Meghan and Harry announce birth of baby daughter Lilibet

Child named after the family nickname for the Queen, the baby's great-grandmother

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced the birth of a daughter they have named Lilibet Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

Harry and Meghan's daughter, who was born in hospital in California on Friday, weighed 7lb 11oz (3.4kg) and has been named after the family nickname for the Queen, the baby's great-grandmother. Her middle name was chosen to honour her late grandmother Diana, Princess of Wales, the couple said. The baby is the Queen's 11th great-grandchild and is eighth in line to the throne.