THE Queen HAS met her great-granddaughter Lilibet before her birthday today, The Celeb Report can reveal.
Harry, 37, and Meghan, 40, travelled to UK with both three-year-old Archie and Lilibet, who turns one today, although neither have been seen.
The family-of-four have been staying at Frogmore Cottage which just is a ten-minute walk from the Queen‘s private apartments at Windsor Castle.
But the Queen, 96, has now been introduced to baby Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor – who was controversially named last June in her honour.
It is not clear when Lilibet met Lilibet but the Sussexes arrived at noon on Wednesday while the Queen was at her apartments ahead of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations kicking off.
Harry and Meghan also travelled back to Frogmore on Friday afternoon at the same as the Queen.
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And the couple opted out of a reception at the Guildhall in London after the St Paul’s thanksgiving yesterday to head back to Windsor where the Queen was resting.
Lilibet turns one today and royal commentator Omid Scobie, author of Finding Freedom, said Harry and Meghan will spend the day in Windsor together privately as a family.
Scobie told BBC breakfast this week that people shouldn’t expect “some sort of big birthday extravagant event” for the soon-to-be one-year-old’s celebrations – nor should they anticipate any photos.
He said: “From what I’m told, we shouldn’t expect anything.
“Those moments with Lilibet are very much private between them and the Queen and of course we know how much she’s been looking forward to it.
“They’ve been held back by a pandemic. And so this really was the first time.”
It comes after Harry and Meghan made another sharp exit as they snubbed a family Jubilee event yesterday.
The US-based pair dashed from the Queen’s thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral rather than join other royals and VIPs at a reception.
They were whisked back to Windsor after keeping their distance from Wills and Kate, during the frosty service.
The couple were greeted with some boos from crowds outside St Paul’s as they arrived separately to William and Kate.
The Sussexes then sat in the second row more than 25ft across the aisle from the Cambridges, Charles and Camilla who got front-row positions as working royals.
Her Majesty missed the service after experiencing some “discomfort” during Thursday’s celebrations.
Buckingham Palace also confirmed the Queen will miss the Epsom Derby today because of her ongoing health issues.
The monarch, who has been experiencing episodic mobility problems, will not attend the major sporting event and is likely to watch the race on television at Windsor Castle.
Kate revealed the Queen was “fine” but had found the first day of the celebrations “very tiring”.
The monarch had watched Trooping the Colour as she beamed alongside her family on the balcony – as cheeky Prince Louis kept her company.
At a reception at London’s Guildhall on Friday, the Duchess of Cambridge is said to have told an attendee the Queen is “fine” but had found the day “very tiring”.
Gill Smallwood, from Bolton spoke, with Kate and asked how the Queen was doing.
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Ms Smallwood said: “She (Kate) said ‘yes, she was fine, it was just very tiring yesterday, and she (the Queen) had had a lovely, lovely time’.”
The passionate horse lover, who has only missed the Derby four times in 75 years, previously ensured three of her best horses could compete in the race on her Jubilee — giving her the best chance yet of bagging the trophy.
