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Harry and Meghan have finally introduced Queen Elizabeth to Lilibet

Áine Ryan

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have introduced their daughter Lilibet to Queen Elizabeth for the very first time.

Harry and Meghan were invited to a private lunch with senior members of the royal family following Trooping the Colour. It was there the Queen met her namesake.

And while Lilibet will celebrate her first birthday tomorrow, don't expect a photo of the Queen posing with her great-granddaughter to be released.

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Queen Elizabeth II watches with a smile from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Color ceremony in London, Thursday, June 2, 2022, on the first of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch's 70 years of service. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have introduced their daughter Lilibet to Queen Elizabeth for the very first time. AP

According to royal commentator Omid Scobie, "those moments with Lilibet are very much private between them and the Queen."

In an interview with BBC Breakfast, Scobie said Harry and Meghan "want to be as low-profile as possible."

"Before they arrived there was so much talk in the press about the couple potentially overshadowing the Queen herself which I think is almost impossible for anyone to do," he said.

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"I spoke with people close to the couple who said that it couldn't be further from the truth. In fact they want to be as low-profile as possible during this trip".

"Yesterday at Trooping the Colour was a great example. We didn't really catch sight of them on TV cameras. There are a few grainy photos of them in existence online but that is about as far as it goes".

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The Queen marked the beginning of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations yesterday when she stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour.

Meghan and Harry have returned to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Meghan and Harry have returned to the UK for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. @kelvin bruce

Among those on the balcony with Her Majesty included the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their three children Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four.

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Princess Anne was there with her husband Sir Timothy Laurence and the Earl and Countess of Wessex and their children Lady Louise and Viscount Severn. Harry and Meghan, who returned to the UK from the US for the celebrations, were seen watching the Horse Guards Parade earlier in the day from the Major General's Office.

They were joined by the Queen's other grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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