Meghan and Harry are used to making headlines, but their latest announcement has emotionally touched people.
The couple shared details about their daughter Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor’s christening.
However, it’s not just the event itself that has people talking—it’s the date they chose.
Lilibet, born in California on June 4, 2021, was baptized almost two years later in a private ceremony at their Montecito home in March 2023.
What makes this announcement stand out is the date they chose to share the news.
The couple made the christening public on March 8, 2023. While this might seem like a regular date to some, it holds deep meaning.
This isn’t the first time Harry and Meghan have picked a significant date for a big announcement.
In February 2021, they announced Meghan’s pregnancy with Lilibet on Valentine’s Day.
This reflected a special moment from the past.
On February 14, 1984, Princess Diana, Harry’s mother, announced her pregnancy with Harry.
In his Netflix documentary, Harry talked about this surprising coincidence, saying: “I was shocked. We had no idea. It was just a coincidence, or maybe not a coincidence.”
Harry often sees connections between his life with Meghan and his late mother, Diana.
In his memoir ‘Spare,’ he shared another meaningful coincidence related to the start of their relationship.
“Eventually, we exchanged phone numbers and started texting, going late into the night,” Harry wrote, adding that he was ‘texting like a teenager’ the next day.
“It occurred to me how strange, how surreal, that this long conversation started on July 1, 2016. My mother’s fifty-fifth birthday,” he added.
These important moments seem to make Harry and Meghan’s bond stronger, connecting their lives to Diana’s legacy.
Harry often compares Meghan to his mother, Princess Diana. But according to a royal author, Harry was disappointed when his family didn’t feel the same.
Harry and Meghan started dating in 2016, and by 2017, Meghan was on the cover of Vanity Fair with the headline ‘Wild About Harry,’ which worried some people close to Harry, including Prince William and Kate.
In Tom Bower’s book ‘Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the War Between the Windsors,’ he writes (according to the Mirror): “The Vanity Fair article increased the Cambridges’ doubts about Meghan.”
“By that time, Harry had introduced Meghan to Diana’s sisters, Jane and Sarah, and her close friend, Julia Samuel. Harry thought they would see similarities between Meghan and Diana, as he believed they faced similar challenges.”
“He was disappointed. None agreed that his vulnerable mother and Meghan were alike. Even worse, they thought Meghan might not fit into the royal family.”
Bower also mentioned that Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, shared this concern after Prince William asked him to. Spencer, who had been married three times, advised Harry to slow down before marrying Meghan, advice that caused tension.
Harry later reflected on how hard it was to find Meghan’s place in the family.
As for Lilibet’s christening, the date seems to be a thoughtful—and sad—reference to the royal family.
March 8 was International Women’s Day, an important day for such a special occasion.
But some royal fans noticed another significant connection.
The date was exactly six months after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who her family called Lilibet.
The Queen passed away on September 8, 2022, at age 96, a moment of deep mourning for the royal family and the country.
Announcing Lilibet’s christening on this day was seen as a touching tribute to her late namesake.
