While no one would mistake Prince Archie and his cousins, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, as best friends at this stage of life, the prince actually got to mingle with Prince William and Kate Middleton’s children before their parents’ issues interrupted their chance to form sound foundations. Princess Lilibet, on the other hand, has had fewer chances to get close to her cousins. Although William and Kate congratulated her parents on her birth in a statement, they, along with King Charles III and Queen Camilla, rebuffed the invitation to attend her Christening, which took place in March 2023. Of course, William and Kate’s kids were also no-shows at Lilibet’s Christening.
The decision not to attend came nearly a year after Us Weekly reported that William and Kate didn’t exactly welcome Lilibet into the royal fold when she and her family attended Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. “William and Kate made no effort at all to introduce Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis to [Lili],” shared royal author Christopher Andersen with the publication in June 2022. He continued, “As far as I know, nobody believes they spoke [to one another] during the celebrations.” Worse, the Jubilee took place one day after the royals chose not to attend Lilibet’s first birthday party, which Harry and Meghan threw at Frogmore Cottage in the U.K.
Anyone else sensing a theme here?
