In the 40th birthday video, Meghan revealed four family photos displayed on a table, including one believed to be of Harry holding his newborn daughter Lilibet.
According to British media, the Duchess of Sussex is said to have revealed the first blurred photo of her second child – Lilibet – yesterday (August 4), when she framed a photo of Harry kissing a newborn baby placed on his desk in a video celebrating his new age .
In the video, four photo frames can be seen next to Meghan’s laptop on her desk. The largest of these is a photo of the couple’s firstborn son, Archie, who is now 2 years and 3 months old.
Three other black-and-white images are placed in an arc in front of the largest colour image. The middle image appears to show Harry kissing a child – believed to be Lilibet – the couple’s daughter, who was born on 4 June.
Two months after his birth, the Sussexes have yet to release any photos of Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. Archie has also been rarely seen since his parents stepped back as senior members of the British royal family in March last year. The most recent photo released to mark Archie’s second birthday was of his back.
To mark her 40th birthday, Meghan launched the 40×40 project, which encourages people around the world to give 40 minutes to support mothers returning to work. Meghan has called on 40 activists, athletes, artists and world leaders to join her project by donating 40 minutes of advice to women who want to re-enter the workforce. Among those supporting the Duchess are singer Adele, poet Amanda Gorman, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau – wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and fashion designer Stella McCartney.
Meghan also wrote a statement about her new initiative on the Archewell website. The duchess shared her thoughts on turning 40 and the many things she feels “grateful for,” and realized that “time” is “one of our most important and essential gifts,” especially “time spent with others knowing it can help bring about incredible change.”
Meghan, who gave birth to her second child two months ago, claimed that tens of millions of women had been forced to take time off work in the past two years, largely due to the pandemic, and suggested that fewer women than men would return to work after the pandemic.
The 40-year-old Duchess said: “I believe that mentoring is a way to help women regain their confidence and build their own economic power. With this time, I hope each of us will help one woman to have a better life for herself and hopefully they will help countless others to spend 40 minutes of their time doing the same.”
On the same day, members of the royal family sent birthday wishes to Meghan, despite recent tensions following criticism of the couple in public interviews and podcasts. The official royal Twitter account posted three photos to mark the occasion, including one of Meghan and son Archie during their 2019 tour of South Africa. The royal post read: “Wishing The Duchess of Sussex a very happy birthday today!”
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s account also posted a photo of Meghan during their 2018 tour of Oceania, wishing her: “A very happy 40th birthday to The Duchess of Sussex!”. Meanwhile, the account of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall posted a photo of Meghan smiling and wrote: “A very happy 40th birthday to The Duchess of Sussex.”