Princess Lilibet doesn’t know much about her parents’ past. Born in the US after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to Montecito, California, her life has been very different from her father’s. Lilibet celebrated her first birthday in the UK, which led to a lot of gossip.
Her royal aunt and uncle, Prince William and Kate Middleton, along with her cousins, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, did not attend her birthday party. The late Queen Elizabeth was there, but she reportedly refused to take a picture with Lilibet.
People quickly noticed that William and Kate were not at Lilibet’s birthday party. Despite the strained relationship between the Waleses and Sussexes, one of Meghan’s friends publicly mocked Kate, refusing to believe this was the reason for their absence.
On June 4, 2021, Harry and Meghan shared the happy news that their daughter, Lilibet, was born. She is their second child after their son, Archie, was born in 2019.
A spokesperson for the couple said, “It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world.”
The Royal Family, including Prince William and Kate Middleton, congratulated Harry and Meghan on Lilibet’s birth. However, the relationship between the two families has since grown colder.
Lilibet was born in the US after her parents had left the Royal Family, allowing her to grow up away from the paparazzi that followed Harry and Meghan. This gave Lilibet a calmer, more private start in life.
Since the Sussexes live in the US, it took some time for Lilibet’s UK family to meet her. Finally, during Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration in 2022, Lilibet met her great-grandmother. On June 4, 2022, Lilibet celebrated her first birthday at Frogmore Cottage, their UK home at the time.
Meghan and Harry hosted a backyard picnic for their daughter Lilibet’s birthday at Frogmore Cottage. Their friend, Misan Harriman, shared a lovely photo of Lilibet celebrating her big day. This picture is one of the few the public has seen of her.
This picnic was special because it was the first time Lilibet met her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and her grandfather, then-Prince Charles. Even though this was an important family moment, no photos were made public. According to The Sun, Queen Elizabeth did not allow Harry and Meghan to have a photographer present during the introduction.
An insider told The Sun, “Harry and Meghan wanted their photographer to capture the moment Lilibet met the Queen, but they were told no chance. It was a private family meeting.”
Royal expert Camilla Tominey mentioned that the Queen didn’t want to take a photo because she had a bloodshot eye and did not want such a photo to be made public. Tominey also said that Harry hoped to get a picture of Lilibet and the Queen sometime in the future.
However, new reports suggest a different reason for the Queen’s decision. Royal expert Phil Dampier said that the Queen didn’t trust Harry and Meghan at the time because they had recently done an interview with Oprah Winfrey. This made her avoid taking a picture with her great-granddaughter.
“Even though the Queen wasn’t in the best health, she was still very sharp,” Dampier told The Sun. “She knew that any photo taken of her with Lilibet could be used in the wrong way. She wasn’t happy that the name Lilibet was chosen without her input and firmly said ‘no photographs’.”
Reports say that only Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips’ children attended the party. Prince William, Princess Kate, and their kids did not attend. There was a lot of tension then, and it hasn’t gotten much better.
Prince William and Kate Middleton said they had other commitments on the day of Lilibet’s birthday party, which is why they couldn’t attend. However, royal expert Christopher Andersen told Us Weekly that William and Kate made “no effort” to introduce their children, George, Charlotte, and Louis, to Lilibet during Harry and Meghan’s UK visit.
After William and Kate declined the invite to Lilibet’s 1st birthday picnic at Frogmore Cottage, one of Meghan’s friends was quite annoyed.
Garcelle Beauvais, a star on the show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, told E! that it was “shady” for William and Kate to skip the party.
“What’s going on is, ‘What a coincidence, we’re out of town; I’m washing my hair.’ There’s a little shade there,” Beauvais told E!.
“They couldn’t delay their flight a few hours to meet Lilibet and Archie?”
Family feuds are never pleasant, and they get even more complicated when children are involved.
The ongoing “battle of the brothers” and Harry and Meghan’s move to the US means Harry hasn’t seen his nephews and niece for quite some time. According to royal biographer Tom Quinn, Harry is very upset about this.
“Harry is very sad not just because he doesn’t have a relationship with George, Charlotte, and Louis, but also because his own children don’t get to know their cousins,” Quinn told the Mirror.
“Harry and Meghan wish they could fix this. They want the cousins to meet regularly and have a good relationship as they grow up, but they don’t see how to do it while they are estranged. Harry has said he hopes the cousins can at least be friends when they are adults.”
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Lilibet celebrated her 3rd birthday. Her first birthday was celebrated in the UK. Her second birthday was a big, celebrity-filled party in California, but this year the celebration was low-key.
According to People Magazine, Lilibet’s birthday celebrations started with a “pre-birthday bash.” Over the weekend, Harry, Meghan, and their children had a party at their home in Montecito. The guests were close friends, family, and some of Lilibet’s friends.
Harry and Meghan prefer to keep their children out of the public eye and rarely share information or photos of Archie and Lilibet. Both kids did appear in their Netflix series released in December 2022, where fans noticed that Archie spoke with an American accent.
Recently, Harry and Meghan went on a three-day trip to Nigeria to promote the Invictus Games. While visiting a school in Abuja, Meghan mentioned that Lilibet’s favorite class was “singing and dancing,” likely because she enjoys all the jumping around.
Meghan also shared a sweet moment about her daughter. She told the students that Lilibet, who is about to turn three, once looked at her and said, “Mama, I see me in you.” Meghan explained that while Lilibet meant it literally, she took it to mean something deeper, seeing herself in her daughter and in everyone around her.
Although Harry and Meghan have kept Archie and Lilibet out of the spotlight so far, that might change in the future.
