A video circulating on
Facebook claims that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, also known as Prince Harry
and Meghan Markle, do not have a daughter, Lilibet Diana.
The video contains multiple
jibes at Markle and calls her children “invisible” and “imaginary,” claiming
Lilibet does not exist. The 10-minute 30-second video further states that there
is no official record of Lilibet’s birth, such as a birth certificate. However,
the claims are baseless.
According to a report by
People magazine, Lilibet was born at 11:40 a.m on June 4, 2021, at the Santa
Barbara Cottage Hospital, which is close to Meghan and Harry’s Montecito,
California home. These details come from Lilibet’s birth certificate, which was
obtained by the magazine.
TMZ also published a redacted
birth certificate in June. The certificate has the Duke of Sussex as the first
name of one parent, with His Royal Highness given as the last name, whereas
Rachel Meghan Markle is given as the second parent’s name.
Meghan and Harry have
attempted not to reveal their children’s faces to the paparazzi for as long as
possible for privacy reasons.
In 2020, the couple sued a
celebrity news agency and filed an invasion of privacy lawsuit for taking
unauthorized photographs of their son Archie while he was playing with his
maternal grandmother in their backyard, the New York Times reported.
According to several media
reports, Queen Elizabeth met Lilibet for the first time during the Jubilee
celebrations in the U.K. in June 2022.
Although the couple is
reluctant to reveal their children’s faces to the media, it doesn’t mean they
don’t exist. Also, Lilibet’s birth certificate proves her date and place of
birth. We have marked this claim as false because there is no basis for the
claims made in the video.
