Major Snub: The Sussexes’ Daughter, Lilibet, Is Christened Without A Royal Family Present
Harry and Meghan’s friend and unofficial spokesperson, Omid Scobie, reported that King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, and the Prince and Princess of Wales snubbed the Sussexes’ invitation to Lilibet’s christening in California.
The private event was held last Friday at the couple’s Montecito mansion, with only about 30 friends present AT the ceremony. According to Omid, invitations were sent to Harry’s side of the family, but they all declined the invite. It was worth mentioning that Tyler Perry, Lilibet’s billionaire godfather, was present for the baptism.
As of this time, there is no formal or confirmed news about whether Harry and Meghan invited other royals to their daughter’s christening or if any royals were present. The logistics of sending the invites to the UK were kept a secret.
Based on The Court Circular, the UK’s official record of all royal engagements doesn’t have any listing or information about the King, Camilla, and William and Catherine having any engagements for that day. The only other senior royal who had an official engagement was Princess Anne.
The baptism of Lilibet also marked the first time the child was referred to as Princess Lilibet Diana. This indicates that Harry and Meghan have finally decided to invoke and use their daughter’s birthright to be called Princess. This is almost six months after King Charles ascended the throne. With the 21-year-old Lilibet being called Princess, her older brother, Archie, will be called Prince.
This comes after Harry and Meghan clarified that they don’t want their children to be denied the opportunity to inherit the royal titles because it is their birthright. The couple set expectations that they would let their children decide when they get older whether or not they want to keep using the royal titles.
Recall that during Meghan’s infamous interview with Oprah, she stated that their firstborn son, Archie, was not given the royal title of Prince, all because of his race. The Royal Palace and constitutional experts strongly disputed this.
The Firm’s explanation was straightforward. Archie, being born seventh in line in May 2019, is too far down the line of the royal succession. The rules stated that even if he was a great-grandchild of the then-monarch, Queen Elizabeth, he was not the future king’s firstborn son.
This doesn’t make him automatically a prince. This stipulated rule made it clear that Archie’s not being given a title at birth had nothing to do with race.
John Taylor, the Bishop of Los Angeles’ Anglican Church, baptized Lilibet, Archie’s sister. Lilibet’s christening was the next major event for the couple after the release of Prince Harry’s book, Spare. The couple is again in the middle of another speculation about whether they will attend King Charles’ coronation in June at Westminster Abbey.
It was also recently confirmed that the couple did receive an invitation, but a final decision has yet to be made on whether they will be attending or if it will just be Harry while Meghan stays behind, given that the date coincides with Archie’s birthday.
