Elizabeth II would have been very angry because Meghan and Harry named their daughter Lilibet
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While the news about Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton seems to be fading, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, continue to make headlines because a recent book claims that their decision to name Lilibet his young daughter angered Elizabeth II, the then monarch of the United Kingdom. This name was the affectionate nickname given to King George VI. called her as a child. After him, Philip of Edinburgh was the only one to call it that.
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The powerful revelation is an excerpt from the biography of Charles III: New King, New Court. The Inside Story (Charles III: new king, new court), written by Robert Hardman, who assures through a Buckingham Palace official that the former monarch did not give her blessing to either her grandson, the controversial Prince Harry, or his wife Meghan Markle used his nickname to baptize her daughter, they claimed about two years ago. The author points out that Elizabeth II was “angrier than ever” because of the couple’s audacity.
Meghan and Harry stressed at the time that they would have changed their decision if the then-Queen had not given them permission to use her affectionate nickname. “The Duke spoke to his family before the announcement; In fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called. During this conversation he expressed his hope of naming his daughter Lilibet after her. “If she hadn’t supported them, they wouldn’t have used the name,” a spokesman for the couple said.
However, this statement contradicted what the BBC revealed in June 2021, when a whistleblower told the broadcaster that the Duke and Duchess never informed Elizabeth II of their decision. Immediately afterwards, Schillings, the Sussexes' law firm, asserted that the statement was defamatory and threatened not to repeat it. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle then asked the royal family for support regarding their version, but were rejected, reports Chron.
Amid a flurry of statements, Emily Andrews, a royal expert, pointed out on social media that it was probably Elizabeth II herself who told the BBC that she was unaware of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's intentions to call the little girl by her cute nickname. “Once again in the strange case of the Queen and Harry and Meghan: 'Memories can be different,'” the journalist wrote in her message.
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