Lilibet’s First Birthday: Will and Kate Miss Out on Harry and Meghan’s Celebration

As the Queen celebrates her platinum jubilee, her great-granddaughter Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor will also be celebrating her first birthday on Saturday, June 4th.

However, Prince William and Kate Middleton will not be able to attend the small birthday party at Frogmore Cottage, Harry and Meghan's British home that they have kept.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are due to visit Cardiff Castle on the same day to meet performers and crew as they prepare to stage the platinum jubilee celebration concert.

Music will fill the grounds of the castle as performers including Bonnie Tyler play for ticket holders until 7pm local time, 2pm ET, when a separate concert taking place in London at Buckingham Palace will be screened.

A Palace Press release stated that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit Cardiff Castle on Saturday, June 4 to meet performers and crew involved in the special platinum jubilee celebration concert taking place in the castle grounds later that afternoon.

Sadly, this means that they will miss out on the celebration of Lilibet's first birthday.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are coming to Britain for the platinum jubilee and are expected at a service of thanksgiving for the Queen's reign, at St Paul's Cathedral, the day before on Friday, June 3.

That would leave them free to celebrate Lilibet's birthday the following day with any of the royals not tied up with platinum jubilee visits.

British newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph, reported that the monarch, 96, will use the occasion to see her great-granddaughter.

Elizabeth has never met Lilibet, who was named in tribute to the Queen's childhood nickname, and is thought to have cleared her schedule.

The royals are expected to make an appearance at Epsom Derby on the Saturday, but the Sun was among those reporting Queen Elizabeth II would likely not make it, despite her love of horse racing.

The Queen, who has been experiencing episodic mobility problems, has a busy programme of events, with most taking place in London.

Royal watchers will be looking out for any hint during the jubilee of a reconciliation between Harry, Meghan and senior royals.

The Duke of Sussex regularly speaks positively about his grandmother but dodged a question in April 2022, about whether he missed Prince Charles and Prince William.

Asked a direct question about his father and brother, Harry told NBC's Hoda Kotb, “Look, I mean.

At the moment, I'm here focused on these guys, at the Invictus Games, and these families and giving everything I can, 120% to them to make sure that they have the experience of a lifetime.

That's my focus here.”

The four-day jubilee weekend will be a busy time for the royals, but fans will be hoping there is also time for clear the air talks amid the celebrations.

Meghan and Harry had a face-to-face meeting with the Queen, Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in April as the Sussexes travelled to the Invictus Games, in Holland.

But Meghan has yet to see William and Kate face-to-face since the bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview in which she described feeling suicidal while operating out of a shared household with them at Kensington Palace.

In other news, earlier this week, Prince Harry has been accused of deceiving people by lifting the Polo Cup for footage for Netflix when his Polo team did not win the trophy.

According to reports, the final for the Lyle Cup is due to be played on Sunday.

A report said the Lyle Cup was on the stage for display.

Their quarter-final prizes were the boxes they were holding.

The Cup will be presented to the winners on Sunday after the finals by the promoter.

The Cup was on display on the stage used by both quarter-final winning teams.

Critics are targeting Harry for hoisting the trophy.

It was the same event where Meghan Markle was criticised for wiping Harry's face.

As Lilibet celebrates her first birthday, we can only hope that the royal family can put their differences aside and come together to celebrate this joyous occasion.