Meghan Markle says she hopes daughter Lilibet, four, ‘becomes a young activist’

Meghan Markle said she hopes her daughter Lilibet will become a young activist, even though she is only four years old.

The Duchess of Sussex expressed her admiration for 15-year-old Avery Colvert, founder of Altadena Girls, an organization founded to support teenage girls following the wildfires in Southern California.

Meghan and Harry have been big supporters of the group since its inception, donating to Altadena Girls Fire Rescue through the Archewell Foundation in January.

They also volunteered with Ms. Colvert and her organization.

Speaking about the young activist’s work, Meghan said: ‘You never thought your work would grow this much. Even if it wasn’t, it would still be meaningful and have an impact.

‘Oh my God, if our daughter is anything like you, I’ll be the proudest mother in the world.’

Her comments were part of a larger interview about the founding of Altadena Girls that also included Ms. Colvert and volunteers Lula Seifert, Journey Christine and Laurel Kleeger-Read.

The fire broke out in January and destroyed more than 6,800 homes and buildings in Southern California.

Princess Lilibet can be seen behind a video shared this week of Harry carving a pumpkin to celebrate Halloween

Lilibet was previously photographed sitting in the grass at her first birthday party in 2022, wearing a pale blue dress with a white bow on her reddish tresses.

Meghan made statements about the future of her 4-year-old daughter an interview for Town and Country November 2025 issue.

It comes after Meghan, 44, shared a series of revealing insights into her family’s life in California in her latest video, including a rare look at Archie and Lili’s faces.

Footage shared on Instagram over the weekend showed Meghan on a trip to Lane Farms in Santa Barbara with Prince Harry and their two children, and then putting up Halloween decorations at home.

While Meghan usually keeps her children’s faces hidden by only photographing them from behind, her latest video gave fans a glimpse of their features as they ran around while Prince Harry worked on a pumpkin.

Although the photos are blurry, the photo of Lili’s face has been shared publicly for the first time since 2022, when an official portrait was released for her birthday. Lilibet was photographed sitting in the grass at her birthday party, wearing a pale blue dress with a white bow on her reddish tresses.

People also spotted the top half of Lilibet’s face to celebrate her fourth birthday in June.

The Duchess shared a black and white photo of the two of them with windswept hair as she hugged Lilibet, who was sitting on her lap.

A second photo posted by Meghan the same day showed her holding newborn Lili shortly after her birth in 2021.

Lilibet’s first official photo was released as part of the Sussexes’ festive card in 2021, when she was just six months old.

Earlier this month, Meghan paid tribute to her daughter on Instagram for International Girls’ Day.

He shared a sweet photo In a photo taken from behind, he can be seen holding hands with Lilibet in the scenic garden of their Montecito home.

The post was titled: ‘To all the girls, this world is yours. Do what you can to protect your rights, use your voice, support each other.

‘We will do the same for you. This is your right and our responsibility. Go get ’em girl! Happy International Day of the Girl Child.’

Meghan has previously spoken about her hopes for her daughter’s future and stated that she is considering doing business with her.

On her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, she talked about “building something” with her youngest child.

He made the comment while interviewing 71-year-old fashion designer Tina Knowles, who launched the Cécred hair care line with her daughter Beyoncé last year.

Meghan said on the podcast: ‘I wonder if I’ll go into business with Lili one day and if we can build something.’

A video shared online over the weekend showed the family going pumpkin picking.

The Duchess of Sussex previously shared a black-and-white photo of herself hugging Princess Lilibet, who was sitting on her lap, as they both sported windswept hair.

In a photo Meghan shared to celebrate her daughter’s birthday in June, it showed her holding Princess Lilibet as she spent skin-to-skin time with the new person who will join their family in 2021.

In a post from April, Meghan was seen smiling and showing a large rose to her daughter Lilibet

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Lili, was born on June 4, 2021 and named Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.

She was named after her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. Named after Elizabeth.

Princess Elizabeth could barely pronounce her own name as a toddler, and her grandfather, George V, affectionately called her Lilibet, imitating her attempts to say Elizabeth.

Her sweet nickname stuck from then on and she became known as Lilibet to her family.

But the late Queen was reportedly “more furious than I’ve ever seen her” after a royal aide claimed Harry and Meghan had received permission to use the name Lilibet for their daughter.

In his biography of the King, royal author Robert Hardman wrote that a member of staff had been accused of World War II following Harry and Meghan’s announcement in 2021 about the use of their childhood family nickname. He described how Elizabeth expressed her anger.

The BBC later reported that a Palace source said the Sussexes had not asked the Queen if they could use Lilibet.

But the Sussexes’ lawyers rejected legal letters sent to the broadcaster and other broadcasters, saying the claim was false and defamatory.

A spokesman for Harry and Meghan insisted the duke had spoken to his grandmother in advance and would not have used the name without the monarch’s support.

But Hardman wrote: ‘Elizabeth II was privately recalled in 2021 to be ‘as angry as I have ever seen her’ after the Sussexes announced she had given them the OK to name their little girl ‘Lilibet’, the Queen’s childhood nickname.’

Harry and Meghan began using prince and princess for Archie and Lili after corresponding with King Charles on the subject following the princess’s christening in 2023.

Their daughters were eligible to become princesses when their grandfather ascended to the throne in 1917, due to rules established by King George V.