Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have christened their daughter Princess Lilibet Diana in California.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's friend Omid Scobie broke the news on Twitter as he revealed: "I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3 by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor."
The biographer also claimed that King Charles,
Queen Consort Camilla, Prince William, and Princess Kate were invited
but they didn't attend the ceremony.
The Sussexes snubbed a British baptism for their youngest daughter and held an Anglican ceremony at their Montecito mansion for between 20 and 30 friends including her billionaire godfather Tyler Perry.
Harry
and Meghan reportedly invited King Charles, Queen Consort Camilla, and
the Prince and Princess of Wales to the California ceremony last Friday
but they declined, a source close to the couple told People magazine.
After
the baptism by the Anglican Bishop of Los Angeles, Reverend John
Taylor, guests and family including Doria Ragland danced to a playlist
containing songs from Harry and Meghan's wedding reception at Windsor
Castle. A gospel choir also reportedly performed Oh Happy Day and This
Little Light of Mine.
A statement by the Sussexes' referred to
the one-year-old as 'Princess Lilibet Diana' - revealing for the first
time that the couple has decided to invoke their right to use 'Princess'
for Lilibet, six months since the accession to the throne of King
Charles last September.
The Sussexes are said to not want to
deny their children the chance to be prince and princess as their
birthright but will allow Archie and Lili the chance to decide for
themselves whether to drop or keep using the royal titles when they are
older.
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