Harry and Megan also got involved in a scandal with their daughter’s name

The hope that Lilibet could play the role of an olive branch to the palace quickly evaporated.

The British queen had a difficult week. Elizabeth II was to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of her late husband, Prince Philip, for the first time alone at Windsor Castle. He chose to do so with a kind gesture, continuing his charitable work.

Her Majesty planted a rose named after the Duke of Edinburgh, which she would be able to watch from her window all the time. Proceeds from the sale of the new flower will go to a charity founded by her husband, which helps children in 130 countries.

But instead of being the main event for the palace, he was again involved in scandals involving Megan and Harry. The controversy erupted over the decision of the royal grandson and his wife to name their newborn daughter Lilibet – a nickname that Elizabeth II had in her childhood. And especially on whether she was informed that her 11th great-grandchild would be called that.

In general, there is a tradition for the heirs to the throne to bear the names of their ancestors, and this has become a very precise process in order to pay tribute to everyone who served the crown. Therefore

the choice is accepted

to agree with

the current monarch,

especially for babies, potential heirs to the throne. For example, Harry’s brother, Prince William, explicitly asked for their grandmother’s consent when, in 2013, he decided to name his eldest son, Prince George Alexander Louis. It is said that she was happy to give it, as the child was named after her beloved father, King George VI.

Although Prince Harry’s newborn daughter

does not receive

the title of princess

due to pre-existing rules 100 years ago, her name is also expected to have some monarchical context, as she is eighth in line to inherit the throne. So the choice of nickname is strange.

Initially, the name Lilibet was perceived as an olive branch by Megan and Harry after their accusations of racism and lack of support from the royal family, which led to a serious rift with him. Recent events, however, suggest that this does not appear to be the case.

The BBC’s royal correspondent, Johnny Diamond, who is considered one of the most reliable sources of news from the monarchical family, revealed that Megan and Harry did not ask permission from the queen to name their child that way.

He cites people from the palace who dispute initial reports that the two consulted with Her Majesty on the matter before their daughter was born. However, their spokesman continued to insist that they would not have taken such a step if they had not had the support of the Queen, and she was the first member of the family to call Harry. During the conversation, he had announced that he hoped to call his daughter Lilibet.

The law firm that defends Megan and Harry’s rights, even

determine

as unfaithful

and slanderous

the allegations

of the BBC

and stated that they should not continue to spread because their clients could seek redress in court. However, the British media corporation does not think so and does not give them up.

The nickname Lilibet dates back to the early years of Elizabeth II. Her grandfather George V jokingly starts telling her that, imitating how she tries to say her name. Then her parents, sister and her husband Philip called her that.

The queen herself rarely uses Lilibet. Once he signed the wreath at the funeral of a very close friend. It is said that this is how her farewell note to Prince Philip, placed in his coffin in April, ends.

According to the British Telegraph, the palace’s disappointment at Megan and Harry’s choice to baptize their daughter Lillibet was part of a greater frustration with the couple’s emigration to the United States and their refusal to serve the crown. The publication claims that the palace circles are increasingly concerned about the attempts of the two to distinguish the queen from the institution she represents. In many of their criticisms of the palace from the United States in various media appearances, they always emphasize that this does not apply to Her Majesty. But it is considered indicative that at this stage

none of the royal

family

does not support

publicly Megan and Harry

in their dispute with the BBC over the name Lilibet.

So far, only the Queen’s youngest son, Prince Edward, has commented on the differences. According to him, they are something very sad, but he would not want to interfere, because “this is the safest thing he can do.” Refusing to talk about their choice of how to baptize their daughter, he wished them only much happiness.

Proponents of Megan and Harry, however, argue that even if the nickname Lilibet seems bold so soon after Prince Philip, the last man to call the queen, was buried, it is a hint that under the guise of all monarchical rules and traditions are human relationships are also important. This feeling is reinforced by the name of his mother Diana, woven into that of his daughter.

The California-born girl will be named Lillibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor a week ago and will likely communicate much more with the children of her parents’ Hollywood friends than with her cousins ​​in England. So he will probably not be brought up to follow the unwritten rule of the British royal family: “Never complain, never explain”, which is largely due to the existence of a monarchy in the 21st century.

It was violated by Princess Diana, and now by her younger son, who captured the world’s attention by claiming that there was no compassion or mutual aid in the monarchical family, and that everything was governed by the rules of the “company,” as the palace was called. .

“Obviously, Megan and Harry have chosen the two very different members of the family, with a diametrically opposed value system, to name their daughter after them. They are probably trying to be inventive and invent a third monarchical way,

combining

the sensitivity of

Diana and the strong

sense of duty, from

which Elizabeth II

it has always been conducted

in his life, “the Guardian commented.

For now, they face the same problems as Harry’s late mother. The search for public attention on family matters made her a favorite of the tabloids, but not of other members of the royal family, who chose to quietly continue to perform their monarchical duties, just as Elizabeth II did for 69 years, although many of them also faced infidelity and other serious problems.

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