The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have clashed with the BBC over the version of events that led to the naming of their daughter. Harry and Meghan’s lawyers have written to the corporation after a BBC story claimed the Queen had not been asked about naming their baby Lilibet, which was the monarch’s childhood family nickname. It has been widely reported that Harry and Meghan did consult with the Queen before the name of their baby, who was born in California on Friday, was announced.
Harry and Meghan have named their daughter Lilibet (Victoria Jones/PA) But an article on the BBC’s website claimed palace sources had said the Queen was not asked by the duke and duchess about naming their daughter Lilibet.
Queen was never asked if Prince Harry and Meghan could use her nickname Lilibet for their daughter
There has been a lot of debate about their choice of name for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex s baby
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with the Queen in 2018 (Image: Getty Images)
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Prince Harry has announced when the 2023 Invictus Games will be held in Germany in a video message thought to be recorded prior to his 20 weeks off work following the birth of his daughter Lilibet.
The Duke, 36, and Duchess of Sussex, 39, who currently live in their $14million mansion in Montecito, welcomed Lilibet Lili Diana Mountbatten-Windsor on Friday, June 4 at 11.40am at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California.
It was previously revealed the pair are both taking up to 20 weeks off work to care for their daughter with their eldest son Archie excited and very happy about the arrival of his little sister.
The Duke of Sussex hinted he liked the name Lili two years ago
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, welcomed daughter Lilibet Lili Diana Mountbatten-Windsor - who is named after Queen Elizabeth, and Harry s late mother, Princess Diana - into the world on Friday (04.06.21), but the 36-year-old royal dropped a huge hint he was a fan of the moniker during a royal engagement in January 2019 10 June 2021
Harry and Meghan - who was pregnant with their two-year-old son Archie at the time - attended an event in Birkenhead, Merseyside, north west England, where they met mother-of-three Rebecca Blundell and her two daughters, Lily, six, and two-year-old Lottie, and she noted the duke asked how Lily s name was spelt.