Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcome baby girl, name her after The Queen and Princess Diana

Bhubaneswar: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were blessed with a baby girl, a statement from the Press Secretary for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said yesterday.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Sunday announced the birth of their second child – daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

The couple named their daughter after Queen Elizabeth-II and late 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 said.

The couple’s Archewell website says Lili was born at 11.40 am on June 4 (Friday) in trusted care of the doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA.

The baby weighed 7lbs 11 oz. Both mother and child are healthy and well, and settling in at home, the statement added.

Lili is the second child for the couple, who also have a 2-year-old son named Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.