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Sweet way Prince Harry and Meghan will celebrate Lilibet's birthday - royal expert

Princess Lilibet is today celebrating her second birthday and a royal expert has revealed how the family will likely celebrate.

The little royal lives with parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Montecito, California, along with her older brother Archie, 4.

Little Lilibet has lived her whole life in the US and has only met her dad's side of the family once for Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, which fell on her first birthday.

After spending her first birthday at Frogmore Cottage, in Windsor, her second birthday will be more an American affair.

Royal expert Jennie Bond told OK! Magazine the royal toddler's second birthday might even have some celebrities.

Prince Harry and Meghan release first pic of birthday girl Lilibet (@misanharriman/Twitter)
Baby Lilibet Diana in the days after she was born (Netflix)

She said: "I would expect to see a sprinkling of celebrities and a laid-back party, which hopefully will include some other toddlers.

"It would be nice to think the day might include a video call to Lilibet's grandfather, King Charles and hopefully some sort of gift has been arranged and will be delivered to Montecito for her birthday."

This came after the Sussexes confirmed their baby girl had been christened at their Montecito mansion in an "intimate gathering".

They also confirmed that King Charles, Queen Camilla and the Prince and Princess of Wales were invited to the event but did not come.

Prince Harry kisses his baby daughter on the head (Netflix)

Around 20 to 30 people were in attendance for the celebration.

Among those at the intimate gathering were said to be Meghan's mother Doria Ragland, Lilibet's godfather Tyler Perry and an unnamed godmother.

A spokesperson for Harry and Meghan said: "I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3 by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor."

Lilibet plays in the garden (Netflix)

They were reportedly serenaded by a gospel choir, who reportedly performed songs played at Meghan and Harry's wedding.

An insider revealed that after the ceremony, "attendees were treated to an afternoon of food and dancing — with Archie enjoying a dance with his little sister!"

The announcement was the first time Lili has been publicly referred to as Princess. She became entitled to become a princess when her grandfather King Charles acceded to the throne.

Baby Lilibet Diana (Netflix)

The rules set out by King George V in 1917 mean Harry and Meghan's older son Archie and Lili, as the children of a son of a sovereign, are automatically a prince and a princess and also now have an HRH style if they choose to use it.

However, it is understood Lili's title of princess and Archie's title as a prince will be used in formal settings, but not in everyday conversational use by the couple. This has yet to be updated on the royal family website, with the children still referred to as miss and master.

Harry and Meghan are understood to be keen to not deny their children their birth-right, but to allow them the chance to decide for themselves when older whether to drop or keep using the titles.

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