Royals share 1st birthday wishes for Lilibet

LONDON — Few toddlers receive a royal shoutout on their first birthday, but it helps when you’re named for a monarch currently celebrating seven decades on the British throne.

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Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, turned 1 Saturday, eliciting celebratory wishes via social media from her grandparents, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, as well as from her aunt and uncle, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, BBC reported.

The official Buckingham Palace account, representing Queen Elizabeth II, also shared well-wishes for the monarch’s great-granddaughter and namesake.

“Wishing Lilibet a very Happy 1st Birthday,” Buckingham Palace’s account tweeted, sentiments echoed by Lili’s grandparents Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla, as well as Prince William and Duchess Kate.

Lilibet has been the queen’s nickname, short for Elizabeth, since she was a small child, BBC reported.

Lili, the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, was born in California and is visiting London for the first time this weekend as Platinum Jubilee festivities continue, honoring the 70th year of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, USA Today reported.

The child’s middle name, Diana, “was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales,” the Sussexes explained in a statement announcing Lilibet’s birth.

Harry and Meghan attended a Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Friday, marking their first public appearance in the United Kingdom together since stepping down from royal duties in 2020, BBC reported.

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Photos: British royals, minus Queen Elizabeth, attend Platinum Jubilee church service Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, arrive for the National Service of Thanksgiving held at St Paul's Cathedral as part of celebrations marking the Platinum Jubilee of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Friday, June 3, 2022. (Aaron Chown/Pool photo via AP)

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