Buckingham Palace won’t back Sussexes in Lilibet naming row
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By Gordon Rayner and Victoria Ward
June 10, 2021 7.34am
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London: Buckingham Palace has refused to back the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a row with the BBC over whether the couple sought the Queen’s permission to name their daughter Lilibet.
Lawyers instructed by the couple said it was “false and defamatory” for the corporation to suggest the couple did not ask the Queen if they could use her highly personal pet name for their second child.
BBC in hot water with Harry and Meghan over story about newborn daughter Lilibet s name
Spokeswoman for the couple said their daughter’s name was mentioned in a conversation with the Queen.
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Palace refuses to back Sussexes in row over baby Lilibet’s name
Royal sources fail to deny that Queen was ‘never asked’, as lawyers for couple say it was false and defamatory for the BBC to suggest this
9 June 2021 • 9:30pm
The Telegraph understands the Queen (seen here with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Buckingham Palace) was told about the name after the baby was born last Friday, rather than her permission being sought in advance
Credit: Matt Dunham/AP Photo
Buckingham Palace has refused to back the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a row with the BBC over whether the couple sought the Queen’s permission to name their daughter Lilibet.
The 31-year-old royal - who welcomed her son August into the world on February 9th - took to her Instagram Stories to share a black and white picture of Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, following the birth of their second child, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor
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