Meghan Markle celebrated her and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet’s fourth birthday today by sharing four rare photos of their family. Meghan posted two tributes to Lili on Instagram. Her first included a picture of Lili now and one of her at birth.
“Happy birthday to our beautiful girl!” Meghan wrote. “Four years ago today she came into our lives—and each day is brighter and better because of it. Thanks to all of those sending love and celebrating her special day!”
Her second was focused on Harry’s relationship with Lili. “The sweetest bond to watch unfold 💕,” Meghan wrote. “Daddy’s little girl and favorite adventurer. Happy birthday Lili!”
Meghan also shared a new photo of Archie last month to fête his sixth birthday. “Our son. Our sun,” she wrote. “Happy 6th birthday to Archie! Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and warm wishes for our sweet boy. He’s six! Where did the time go? (And for all of you who came to celebrate with us at his party last weekend, thank you for making his birthday so incredibly special ❤️)”
Meghan has been sharing photos of Lili and Archie regularly on Instagram, although she usually posts shots that hide her children’s faces to protect their privacy. Today’s photos of Lili are special exceptions.
The Duchess of Sussex has made a point to thoroughly document Lili and Archie’s lives. She sends photos, voice recordings, and videos to secret emails she created for them, which she’ll give them as gifts when they are teenagers.
“I thought it was such a great time capsule to create for them, because I still have scrapbooks and photo albums, but we’re past that generation now,” she explained on The Jamie Kern Lima Show.
When she someday gives them the accounts, she hopes Lili and Archie will “be able to look back and go, ‘Oh my gosh, she has loved us so much,’” Meghan said. “And that’s, I think, the best part about being a mom. And we go back to a love language or gifts. It’s not about the grandeur of a gesture. It’s about, ‘I see you. I’m nurturing you, and I see you so deeply. And I love being able to see your growth.’ And I’m just so proud of them.”
