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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Duke and Duchess of Sussex use ‘Princess’ title at daughter Lilibet’s christening

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor last year.
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor last year. Photograph: Misan Harriman/Prince Harry and Meghan/Reuters

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s daughter, Lilibet, has been given her formal royal title of “Princess” for the first time in the announcement of her christening.

Lilibet, who is aged 21 months, was christened at an intimate ceremony at the couple’s Montecito home in California. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed, via People magazine, that “Princess Lilibet Diana” was christened on Friday 3 March by the bishop of Los Angeles, the Rt Rev John H Taylor.

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