Meghan Markle and 's daughter, , will celebrate her third birthday on June 4, just weeks after the duchess to her youngest child during a visit to Nigeria. Meghan and Harry from May 10 to 12 at the invitation of the country's chief of defense staff, in connection with the Invictus Games. During the trip, Meghan gave a brief speech at the State Governor House in Lagos where she had received an official welcome with Harry.
The speech took place on May 12 which was Mother's Day back in the U.S. "I am very, very grateful, I am very humbled, and today is Mother's Day," she said during an impromptu moment on stage.
"So it feels appropriate—but though of course we are missing our children, I'm missing my babies—but it feels very appropriate to be in the motherland and amongst family. So thank you so much for the kindness and for these beautiful names [in reference to a presentation that had taken place that day]. I'm very grateful and we can't wait to come back.
" In addition to referencing emotion at being separated from her children, Meghan also paid a tribute to Lilibet through her choice of dress for the occasion. The duchess wore a striking canary yellow sleeveless column gown designed by Carolina Herrera which had previously been worn during a photoshoot announcing her pregnancy with her daughter three years earlier. Meghan on Valentine's Day 2021, with a photography session alongside Prince Harry shot by The session took place remotely at the couple's Montecito home during.