Lilibet Diana, daughter of Meghan Markle and Harry: has her name been validated by Elizabeth II?
This Friday, June 4, 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave birth to a daughter, whom they named Lilibet Diana. A name given in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who was already aware.
In the utmost discretion, Meghan Markle gave birth to her second child on June 4, 2021. In the evening, the former actress gave birth to a daughter in a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. The 39-year-old mother and Prince Harry waited two days to announce the happy news: “It is with immense joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet 'Lili' Diana Mountbatten-Windsor to the world, ”said the statement shared on their Archewell foundation website.
If she was expected for the start of summer, the royal baby girl was born a few weeks earlier. According to information from the Daily Mail, the happy parents took care to warn Queen Elizabeth II that they were going to name their daughter Lilibet in her honor. "It is understood that the Queen was informed by Prince Harry that her great-grandchild would be named in her honor, before their official announcement which was made on their site", can one read. In contrast, the Daily Mail says Buckingham Palace was visibly taken aback by the announcement, as the palace spokesman took 90 minutes to congratulate the couple.
Where does the nickname “Lilibet” come from?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were therefore keen to pay tribute to the 95-year-old monarch. From an early age, she has been fondly nicknamed “Lilibet” by those close to her. According to reports from royalty journalist Victoria Arbiter, it was the Queen of England herself who came up with the nickname. “The Queen gave herself the nickname 'Lilibet' because 'she found Elizabeth quite difficult to get around',” she explained on Twitter, citing Marion Crawford, who was governess for Queen Elizabeth II and her sister. younger, Princess Margaret, when they were children. A childhood nickname greatly appreciated by her husband, Prince Philip.
