Royal Family News: Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Knew Naming Their Daughter Lilibet Would Be Controversial

But hey, they did it anyway. There’s a new report that says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle knew that naming their daughter Lilibet would be rather controversial, seeing how it was a special pet name that Prince Phillip once gave his wife, Queen Elizabeth.

But the couple did it to honor the late monarch anyhow, even though a lot of critics have said that it was disrespectful. Here’s what you need to know.

Royal Family News – Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Knew Naming Their Daughter Lilibet Would Be Controversial

According to royal author Tom Quinn, Prince Harry knew that the name Lilibet would rub some people the wrong way simply because it was such a meaningful, and if not also private name for his late grandmother.

But it was a name that both he and Meghan knew would be a perfect fit for their newborn daughter, who was born back in 2021. The couple also have a son, Archie, who was born in 2019.

In his new book, Gilded Youth, Quinn put it this way, “Even naming this child sparked a diplomatic scuffle. Hating even to think about the admittedly labyrinthine rules of protocol that surrounded the British royal family, Meghan and Harry called her Lilibet, apparently in the belief that it would be a wonderful surprise for her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth.”

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What’s more, some people believe that Harry and Meghan chose the name because it would “enhance their royal currency,” even though they are the least liked royals right now.

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He continued, “That Harry did not have the sense to predict that this would cause trouble is beyond belief. He surely would have known that appropriating the monarch’s beloved childhood nickname would be perceived by many as disrespectful and intrusive in a way that naming their daughter Elizabeth would have not been.”

Thankfully, Queen Elizabeth did get to meet her namesake great grandchild during her Platinum Jubilee back in June 2022, and only a few months before she died.

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