Harry and Meghan's daughter Lilibet shares trait with forgotten royal child

31 July 2023 , 15:20

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Harry and Meghan's daughter Lilibet shares trait with forgotten royal child

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made another piece of royal history when they welcomed baby Lilibet to the world in 2021.

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, now Princess Lilibet since King Charles acceded the throne, arrived as Prince Archie's younger sister. But there was one key difference between her birth and that of her brother's in 2019.

Meghan and Harry sensationally quit the royal family in 2020 and now live in the US where the former actress was born and raised. Harry, of course, retained his place in the line of succession which means Lili is now seventh-in-line following Queen Elizabeth's death last year.

Lilibet on her first birthday in June 2022 (Misan Harriman/Duke and Duchess of Sussex HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

Princess Charlotte and Maud Windsor after the wedding of Princess Eugenie (Getty Images)

This means the youngest member of the Sussex household 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 Windsor was born in Los Angeles in 2013 and is the daughter of 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.

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Maud Windsor went to the same school as the Cambridge children (Backgrid)

Sophie, who is also known as Lady Frederick Windsor, is a British actress, best known for playing Big Suze in Peep Show. 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 returned to the UK before her younger sister Isabella was born and she went to the same school and in the same year as Prince George before the Prince of Wales and his family moved to Windsor recently. Maud acted as bridesmaid for Princess Eugenie wedding to Jack Brooksbank.

Lord and Lady Frederick Windsor with Maud at her christening (Rex Features)

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.

Lorraine King