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Lilibet's name is still missing from the royal family website's line of succession

Almost two months on from her birth, Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor still hasn't been added to the line of succession on the royal family's official website.

The second child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was born on June 4, and she is eighth in line to the throne behind her brother Archie and father Prince Harry.

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Harry and Meghan welcomed their daughter in early June. The Me You Can't See/Apple TV+

However, the Succession section of the royal.uk website does not currently reflect baby Lili's arrival, despite including the names of two other royal babies born this year.

Although Prince Harry and wife Meghan resigned as senior working royals in 2020, the duke and the couple's children remained in the line of succession.

Prince Harry is sixth in line to the throne, after his father Prince Charles, brother Prince William, and William's three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

The royal family line of succession according to royal.uk

The line of succession as listed on royal.uk - the official royal family website. Royal Family

The page has been updated this year to include Princess Eugenie's son August Brooksbank, born in February, and Zara Tindall's son Lucas, born in March.

According to The Sun, Archie's name was added to the list just 15 days after his birth in May 2019.

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ITV royal expert Chris Ship speculated about the delay in Lilibet's name being added to the page on the Royal Rota podcast.

Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie with their son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank

Princess Eugenie's son August, born in February, has been added to the list. Instagram/PrincessEugenie

"Where's Lilibet? I can forgive them a week or two but a month? Is this them being a little bit petulant?" Ship said, according to The Sun.

"Is it them saying, 'We will get around to it when ready?' It does feel like to me, maybe, they are making a point."

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However, The Sun notes it took 61 days for August Brooksbank to be added to the page, so perhaps Lili's appearance is imminent.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend a Creative Industries and Business Reception on October 02, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Meghan and Harry are currently on parental leave. Getty

It's not currently known where Harry and Meghan will have their daughter christened, though it's been claimed they hope for the ceremony to take place in the UK.

According to some reports, the duke expressed his wish for Lilibet to be baptised at Windsor Castle, like brother Archie, and in the presence of Queen Elizabeth.

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He reportedly made these comments during his return to the UK to unveil a statue of his mother Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday, July 1.

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