Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter shares trait with one other royal
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed Princess Lilbet into the world in 2021.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Image: PA)
Meghan Markle gave birth to 7lb 11oz Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor in the US in 2021, marking another historic moment for the Royal Family.
As Prince Archie’s younger sister, the pair have grown up together, however, there was one key difference between her birth and that of her brother’s in 2019, reports the Mirror.
Meghan and Harry stepped down as working royals in 2020, shocking the world when they relocated to America, where the former Suits actress was born and raised.
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Despite their estrangement, Harry retained his place in the line of succession which means Lili is now seventh-in-line following Queen Elizabeth’s death last year.
Their relocation meant Princess Lilibet now shares something in common with a relative who is 54th in line – seven-year-old Maud Windsor.
Both are the only people in line to the throne who were born in the US.
Maud was born in Los Angeles in 2013 to Lord Frederick and Sophie Winkelman. Lord Frederick is the son of the Queen’s cousin Prince Michael of Kent and grew up in Kensington Palace next to Prince Harry and Prince William.
Sophie – who is known as Lady Frederick Windsor – is a British actress known best for starring as Big Suze in Peep Show.
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When Maud was born she was the 42nd in line but following the birth of other royal members including Archie, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte she has been bumped down nine places.
Her family moved back to the UK prior to her younger sister Isabella’s birth and she attended the same school as Prince George before he and his family moved to Windsor.
Maud acted as bridesmaid for Princess Eugenie’s wedding to Jack Brooksbank.
The first six places currently in line to the throne were not affected by Lilibet’s birth – the Prince of Wales, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Harry, and Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.
But the Duke of York, who was born second in line in 1960, has now moved down to eighth. His youngest, Princess Eugenie, has fallen out of the top 10 to become 11th in line, and her son August has moved to 12th place, the Duke of Edinburgh to 14th place and Anne, the Princess Royal to 17th.
