Lilibet Diana, the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, was born in Santa Barbara on June 4, 2021 and is 18 months old. Controversy in the royal family!
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The royal family reportedly found Lilibet’s name choice ‘perplexing’
Prince Harry, 38, and Meghan Markle, 41, chose the name Lilibet in honor of their grandmother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Speaking for herself, many members of the royal family reportedly found it “embarrassing” and “pretty arrogant” to use the late monarch’s very personal nickname for their daughter. It seems she’s ruined the royal family on several occasions, especially since she was born just months after the infamous Oprah Winfrey interview.
According to a book written by Prince Philip’s friend Giles Brandless, Queen Elizabeth happily accepted the naming of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter Lilibet.#Queen Elizabeth #prince harry #meghan markle pic.twitter.com/XLm4GDCUVq
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The late Queen Elizabeth II thought the name was ‘just right’
But the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8th earlier this year, was not one of those people. as “lily”.
Royal expert Giles Brandless recalled the late Majesty’s opinion on the name in his new book. Elizabeth: an intimate portraitshe revealed that she thought it was “very pretty and just looks right.”
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“According to the Sussexes, Harry asked his grandmother’s permission to use her family nickname as the Christian name for his 11th great-grandchild,” Brandless wrote in his book. “The Queen’s memory was a little different. According to the Queen, Harry told her that the Sussexes wanted the baby to be called ‘Lilibet’ in her honor, and she called it the original. I took it as a compliment and graciously accepted their choice.”
“Others in the family found the choice ’embarrassing’ and ‘pretty arrogant’, given that Lilibet as a name has always belonged intimately and exclusively to the Queen.” he added in the book.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Harry & Meghan A documentary series that premiered on Netflix.
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