Recent statements affirmed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s announcement of their daughter’s name made Queen Elizabeth II ‘as angry as she’s ever been‘, as they used her childhood name without her permission.
In the royal book titled ‘Charles III: New King, New Court. The Inside Story‘ that will be on sale next January 18th, the author, Robert Hardman, reveals that when the couple made the announcement, the Queen had not given them her support for this decision.
“Elizabeth II had been as angry as I’d ever seen her in 2021 after the Sussexes announced that she had given them her blessing to call their baby daughter ‘Lilibet’, the Queen’s childhood nickname for her“, Hardman writes in the book.
“The couple subsequently fired off warnings of legal action against anyone who dared to suggest otherwise“, the author added. “When the Sussexes tried to co-opt the Palace into propping up their version of events, they were rebuffed“.
During that controversy, Harry and Meghan’s spokesperson stated: “The duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement; in fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called“, and he added that “had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name“.
