Meghan Markle gives rare glimpse of Princess Lilibet in birthday tribute, breaks pattern of privacy

Meghan Markle is celebrating a milestone successful her family. 

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, shared a never-before-shown photograph of her rarely-seen daughter, Princess Lilibet, for her 4th birthday. 

In black-and-white photos, Markle is seen holding Princess Lilibet connected what appears to beryllium a boat, arsenic the upwind flows done their hair. 

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Markle looked lovingly down astatine her daughter, arsenic the 4 twelvemonth aged hid down her mother's arms. 

"Happy day to our beauteous girl!" Markle captioned the post. "Four years agone contiguous she came into our lives - and each time is brighter and amended due to the fact that of it. Thanks to each of those sending emotion and celebrating her peculiar day!"

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The 2nd photograph successful the Instagram station showed Markle holding Princess Lilibet arsenic a newborn baby. 

The Duchess of Sussex's saccharine day tribute comes aft she antecedently reflected connected however royal motherhood could person been antithetic for her.

Last month, during 1 of her episodes connected "Confessions of a Female Founder" podcast, the "Suits" alum admitted that things did not cookware retired however she would person liked.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle beryllium with their lad Archie during their 2019 circuit successful Cape Town, South Africa. (Samir Hussein)

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"I volition say… I've ever wanted to beryllium a mom," she shared astatine the time. "I was like, 'Oh gosh, I'm going to springiness a code with a babe connected my hip.' I had a full vision. Granted, I had a batch of outer things happening by the clip I had some pregnancies and some babies. But it was not the mode I envisioned it."

Markle, a erstwhile American actress, became the Duchess of Sussex erstwhile she joined Prince Harry successful 2018. In 2019, they welcomed their lad Prince Archie portion they were inactive elder members of the royal family.

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Meghan Markle, a erstwhile American actress, became the Duchess of Sussex erstwhile she joined Prince Harry successful 2018. (Photo by Chris Jackson - Pool/Getty Images)

Then, successful 2020, the mates announced they were stepping backmost arsenic elder royals, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British property and a deficiency of enactment from the palace. That year, they moved to California. In 2021, they welcomed their daughter, Lilibet.

Since their royal exit, Markle has shared constricted photos and videos of her kids without showing their faces. The mates besides does not instrumentality them to nationalist events wherever they could beryllium photographed by paparazzi.

Since their royal exit, the "Suits" alum has shared constricted photos and videos of her kids without showing their faces. (Netflix/USA Network)

After Harry and Markle stepped down from their royal duties, the mates aired retired their grievances successful interviews and a Netflix series. Harry additionally published a 2023 tell-all memoir, "Spare."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex proceed to rise their children successful the affluent coastal metropolis of Montecito, California.

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Fox News Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.