Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will not bring their daughter Lilibet to the UK for christening as the couple is likely to opt for a ceremony in California, according to royal sources. Harry and Meghan welcomed their second child, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, on June 4, 2021, in Santa Barbara, California.
It was formerly announced that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would christen their newborn daughter at Windsor Castle in front of the monarch. The couple named their child after the Queen’s childhood nickname. However, the Queen is yet to meet her great-granddaughter.
Now, christening Lilibet in the UK is’ highly unlikely’ as the child’s parents will instead opt to christen their daughter at the Episcopal Church of the US, sources revealed. The decision to conduct the ceremony in the U.S. will now raise questions as to when the Queen will ever get to meet her great-granddaughter.
The new revelation comes just days after it was revealed that Prince Harry wouldn’t be joining his brother Prince William to honor their late mother at a party in Britain next week.
A palace source revealed to the Telegraph that: ‘There will not be a christening in the UK. It is not happening.’ Meanwhile, another source also confirmed it was ‘highly unlikely.’
Bishop Michael Curry runs the Episcopal Church of the United States. The Church is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Bishop Curry became an internet sensation in 2018 after delivering a 14-minute sermon at the couple’s wedding at St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
Moreover, christening Lilibet in the US will automatically mean that she will not be considered a ‘member’ of the Church of England. However, there will be a possibility that the young royal could later join a Church of England congregation if she came to the United Kingdom.
