The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcome the birth of their second child, a baby girl.

According to the BBC, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor who is the Queen’s 11th great-grandchild and is eighth in line to the throne, was born on Friday morning in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California, United States.

The Couple said they named their second child Lilibet after the Royal Family’s nickname for the Queen, the baby’s great-grandmother while her middle name, Diana.

The pair in a statement, said Diana was chosen to honour her “beloved late grandmother”, The Princess of Wales said in the statement the mother and child are healthy and well.

Prince Harry and Meghan had their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in May 2019, before they abducted their roles as senior royals.

Diana, Princess of Wales, died in the early hours of 31 August 1997 from the injuries she sustained in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris.

Her partner, Dodi Fayed, and the driver of the Mercedes-Benz W140, Henri Paul, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to Wikipedia.

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