Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana arrived on Might 2, 2015, however her mother and father finalized the title years earlier to honor household legacies.
William’s Naming Preferences
Royal biographer Russell Myers reveals in his guide William and Catherine: The Monarchy’s New Period – The Inside Story that Catherine favored Alexander for a boy or Alexandra—additionally Queen Elizabeth’s center title—for a woman. William expressed a non-public hope for a daughter and insisted on together with a tribute to his late mom, Princess Diana, possible as a center title.
Princess Diana tragically died on August 31, 1997, from accidents in a Paris automobile crash beneath the Pont de l’Alma tunnel.
Harry Mirrors the Tribute
Prince Harry later echoed this sentiment when naming his daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, born to him and Meghan Markle on June 4, 2021, at 11:40 a.m. at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California.
The couple introduced through their web site: “Lili is called after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose household nickname is Lilibet. Her center title, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.”
Harry and Meghan added: “She is greater than we may have ever imagined, and we stay grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from throughout the globe. Thanks to your continued kindness and assist throughout this very particular time for our household.”
The Sussexes, now residing in Montecito, California, additionally welcomed son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019.
