Meghan gives birth to baby girl called Lilibet
By DW
06 June 2021 |
7:31 pm
Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to her second child, a baby girl. The new baby has been named after Queen Elizabeth and the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
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