Meghan Markle and Prince Harry followed tradition by naming their daughter after other royals


Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and Archie pictured together in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2019.

Harry and Markle followed tradition by naming their daughter after the Queen and Princess Diana.

Most royal names include tributes to other members of the royal family.

However, the couple previously abandoned this tradition when naming their eldest son Archie.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared to follow tradition by naming their daughter Lilibet Diana after the Queen and Princess Diana.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed Lilibet - who will be known as Lili for short - on Friday in Santa Barbara, California.

"Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet," the couple said in a statement. "Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales."

Harry and Markle's baby name choice shows royal tradition is still important to them
The duke and duchess may have resigned from royal duties, but naming their child after two prominent royals shows they haven't abandoned tradition.

Royals often name their children after other notable members of the family.

Prince William and Kate Middleton also named their daughter, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, after Her Majesty and the late Princess Diana.

More recently, two of Prince Philip's granddaughters gave their newborn sons the middle name Philip in tribute to him just weeks before he died.

Princess Eugenie welcomed her first child on February 9, naming him August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, while Zara Tindall welcomed Lucas Philip Tindall in March.

Harry and Markle stepped back from royal life in April 2020, although they never intended to resign from royal duties. The initial plan was to continue working on behalf of the Queen without public funding, however they were told this wouldn't be possible.

"What I want to make clear is, we're not walking away. And we certainly aren't walking away from you," Harry said during a charity dinner in January 2020. "Our hope was to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth, and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible."

The couple diverted from tradition when naming their eldest child, Archie Harrison
The name of Harry and Markle's second child likely came as a surprise to many, since the couple previously diverted from tradition when naming their first child.

The couple welcomed Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor in May 2019, while they were serving as senior working royals.

The name Archie is a modern choice for the royals, as it appears to have no prior connection to the British royal family. Meanwhile, the middle name Harrison loosely translates to "son of Harry."

The couple marked Archie's arrival with a private photo call, held at Windsor Castle two days after his birth.

Harry and Markle are yet to release the first official photo of Lilibet.