Initially, MI5 kept this information confidential to avoid sparking an international incident. However, continued monitoring uncovered inconsistencies in Meghan and Harry's narrative, compelling MI5 to escalate the matter to the Queen with the grave allegations. Her Majesty promptly reconvened the Privy Council at the palace, summoning all senior working Royals for an emergency session. The Director General of MI5 was also present to personally brief the inner circle on their findings.
As the distinguished members of the aristocracy gathered in Buckingham Palace, a palpable sense of concern enveloped them. The MI5 Director General made an explosive revelation, presenting credible evidence suggesting that the Duchess of Sussex may have fabricated her pregnancy and the birth of Lilibet using a surrogate.
The Queen, visibly shaken by this revelation about her grandson's wife, decreed that MI5 and Scotland Yard would launch a joint covert investigation under the codename Operation Lily. Specialists were tasked with collecting forensic evidence and conducting discreet interviews to ascertain the truth. Meanwhile, the Royals were instructed to maintain outward support for the Sussexes while keeping the scandal concealed from the public.
Within the first week of Operation Lily, a significant breakthrough occurred. Suspicious phone calls between Meghan's friend Janina Gavankar and a Los Angeles fertility clinic on the day of Lilibet's birth were uncovered. Further investigation revealed that Gavankar had served as a surrogate for friends in the past. The fertility clinic's records corroborated Meghan's involvement in IVF treatments and the implantation of embryos into a surrogate, matching Gavankar's medical history.
Confronted with irrefutable evidence, Gavankar confessed to acting as Meghan's surrogate for Lilibet, using one of her stored embryos. She explained that Meghan had opted for surrogacy due to concerns about pregnancy complications and stigma after Archie's birth.
Upon receiving Gavankar's confession and the fertility records confirming Lilibet's surrogate birth, the Queen convened an emergency session of the Privy Council, along with Prince Charles and Prince William, at an undisclosed safe house. The monarch was left devastated by the revelations, grappling with the implications of Meghan's deception.