DID HARRY AND MEGHAN REALLY CONSULT THE QUEEN BEFORE CALLING THEIR DAUGHTER LILIBET? THE VERSIONS ARE OPPOSED
Another proof of the tense atmosphere that reigns within the British royal family? Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle would not have consulted the Queen before naming their daughter, born last Friday, Lilibet, the nickname given to Elizabeth II since her childhood. An allegation refuted by a relative of the princely couple.
As it became clear in recent days, according to press statements from relatives of Harry and Meghan, that the couple had sought permission from the 95-year-old monarch, a source at Buckingham Palace, interviewed by the BBC, said threw a paving stone in the pond Wednesday: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would in fact not have sought the opinion of the queen.
The start of a fire that a spokesperson for Harry and Meghan immediately tried to extinguish, claiming that Elizabeth II was the first person her grandson had called after the birth of Lilibet Diana, the second child of the couple. “During this conversation, he shared their hope to name their daughter Lilibet in her honor. If it had not been in favor, they would not have used the name, ”he said.
THE NICKNAME OF ELIZABETH II
Lilibet's first name is indeed deeply linked to the Queen of England. Baby, little Elizabeth couldn't pronounce her first name correctly, often turning it into Lilibet. It was her grandfather, King George V, who then began to call her that, and it stuck. Her late husband Prince Philip also called her Lilibet.
Since Harry and Meghan's decision in early 2020 to withdraw from the royal family, the rift seems to have widened between them and the rest of the clan. The princely couple, now in exile in the United States, made the headlines last March by giving a shock interview to the famous American host Oprah Winfrey, in which Meghan Markle accused the royal family of racism.
