Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Celebrate ‘Dream Girl’ Lilibet's 5th Birthday with Sweet New Photos Showing Off Her Red Hair

Janine Henni, Clare FisherThu, June 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM UTC

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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry; Princess LilibetCredit: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram -

Princess Lilibet is ringing in her 5th birthday, and her mom, Meghan Markle, shared a sweet Instagram post featuring two beautiful new images of her to mark the occasion

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter marked the milestone on Thursday, June 4

The Duchess of Sussex's post featured images that appeared to have been taken in the gardens of the family's Montecito home

Meghan Markle's little princess is celebrating her 5th birthday.

On June 4, the Duchess of Sussex celebrated her daughter Princess Lilibet's 5th birthday with a new post on Instagram showing off the child's beautiful red hair.

The first image in the carousel shows Lilibet being held in her father, Prince Harry's, arms while her smiling mom tenderly looked on. The second is a sweet snap of Lilibet walking barefoot in the gardens of what appears to be their Montecito home. Lilibet is wearing a sweet, embroidered sundress in both images with her long red hair worn loose.

"Our dream girl. Happy 5th birthday, Lili," Meghan captioned the images alongside a love heart emoji.

Meghan, 44, and Harry, 41, became parents when their son Prince Archie, 7, was born in the U.K. in May 2019.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry with Princess LilibetCredit: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex later stepped back from their royal roles in January 2020 and moved to their home state of California, where Princess Lilibet was born in June 2021.

The couple are raising their children outside of the spotlight, but Meghan has shared plenty of glimpses of the kids on the personal Instagram page she launched in 2025, including family moments and milestones like a trip to Disneyland last month.

"They were celebrating the kids' birthdays together," a source told PEOPLE at the time. "The kids did lots of rides, and it was a special way to extend Mother's Day for Meghan and her mom [Doria Ragland]."

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Princess LilibetCredit: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram

Lilibet also got a shout-out in a May 16 Instagram shared by Meghan as she packed for a trip to Switzerland, where the Duchess of Sussex wrote below, "Mama's little helper."

Princess Lilibet and Meghan Markle in May 16, 2026 Instagram.Credit: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram

Lili's red hair was swept back in a ponytail in Meghan's mirror selfie — a trait she and Archie inherited from their dad, Harry!

Prince Harry, 41, and Meghan have juggled a mix of charitable and commercial projects with parenthood of Archie and Lili since moving to the U.S., and the Duchess of Sussex opened up about her family's inner world in an exclusive PEOPLE interview last year.

"Once you know us, I think you want us to have the same normalcy as parents and for our children as they do, despite however unique our situation is," she said about their private life in Montecito.

Prince Harry, Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet and Meghan Markle in the family's 2025 holiday card.Credit: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex/Instagram

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For Meghan, normal looks like nights out with Prince Harry and their pals.

"We go to a lot of dinners, and not just in people's homes or private rooms; we just go into the restaurant," she said then. "I really love that we can just have fun."

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