Queen Elizabeth was furious by the name of Harry and Meghan's daughter, says Insider

A source claims that the couple did not really obtain their blessing before appointing Lilibet.


After Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Welcomed their daughter in June 2021, the world discovered that it had been appointed according to two members of the royal family: one of its great grandmothers and one of its grandmothers. His first name is Lilibet, after Queen Elizabeth II 's nickname , and her second first name is Diana, after Harry's mother, Princess Diana . His full name is Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor , and her name is often Lili. But while Lilibet's name seems to be a sweet tribute to the late monarch and the Harry grandmother, a new book claims that the queen was in fact upset - especially on the way Harry and Meghan spoke publicly .

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THE Daily mail has published extracts from the new book Charles III: New King. New courtyard. Inner history by Robert Hardman . In the book, Hardman writes that a member Elizabeth staff said the Queen was upset after Harry and Markle publicly said that Elizabeth supported them by naming their daughter Lilibet.

Hardman sys that a staff member "recalled in private that Elizabeth II had been" as angry as I had never seen it "in 2021 after the sussexes announced that it had given them its blessing to call Their little daughter "Lilibet", the childhood of the queen nickname. " The author adds: "The couple then pulled warnings from legal proceedings against anyone who dared to suggest the opposite, as the BBC had done. However, when the Sussex tried to coopte the palace to support their version of events, They were repelled. "

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Queen Elizabeth at the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony in 2018
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In June 2021, the BBC reported that, according to a source, Harry and Markle had not asked The queen if they could use the name. But, a spokesperson for the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex at the end that they had done.

"The Duke spoke with his family before the announcement - in fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called," said the representative. "During this conversation, he shared their hope of appointing their daughter Lilibet in his honor. If she had not been favorable, they would not have used the name."

In addition, the BBC reported that the law firm which represents Markle and Harry said that the reports had not spoken to the Queen to appoint their daughter after she was false and defamatory.

Hardman writes in his book, "The couple later withdrew from warnings from legal proceedings against anyone who dared to suggest the opposite, as the BBC had done. However, when the Sussex tried to coopte the palace to support their version Events, they were rejected. Again, it was a case of "memories may vary" - the reaction of the end of the queen to THE Oprah Winfrey interview - As much as His Majesty was concerned. These noisy threats of legal proceedings have duly evaporated and the actions in defamation against the BBC never materialized. ""

While Harry and Markle have talked negatively about their experiences in the British royal family since their resignation as senior royals in January 2020 and moving to the United States, they has remained favorable to Queen Elizabeth , including in their interview with Winfrey. The Queen died in September 2022 at the age of 96.

When the Lilibet was born, the palace of Buckingham shared in a declaration , "The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge have been informed and are delighted with the news of the birth of a girl for the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex."

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