Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated their daughter Lilibet’s birthday in Californian style this weekend, with a birthday party thrown at their Montecito mansion.

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet
People magazine confirmed the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, whose daughter Lili turns three today, hosted a ‘pre-birthday bash’ at their £12million ($14million) home at the weekend.

The party was opened up to ‘close friends and family’ – however the guest list has not been published and it is unclear which members of the Sussexes’ family were in attendance. Femail has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

Lilibet’s third birthday comes after her parents shared a rare insight into their daughter’s personality in recent weeks, during their 72-hour whirlwind tour of Nigeria.

Meghan, 42, revealed to school pupils that her daughter’s favourite class at nursery was dancing – ‘probably because of all the jumping around’.

The third birthday party is not the first bash the Sussexes have hosted at their home in honour of Lili – after also throwing a Christening celebration for her in 2023.

The duke and duchess hosted the religious ceremony, which was carried out by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Reverend John Taylor, in the March.

People magazine reported that there were between 20 and 30 guests at the event, including Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland and Lilibet’s godfather Tyler Perry.

They were serenaded by a gospel choir, who are believed to have performed Oh Happy Day and This Little Light of Mine — a song that was played at Meghan and Harry’s wedding.