Royal family skips Meghan and Harry’s daughter Lilibet’s christening
nypost.comIt appears Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could still be in hot water with the royal family.Meghan and Harry christened their daughter, Lilibet Diana, on March 3 and the royal family failed to attend.The Invictus Games founder, 38, and the former actress, 41, had invited King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William and Kate Middleton to the joyous occasion, a source recently told People.
Another insider revealed details about the event, sharing there were between 20-30 guests at the intimate bash at Meghan and Harry’s Montecito, California abode.
After the ceremony, those in attendance were treated to a meal and an afternoon of dancing, the source said. The 21-month-old was christened by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev John Taylor.Among the attendees were Lilibet’s godfather, filmmaker Tyler Perry, an anonymous godmother, as well as Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland.Perry, 53, was spotted landing in Montecito last week just before the religious ceremony.
The entertainer flew in from Atlanta with a 10-person gospel choir, who sang “Oh Happy Day” and “This Little Light of Mine.”Perry confessed in the couple’s Netflix documentary series “Harry & Meghan” last year, that he refused to travel to Britain for Lilibet’s christening, should the event occur across the pond.Perry didn’t want to “do all of that in the church with them and figure all of that out,” insinuating that all the drama surrounding The Firm was what turned him off. “Maybe we can do a private ceremony here and let that be that,” he said. “And if you have to do it there, then that’s OK.”The “Madea” creator has been pals with Harry and Meghan for years and invited them to stay at his $18 million house when they first came to the United States in 2020.
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