Royal expert Tom Quinn says that Harry and Meghan are thinking about bringing their children with them on future trips abroad.
“Meghan knows how good this will look,” Quinn told the Mirror. “A charming royal couple with their charming children will get the kind of publicity Harry and Meghan want, especially since they are aiming to be successful entrepreneurs.”
Quinn also mentioned, “While Harry and Meghan are becoming more prominent, Kate and William seem to be struggling, and Harry and Meghan are aware of this.”
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Jennifer Aniston grew up in destabilized home and learned to forgive cruel criticisms from model mom
Given Jennifer Aniston’s achievements, one may presume that her perfect childhood prepared her for her remarkable adulthood.
The 54-year-old was not always as fortunate as she is now, despite her innate skill and gifting. John Aniston, her father, is well-known for portraying gangster Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives.
The Morning Show actress delivered a life retrospective, talking about how she overcome difficult situations in the past, such having a hard relationship with her deceased mother.
Aniston, who was formerly estranged from her mother, thanks her for “showing me what never to be” as they talk about how important it is to let go of “toxic” feelings.
Given Jennifer Aniston’s achievements, one may presume that her perfect childhood prepared her for her remarkable adulthood.
The 54-year-old was not always as fortunate as she is now, despite her innate skill and gifting. John Aniston, her father, is well-known for portraying gangster Victor Kiriakis on Days of Our Lives.
The Morning Show actress delivered a life retrospective, talking about how she overcome difficult situations in the past, such having a hard relationship with her deceased mother.
Aniston, who was formerly estranged from her mother, thanks her for “showing me what never to be” as they talk about how important it is to let go of “toxic” feelings.
Aniston said, “growing up in a household that was destabilized and felt unsafe,” as a means of learning how to deal with life’s disappointments in an interview with friend Sandra Bullock for Interview Magazine in 2020.
Observing certain facets of human nature and witnessing adults treat one another viciously made me decide that I didn’t want to do that. I don’t want to be that person. I don’t want to continue experiencing this sensation in my body right now. I want no one else I connect with to ever feel that way. The actress from Just Go With It continued, saying, “I guess I should give my parents credit for it.You can either say, “You got lemons?” or vent your rage or martyrdom. Let’s get some lemonade ready.
It was difficult even outside the family.
Aniston said, “I don’t know why, but I was one of those kids who got kind of bullied.”
I was one of the kids that the other kids picked on to make fun of. The fifth, sixth, and seventh grade years were unusual. Because I was a little overweight, I was just that kid.
Most of the time, it felt like her mother was hurling lemons at her.
“I had to do long-overdue personal work, parts of me that hadn’t healed since I was a little kid,” Aniston stated.
She became upset easily. I find that to be unacceptable. We’ll talk about [things] if I’m upset. I swear I won’t ever cry out or lose my temper like that. Aniston continues, not realizing how beautiful she is, “She was critical.” She was really critical of me. She was a model, which is why she was beautiful. I wasn’t. I never was. It’s okay because, to be very honest, I still don’t view myself that way. She was also really cruel. She used to hold grudges that were so insignificant to me.
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, the Horrible Bosses actress claims that she never lived up to Dow’s demands and that their correspondence ceased for a while.
Aniston says, “I did not turn out the model child she’d hoped for,” expressing empathy for the little girl’s desire to be acknowledged and loved by a mother who was overly consumed with trivial matters.
Aniston stopped corresponding with Dow when her mother published her autobiographical book “From Mother and Daughter to Friends: A Memoir” in 1999. According to rumors, the celebrity went insane at her mother’s breach of privacy.
In fact, Aniston was so upset that she forgot to invite her mother to Brad Pitt’s 2000 wedding; but, after their divorce, they were able to reconcile.
Nonetheless, it was reported prior to Dow’s death that she hadn’t seen her mother in a while. Dow had already suffered two strokes.
But her relationship with her father was totally different.
She continued, “He thought I was going down the road of absolute destruction and heartache” with reference to pursuing his acting career. And I felt like our relationship was very different once he had something to chat to me about. It asked, “Are you an actor?” I’m a stage performer.
Aniston is far from just a showman.
One of the most paid performers in the industry, Aniston owns the haircare company LolaVie, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, and has been consistently ranked among the world’s most beautiful women. She also established Echo Films, a production company that makes movies in which she stars, such as Dumplin, The Switch, and Murder Mystery 2.
A Daytime Emmy lifetime achievement award was given to John in June 2022, just before his death. In a taped segment, his daughter presented him with the prize and praised his many years of performing experience.
And after her father passed away, the comic posted a heartfelt picture of him holding her as a newborn on Instagram. The Friends star writes, “Sweet papa.”Anthony I have never met a more beautiful person than you, John Aniston. That you gracefully and effortlessly ascended into the sky is greatly appreciated.I swear to adore you forever. Do not forget to pay a visit.
She also reconciled with her mother before her death.
“I made my mother and I right. I apologize to my dad. She says, “I’ve offered my family my forgiveness,” highlighting the importance of appreciating every moment, no matter how wonderful or bad.
It is essential.That anger, that bitterness, is toxic. I learned it from watching my mother never let go of it. I seem to have said, “Thank you for showing me what never to be,” at the moment. That’s what I mean when I say that, given what they have given us, we should try to find ways to honor the less joyful moments and the darker occurrences in our lives,” the speaker said.
How modest and yet incredibly talented is Jennifer Aniston! It’s always interesting to learn about a celebrity’s past and see them as everyday people. We hope Aniston has found some peace, but even so, we’re sorry to hear that she and her mother didn’t get along.
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