Meghan Markle marked Princess Lilibet’s fifth birthday with a rare public look at her daughter, sharing two new family photos and a short birthday message.
The Duchess of Sussex posted the images on Instagram on Thursday, June 4, as Lilibet celebrated her birthday. People reported that Meghan captioned the post, “Our dream girl. Happy 5th birthday, Lili,” adding a white heart emoji.
The post offered another carefully limited glimpse of Prince Harry and Meghan’s family life in California. Lilibet’s face was not the focus of the images, but her red hair, garden setting, and birthday milestone quickly drew attention.
The Photos Show Harry, Meghan, and Lilibet at Home
View this post on Instagram
The first image shows Prince Harry holding Lilibet while Meghan smiles beside them. The second shows Lilibet walking barefoot through a garden in a summery dress, with her long red hair visible as she touches purple flowers.
People reported that the photos appeared to have been taken in the gardens of the family’s Montecito home. Page Six described the pictures as never-before-seen images and noted that they gave royal watchers another rare look at Harry and Meghan’s younger child.
The birthday post fits the way the couple has usually shared images of Archie and Lilibet: personal enough to mark a family moment, but still limited enough to protect the children’s privacy.
Lilibet’s Red Hair Drew Immediate Attention
The new photos also highlighted one of Lilibet’s most recognizable family traits. People noted that Lilibet shares her red hair with Prince Harry and Prince Archie, who turned 7 in May.
Meghan has shared more family moments since returning to Instagram in 2025, but her posts about the children have remained selective. In May, she marked Archie’s birthday with family photos, and People previously reported that Harry, Meghan, Archie, Lilibet, and Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, celebrated the children’s birthdays with a trip to Disneyland.
Those updates have given the public small windows into Harry and Meghan’s California family life without turning Archie and Lilibet into constant public figures.
Her Name Carries Royal Family History
Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on June 4, 2021, at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California. Her first name honors Queen Elizabeth II’s childhood family nickname, while her middle name honors Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana.
ABC News noted that Lilibet made royal history as the first child of a senior British royal born in the United States. She is Harry and Meghan’s second child, following Archie, who was born in the U.K. in May 2019.
Harry and Meghan stepped back from their roles as senior working royals in 2020 and later settled in California, where they have raised both children largely outside the royal spotlight.