The late Princess Diana would have been pleased: while the royal family did not attend the christening of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter, Princess Lilibet, this month, Harry was attended by his mother's two sisters, Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale. According to the Mirror, they were among the 20 to 30 guests who attended the small ceremony at the Sussex mansion in Montecito on March 3.

The paper reported that since Diana's death in a car accident in 1997, "both Harry and William have been close to their maternal aunt and uncle. Diana was the third of four siblings and had two older sisters and a younger brother, Charles, Earl Spencer. Lady Jane gave a moving reading of "Song of Solomon" at Harry and Meghan's wedding in May 2018, but as Marie Claire reported yesterday, many details of Lilibet's christening reflected those of Harry and Meghan's wedding day nearly five years ago.

Although hardly noticeable, Lady Jane and Lady Sarah often represent their sister and the Spencer family side at major events that Diana would have attended had she been alive. (Lady Jane and Lady Sarah also attended the christening of Lilibet's brother, Prince Archie, at Windsor Castle in England on July 6, 2019.) The last time Harry was photographed with his two aunts was in 2021, when he and his brother Prince William unveiled a statue of Princess Diana at Kensington Palace, Princess Diana's longtime home. William and Harry were seen kissing and greeting their aunts at that ceremony, the Mirror reported (the sweet moment was captured in the photo above).

Even if the royal family did not travel away from the UK - whether for logistical reasons, because of ongoing family rifts, or a mix of the two, we don't know - we are pleased that Harry's family was represented. Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland, was present, but it is unclear if other family members were present.