Princess Diana's sisters 'attended Lilibet's christening' – after royal family 'snub'
ok.co.ukPrincess Lilibet's christening reportedly welcomed the late Princess Diana's sisters Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale earlier this month.This insight was provided by Marie Claire, while a spokesperson for Lilibet's royal parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced on International Women's Day: "I can confirm that Princess Lilibet Diana was christened on Friday, March 3 by the Bishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor." Harry, 38, has maintained a close relationship with his mother's siblings following her tragic death 26 years ago, with Jane, 66, even performing an emotional reading from the Song of Solomon at his wedding to Meghan, 41, back in 2018.
An insider told PEOPLE that 20-30 guests attended the intimate Californian ceremony, including Meghan's mum Doria Ragland, Lilibet's godfather (and major Hollywood player) Tyler Perry, and an unnamed godmother.
The Sussexes also reportedly did extend invitations out to the royal family at large but their busy schedules - not to mention the transatlantic commute - got in the way of things.Tyler, 53, appeared in the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan last year, where he hinted at the possibility of two christening ceremonies for little Lilibet. "I take a minute to take that in, and I thought I’d be honoured.
I’d absolutely be honoured [to be her godfather]," he told the cameras. "And I got off the phone, took it all in, then I called them back, I go 'Ah hold on a second, does this mean we got to go over there and do all of that in the church with them and figure all that out, because I don't want to do that.
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