with celebrities including Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom and their daughter Daisy who is just a few months older than Lilibet,” he said.
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Harry may not have had high hopes about his family joining the celebration.
“One of Harry’s old army friends said: ‘Harry knew they wouldn’t come anyway and he was pretty sure he would not have wanted them there. But he is really sad that Archie and Lilibet cannot have any kind of relationship with their cousins while his feud with his family continues,'” Quinn added.
It sounds like she did still have a pretty fun birthday, even though her grandpa (and Aunt Kate and Uncle Will) wasn’t there to spend the day with her. We can’t wait to see an updated photo of her so we can find out how much she’s grown!
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