Prince Harry Might've Been Sitting On The Name "Lili" For Two Years, And I'm Tearing Up

    Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was meant to be!

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    BuzzFeed Staff

    Meghan Markle gave birth to a baby girl on Friday.

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    You know, the incredible actor and wife to Prince Harry? NBD.

    Her name is Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, after her great-grandmother the Queen and grandmother, the late Princess Diana.

    The Princess of Wales and the Queen sitting in a carriage while wearing tiaras as they attend the Opening of Parliament in London, November 1982
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    Lili is Meghan and Prince Harry's second child.

    Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, poses next to Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, as she holds their baby son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
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    Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born in 2019, as if anyone could forget!

    But that's not all.

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    Apparently, Harry has been hinting at the name "Lili" for his daughter...for two years.

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    Back in 2019, before Archie's gender was revealed, Harry approached a mother of three at an event in Birkenhead, England.

    Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex meets members of the public during a visit of Birkenhead at Hamilton Square on January 14, 2019 in Birkenhead, UK
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    The mom, Rebecca Blundell, told the Daily Mail that Harry seemed very interested in the spelling of her daughter Lily's name.

    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex during their visit to the Hive, Wirral Youth Zone as part of a visit to Birkenhead on January 14, 2019, in Birkenhead, United Kingdom
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    "Prince Harry came over first and chatted to my 2-year-old, then spoke to my 6-year-old Lily, and then as he was walking off, he turned back, he asked Lily if she spelt her name with a I or Y," she said.

    Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex greet well-wishers on Hamilton Square in Birkenhead, United Kingdom in 2019
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    "I straight away thought that must be a name choice."

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    It wasn't then, but it certainly is now.

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    Many congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex!

    Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex at the Commonwealth Day Service 2020 on March 09, 2020 in London, England
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