Via a spokesperson, the young parents then said that Prince Harry had “spoke with his family before the announcement” and that her grandmother, reine Elizabeth II “was the first family member he called”. The choice of Lilibet’s first name therefore seemed to be a wonderful way to pay homage to the queen.
Only, in reality, she would never have wanted the nickname that her husband gave her in private became the first name of her granddaughter… This is in any case what Robert Hardman says in his book “Charles III: new king, new court”, as reported Gala. Queen Elizabeth II would never have been “also angry” only after that.
This story had already made noise at the time of the birth of the Archie’s little sister. Indeed, shortly after its presentation to the general public, the BBC had claimed that Queen Elizabeth II had not been consulted or given her blessing regarding Lilibet’s first name. However, sources close to the Palace then revealed that the queen had indeed been contacted by Harry and that she had authorized him to give this first name to his daughter but under duress. The queen would simply “felt unable to say no”according to The News.
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Visibly annoyed, the Sussex sent a press release, via their law firm, to several publishers and broadcasters. In it, Archie and Lilibet’s parents claim that these statements are “incorrect and defamatory”. They also add that this further complicates already tense family dynamics…
