Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have denied reports in the UK Media that they did not seek the advice of Queen Elizabeth II ahead of naming their daughter Lilibet soon after her family nickname.
The Queen was the 1st family member Harry named and shared his and Meghan’s hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honour, a CNN report, citing a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex, mentioned.
The couple announced on Sunday the birth of their daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor – named for Harry’s grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and his late mother. The infant, who is eighth in line to the throne, was born on June 4 in the southern California city of Santa Barbara.
A BBC report, quoting an unnamed Buckingham Palace supply, had claimed that the couple under no circumstances checked with the Queen no matter if they could use the moniker ahead of naming their second kid.
“Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the names,” the spokesperson told CNN.
“Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty the Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, the Princess of Wales,” mentioned a statement from Harry and Meghan.
The Queen’s nickname came about soon after her grandfather, King George V, affectionately imitated her attempts to pronounce “Elizabeth” as a toddler.
Shortly soon after the announcement, a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman mentioned the Queen and the British royal family had been informed and had been “delighted with the news of the birth of a daughter for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.”
Meghan and Harry, who married in 2018, welcomed their son, Archie Harrison, in 2018.
(With Inputs From AFP)