Kate reveals she hasn’t met baby Lilibet yet

Kate reveals she hasn’t met baby Lilibet yet but she ‘hopes that she will soon’ as she is asked about the arrival of her niece on school visit

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Kate Middleton today revealed she has not yet met her new niece Lilibet on a video call, one week after her brother-in-law Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle welcomed their second child.

Speaking while visiting a school in Cornwall during the G7 summit today, the Duchess of Cambridge said she could not wait to meet the girl, whose full name is Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Appearing alongside US First Lady Jill Biden this afternoon, Kate told reporters: ‘I wish her all the very best, I can’t wait to meet her because we haven’t yet met her yet so hopefully that will be soon.’

Asked if she had spoken with her on Facetime, the Duchess replied: ‘No I haven’t.’  Kate was asked the question about Lilibet by NBC journalist Andrea Mitchell, an American pool reporter.

The Duchess and Mrs Biden were visiting an academy school for four to 11-year-olds today to highlight issues surrounding the early years development of children during their meeting as the G7 summit began. 

Harry, Meghan and Archie

Kate Middleton spoke while in Hayle, Cornwall, today (left) – one week after Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle welcomed their second child who is a younger sister to Archie (right, pictured together in South Africa in September 2019)

The Duchess of Cambridge and US First Lady Jill Biden visit Connor Downs Academy in Hayle, Cornwall, this afternoon

The Duchess of Cambridge and US First Lady Jill Biden visit Connor Downs Academy in Hayle, Cornwall, this afternoon

The two women met for the first time at Connor Downs Academy in Hayle in Cornwall, where world leaders have gathered for their summit, as they toured a classroom and spoke to some of the younger children at the school.

They also brought carrots which were fed by the children to the school’s pet rabbits. Kate and her husband Prince William are taking part in their first G7 events, another milestone in their progression as senior royals.

Later William and Kate will join the Queen, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at the G7 Leaders’ reception at the Eden Project this evening.

Prince Charles and William will host a reception for the leaders and chief executive officers from some the world’s largest companies to discuss how the private sector can work with governments to tackle the climate emergency.

The Queen is then set to host Mrs Biden and her husband, US President Joe Biden, at Windsor Castle for tea on Sunday, one day after celebrating her official birthday with a scaled-back Trooping the Colour ceremony. 

Lilibet was born last Friday in Santa Barbara, California, to Harry and Meghan who now live in an £11million mansion in Montecito in the same state after stepping down as senior royals in March last year.