What public records or announcements confirm Meghan Markle as the mother of Archie and Lilibet?

1. Official royal announcements and palace notices named Meghan as mother

The Royal Family publicly announced Archie's birth with the traditional easel outside Buckingham Palace and accompanying statements that identified the newborn as the child of Prince Harry and Meghan, then the Duchess of Sussex, and confirmed details such as weight and that Harry was present—these official announcements functioned as primary public notices of parentage ^[1]. Similarly, Lilibet’s birth was announced publicly in June 2021 by the couple, and palace statements and media coverage immediately identified her as the second child of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ^[3].

2. Archie’s published birth certificate is a direct civil record listing Meghan as mother

Archie Harrison Mountbatten‑Windsor’s birth certificate was released publicly eleven days after his May 6, 2019 birth, and the document confirmed Portland Hospital in London as the place of birth and listed his legal name and parent details—information widely reported by outlets that viewed the civil record ^{[2] [5]}. Media examinations of that certificate served as concrete public records confirming Meghan’s role as mother and the official facts of the birth registration ^{[5] [2]}.

3. Lilibet’s birth announcement and subsequent registrations and statements corroborate Meghan’s maternity

Lilibet Diana’s birth on June 4, 2021 in Santa Barbara was announced by her parents two days later and reported by international outlets that identified Meghan as her mother; follow‑up reporting about Lilibet’s birth certificate and the way her parents’ names were recorded also underscores that her parentage was publicly registered and reported ^{[3] [4]}. Later public references—such as a parents’ spokesperson confirming her baptism and the royal family website updating her style—continued to treat Meghan as Lilibet’s mother, reinforcing the public record trail ^[3].

4. Multiple independent sources—royal site, mainstream media, and encyclopedic entries—converge

Beyond the primary documents and announcements, mainstream media reporting (e.g., BBC coverage of Archie's birth certificate and contemporary pieces in Harper’s Bazaar and People) and established encyclopedic summaries (Wikipedia entries for Archie and Lilibet) consistently identify Meghan Markle as the mother, reflecting convergence across institutional and journalistic records rather than a single isolated claim ^{[5] [2] [6] [3]}.

5. Caveats and what the sources do not show directly

Public sources provided here document announcements, the released birth certificate for Archie, and media reporting on Lilibet’s birth and baptismal confirmations, but not every underlying civil document for Lilibet is reproduced in the supplied reporting; while People and other outlets report on Lilibet’s birth certificate details, the dossier available to this analysis does not include the full scanned civil registry for Lilibet to cite verbatim ^{[4] [3]}. Where original certificates are not reproduced in these sources, the strongest public confirmations remain the official announcements, palace statements, and the published Archie's birth certificate that explicitly name the parents ^{[1] [2]}.

6. Bottom line: public records and announcements that confirm Meghan as mother

The clearest public confirmations are the couple’s official birth announcements and palace notices that identified both children as the offspring of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex ^{[1] [3]}, and the publicly released birth certificate for Archie—explicit civil‑registration evidence listing parental details ^{[2] [5]}; supplementary mainstream reporting and later formal references (baptism announcement and royal website updates) consistently reiterate Meghan’s maternity ^{[4] [3]}.