Harry and Meghan's baby daughter Lilibet Diana featured in the duchess's new children's book
Prince Harry and Meghan's baby daughter has made an appearance in her mother's debut children's book.
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on June 4, but her parents made the conscious effort to make her presence known in Meghan's book, The Bench.
The illustration – by award-winning artist Christian Robinson – shows Meghan holding her daughter in a baby sling inside the garden.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has written a children's book The Bench, inspired by Prince Harry and son Archie. Penguin Random House
They are walking through a vegetable patch, likely to be within the grounds of Harry and Meghan's Montecito mansion.
Meghan wears blue jeans and a white t-shirt and a wide-brimmed hat.
Prince Harry and son Archie are depicted nearby feeding the family's chickens.
The book is out today, June 8, and is Meghan's first foray into children's literature.
Prince Harry and Meghan's baby daughter has made an appearance in her mother's debut children's book The Bench. Penguin Random House
The illustrations appear to show the Sussexes enjoying their new life in California.
During the couple's interview with Oprah Winfrey in March, Meghan explained that being "able to live authentically" was vital to her and Harry.
"This kind of stuff is so basic, but it's really fulfilling and about getting back to basics," she said.
Another of the illustrations in the book shows a red-haired man dressed in Army fatigues running to hug his son, who has the same hair colour.
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has written a children's book The Bench, inspired by Prince Harry and son Archie. Penguin Random House
When the book was announced Meghan explained the inspiration for The Bench came from a poem she penned for Harry.
"The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father's Day, the month after Archie was born," the duchess said in a statement.
"That poem became this story."
Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in Morocco in 2019 when she was pregnant with Archie. Getty
Harry and Meghan announced the birth of their daughter two days after she was delivered at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.
The couple said they named their second child Lilibet after the royal family's nickname for the Queen.
Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honour her "beloved late grandmother", the Princess of Wales.
The baby girl will be known as 'Lili'.
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