Duke and Duchess of Sussex Bought a £244 floral two-tiered Strawberry Buttercream Cake for Lillibet’s first birthday – the same baker who made the couple’s wedding cake in 2018.
Harry and Meghan enjoyed the British summer sun and hosted a ‘relaxed’ garden party for their daughter at the Windsor estate over the weekend with birthday cake, balloons, party games and picnic snacks.
East London baker Claire Ptak — who created the couple’s wedding cake in 2018 — brought treats to the low-key bash, including a two-tiered cake topped with a seasonal strawberry buttercream.
Lillibet’s cake bore the young man’s name and was decorated with an array of pink peonies—complete with an Amalfi lemon and elderflower filling and covered in a light buttercream.
On the bakery’s website, the cake is described as ‘three layers of vanilla sponge drizzled with elderflower syrup and filled with Amalfi lemon curd’.
The top and sides of the cake are ‘iced with buttercream flavored with lemon juice and zest from the Amalfi Coast, and decorated with sliced candied Amalfi lemon peel.’
Claire Ptak – who owns the bakery and carefully designed the incredible cake – wrote on the brand’s Instagram: ‘It was an absolute pleasure to make this special cake last week for Lillibet’s birthday. Wishing him all the very best for the year ahead!’
Incredible cake maker Violet Cakes wrote on her Instagram: ‘Inside was the Amalfi lemon and elderflower cake I made for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess in 2018, but this time we made it with Strawberry Buttercream especially for Lillibet covered.
Harry and Meghan’s daughter was photographed in a frilly top and matching bloomer set from Isabel Garretton
Harry and Meghan celebrated their daughter Lillibet’s first birthday with a ‘comfy’ birthday party in Windsor – with royal second cousins invited to the celebration. Pictured, couple Archie and Lillibet with kids
She continued: ‘Inside was the Amalfi lemon and elderflower cake I made for the Duke and Duchess’ wedding in 2018, but this time we covered it with strawberry buttercream especially for Lillibet.’
Among the gifts for the total was apparently a pastel pink VW Beetle ride-on car, £75 from Selfridges, while Sussex supporters donated $100,000 to a charity in his honour. Prince Charles may have bought her the same kind of hammock he bought for Prince George – when a Sussex colleague was seen taking it off his private jet in Santa Barbara.
A spokesperson for the couple did not name the family members who attended the party, but Zara and Mike Tindall are believed to have made an appearance. But Prince William, Kate, George and Charlotte were representing the Queen in Wales.
The Sussexes left for their California home the next day – on a gas-guzzling private jet – ahead of the grand finale of the Queen’s platinum jubilee also on Sunday.
Those who are also said to have been at Frogmore Cottage include Zara and Mike Tindall’s three children, Mia, eight, Lena, three, and Lucas, one, as well as Savannah, 11, and Isla, 10, Peter. Phillips and Autumn’s daughters are included. Kelly.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the Platinum Jubilee early – remembering the pageant and the Queen on the balcony last Sunday – as they headed back to California with luggage in a private jet that included wooden swing sets that Looks like a gift from Prince Charles to William and Kate
Harry and Meghan’s crew in California were spotted with a blue kid-sized scooter (pictured) and a wooden swing set similar to the one gifted by Prince Charles to William and Kate.
Prince George stands on a swing, pictured in 2016 at the family home in Norfolk. The swing has carvings of the names of the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge, William and Catherine. Looks like Lillibet may have got the same
Three-year-old Archie’s godfather, Charlie Van Straubenzee, and his brother Tom, Princess Charlotte’s godfather, were also invited, it is understood.
Twitter’s royal commentator and friend of the Sussexes Omid Scobie said the couple invited close friends and family for an ‘intimate backyard picnic’ while posting the picture.
A source told The Sun about the party: ‘It was a lovely act and it had everything you would expect from a child’s birthday party.
‘The idea was to be very comfortable and casual, with people being free to move in and out as they please.’
She said it was a “good opportunity” for some of the royal children to meet Little Lillibet, her first time in Britain.
He said there had been ‘considerable discussion’ about the best gifts for a ‘milestone’ birthday, with a ‘£75 pink Volkswagen Beetle ride-on toy’ proving to be a popular idea.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle left the Platinum Jubilee early – remembering the pageant and the Queen on the balcony last Sunday – as they headed back to California with luggage in a private jet that included wooden swing sets that looked like a gift by William and Kate prince charles,
Meanwhile, the Duke and Duchess are said to have introduced their little girl Queen – Nicknamed Lillibet as a child – after attending a private in Windsor last week royal family lunch at Buckingham Palace After Trooping the Colour.
The Queen is said to have seen the Sussexes and their children more than once
The Sussexes reportedly wanted their own photographer to capture the monarch meeting her great-granddaughter in Windsor for the first time, but a source claimed they were told ‘no chance’ as it was a private moment
The Sussexes reportedly wanted their own photographer Monarch to meet his great-granddaughter in Windsor for the first time, but a source claimed they were told ‘no chance’ as it was a private moment.
The photographer has not been named – but it could be his friend Misson Harriman, who regularly photographs the Sussexes and is even credited with bringing them together in 2016. He also took a photo of his young daughter on the lawn of Frogmore Cottage as he turned one on Saturday.
Angela Levine, Prince HarryK’s biographer told MailOnline: ‘It’s an incredible cheekbone. The pressure on her grandmother is too unbelievable for words when she struggles to walk through the four days of celebrations where huge demands are being placed on her. It’s even more stressful when you’re 96. The Jubilee is her last attempt as Emperor, and yet Harry asks her for a time when she can’t say no.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on February 14, 2021, they are expecting their second child
Harry and Meghan did not spend any private time with Prince William, Kate, George, Charlotte and Louis during the jubilee. page six, and there is absolutely no chance of William’s family meeting Lilibet. An insider said the relationship between the brothers remains ‘brittle’ after the Sussexes’ transatlantic ‘truth bomb’ on Oprah about the royal family and friendly podcasts in America.
However, according to Harry and Meghan’s friend Omid Scobie, Lillibet met Her Majesty ‘on more than one occasion’ and Prince Charles and Camilla spent some time with the couple before returning to California on Sunday.
Ms Levine said: ‘He should have stayed for a few days, spending time with the Queen after completing her duties, trying to fix things with William. He would have had time – but he preferred to get in and out quickly. She also suggests that Harry has ‘lost all respect for someone now’, adding: ‘All his impatience and self-destruction is visible. He can’t hide it’.