A royal aide to the late Queen Elizabeth II revealed that the latter was angry with Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, after they claimed that they had her blessing to name their daughter “Lilibet” (her childhood nickname).
The man said in his soon-to-be-released biography, entitled “Charles III: The New King. A New Court. The Inside Story,” that the late Queen became angry after the “Duke and Duchess of Sussex” publicly stated that they had obtained her approval to use her childhood title for their second child, according to the website. “page six”.
This news comes after a statement made by an insider, indicating that the late Queen, who died in September 2022, was not asked for her opinion regarding the naming of “Lilibet” before her birth in June 2021, despite Harry’s claim that he asked for her permission.
Ask her permission
While a source revealed that Harry (39 years old) called his grandmother and spoke to her after Meghan gave birth to her baby girl at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, which may indicate that he asked for her permission, which is something that the Queen will not refuse at all.
Prince William and Kate Middleton also expressed their happiness at the birth of Meghan at the time, and published a tweet on their official account, which said: We are all happy with the good news of the arrival of baby Lily. Congratulations to Harry, Meghan and Archie.
Why the name Lilibet?
It is noteworthy that the name Lilibet is the pampering name of Queen Elizabeth. When she was still a young princess, it was difficult for her to pronounce her name correctly, so she used “Lilibet” instead of “Elizabeth,” and from here her grandfather, King George V, began calling her by the same title as an expression of her affection. Affection.
The late Queen’s husband, Duke of Edinburgh, called her by the same name, and wrote to his mother-in-law after their marriage: ‘Lilibet is the only thing in the world that is absolutely true to me.’
