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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share first picture of baby Lilibet in Christmas card

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have unveiled the first picture of their daughter Lilibet Diana.

The six-month-old appears alongside older brother Archie and her mother and father in their family Christmas card.

All four are wearing jeans and smiling outside their Santa Barbara home in the snap, taken by photographer Alexi Lubomirksi. Prince Harry holds two-year-old Archie on his lap while his wife, the Duchess of Sussex, raises their young daughter in the air.

The photograph has been used as the centerpiece of their family Christmas card, accompanied by the text "Happy Holidays" and a short message from Harry and Meghan.

"This year, 2021, we welcomed our daughter, Lilibet, to the world. Archie made us a ‘Mama’ and a ‘Papa’, and Lili made us a family," the couple wrote.

"As we look forward to 2022, we have made donations on your behalf to several organizations that honor and protect families – from those being relocated from Afghanistan to American families in need of paid parental leave," they added.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in November. Credit: Sipa US / Alamy

As well as giving us the first glimpse of little Lilibet, the Christmas card also revealed Archie's striking similarity to his father, with who he shares his curly ginger locks.

Lubormirski, who also photographed the couple on their wedding day, reflected on the shoot in Santa Barbara, California.

"This is one of those rare and special projects that one is fortunate enough to be a part of," he wrote on Twitter.

"To be able to continue the story of this family whom I first photographed as an engaged couple, then on the day of their wedding, as a married couple, and now seeing their love manifest into two beautiful children, has been a delightful honor," the photographer added.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex first shared a family Christmas card in 2018. That year it featured a photo of them during their Royal Wedding reception.

In 2019, the couple share a snap of themselves and their first child Archie shortly before moving to California. Meanwhile, in 2020 they opted for an illustration depicting the family and their two dogs instead of a photograph.

Featured Image Credit: Everett Collection Inc / Alamy

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