Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have recently welcomed their second child.

The news was announced in a statement released by the couple’s spokesperson, which read, “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. Lili was born on Friday, June 4 at 11:40 a.m. in the trusted care of the doctors and staff at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, CA.”

“The Duke and Duchess thank you for your warm wishes and prayers as they enjoy this special time as a family,” the statement added.

It was noted that Lili is named after both her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth, and for her late grandmother, Princess Diana. Lilibet is the Queen’s childhood nickname used by her family.

On the other hand, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson released a statement on Sunday to address Lili’s birth on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Prince William and Kate Middleton, stating, “The Queen, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, and The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been informed and are delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”

The couple are already parents to two year-old Archie.

Meghan Markle recently revealed that her first ever children’s book was inspired by her husband’s special bond with their son Archie.

In a statement released to the media to promote the upcoming book, the Duchess of Sussex relayed that the project began as a poem that she wrote for Prince Harry on the first Father’s Day after Archie was born, and that it became the story.

The book is illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Christian Robinson.

“Christian [Robinson] layered in beautiful and ethereal watercolour illustrations that capture the warmth, joy, and comfort of the relationship between fathers and sons from all walks of life,” Markle continued. “This representation was particularly important to me, and Christian and I worked closely to depict this special bond through an inclusive lens.”

Markle expressed hope that “The Bench” resonates with every family, no matter the makeup, as much as it does hers.

The book will be published by Random House Children’s Book, with Markle to narrate the audiobook edition. It will be released on 8 June.

The book is just one of the many projects that the former “Suits” star has been working on. Last month, she and Harry secured their first Netflix project – a documentary about the Invictus Games, an international sporting event founded by Prince Harry in 2014.

There were many things – shocking things – that were revealed by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, but none could rival Markle’s admission that there were concerns about her child’s skin colour by several people in the royal household.

Markle, who sat down with the famed television talk show host recently, stated that there were many conversations that happened while she was pregnant with son Archie back in 2019, including the fact that he won’t be given security, a title, and also concerns over the colour of his skin – the last part that turned Oprah speechless.

“What?” a frowning Oprah asked, adding, “And you won’t tell me who had the conversation?”

“I think it would be very damaging to them,” she said.

“That conversation I’m never going to share. But at the time it was awkward, I was a bit shocked,” said Harry, adding that he would never share it with the public.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with their son, Archie

Nonetheless, in an interview with “CBS This Morning” later on, Oprah shared a few details on the matter, saying that Harry has stated that neither the Queen nor Prince Phillip were the ones involved in the conversation about his son’s skin colour.

“Harry wanted to ensure that “I knew and if I had an opportunity to share that it was not his grandma [the Queen] nor his grandfather [Prince Philip] that were a part of those conversations,” said Winfrey.

In the same interview, Markle admitted that she had contemplated suicide following her marriage to Prince Harry, saying that the media scrutiny from the British press had really affected her mental health.

“I just didn’t want to be alive anymore. That was a clear and real and frightening and constant thought,” she said, adding that she was even advised against seeking help for it by the senior member of the royal institution as it would reflect badly on the royal family.

It is noted that British tabloids had been very biased in their treatments towards the biracial Markle compared to Prince William’s wife and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, and seemed to be aiming to turn public opinion against the former “Suits” actress from the get go.

British tabloids were unfair towards Meghan Markle since day one

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are expecting their second child.

The news was recently confirmed by the couple’s spokesman, who stated, “We can confirm that Archie is going to be a big brother. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are overjoyed to be expecting their second child.”

The pregnancy revelation came three months after the former “Suits” star spoke about her miscarriage that occurred in July last year. They had welcomed their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in May 2019.

An intimate photograph of Harry and Meghan that showed her baby bump, was released to celebrate the announcement.

The couple shocked many last year when they announced that they have stepped back as senior members of Britain’s royal family, citing the intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media as the reasons for their decision. The move has been dubbed as Megxit by the British press.

They had since moved to the US. 

On the other hand, a Buckingham Palace spokesman released a statement saying, “Her Majesty, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and the entire family are delighted and wish them well.”

Harry and Meghan are currently busy with their production studio, after inking a deal with Netflix to produce TV series, documentaries, feature films and kids’ programming that they hope will impact and inspire many to take action. The two have also launched their own non-profit organisation, Archewell. 

Harry and Meghan’s son, Archie, is 7th in the line of succession to the British throne