Princess Lilibet news: Meghan Markle shares new photos for fourth birthday

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has shared a sweet snap in honour of her daughter Princess Lilibet‘s fourth birthday.

Taking to her Instagram account, the 43-year-old shared two black and white images of herself with her daughter.

The first was the pair sitting in a boat, with Meghan protecting her little one from the wind by wrapping her arms around her.

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The second is a throwback to Lilibet’s birth four years ago, with the Duchess of Sussex sharing an intimate photo from the vulnerable moment, showing Lilibet resting on her chest.

“Happy birthday to our beautiful girl! Four years ago today she came into our lives – and each day is brighter and better because of it,” Meghan captioned the post.

“Thanks to all of those sending love and celebrating her special day!”

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The first photo also happens to be the most we’ve ever seen of Princess Lilibet’s face.

From the picture, we can see the top half of her adorable face and her red hair blowing in the wind, taking after her father Prince Harry and her older brother Prince Archie, six.

It comes as Meghan confessed that motherhood is nothing like how she envisioned it.

The mum-of-two spoke candidly during a chat with friend and entrepreneur Cassandra Thurswell in the latest episode of her podcast Confessions of a Female Founder.

The Duchess of Sussex said she always wanted to be a mum when growing up but the reality isn’t what she expected.

“I will say, for myself, especially when they’re baby babies and yes, the crying – and before I was mum, I’ve always wanted to be a mum – before I was a mum, I was like, ‘Oh gosh I’m going to give a speech with a baby on my hip’, I had a whole vision,” she said.

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“And then, you fast forward, granted I had a lot of external things happening by the time I had both pregnancies and both babies.

“But, it was not the way I envisioned it.”

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