A few days ago, royal author Robert Hardman released a new biography "Charlie III: New King, New Court", which revealed the scene of the Queen's last moments.
("Charlie III: New King, New Court")
In fact, this book also reveals more royal secrets, such as those related to the royal couple Harry and Meghan.
An "nickname controversy" more than two years ago has been revealed again...
(The Queen and Harry and Meghan)
On June 9, 2021, Harry and Meghan's daughter was born , they named their daughter Lilibet (lilibet), which is the nickname of Queen Elizabeth II.
(Harry and Meghan’s daughter Lilibet)
Among the Queen’s granddaughters and great-granddaughters, many use “Elizabeth” as their middle name to pay tribute to the Queen, the matriarch.
For example, the queen's granddaughter and Prince Edward's daughter, Lady Louise (the lady louise alice elizabeth mary windsor), has "Elizabeth" in her middle name.
(The Queen's granddaughter, Baroness Louise)
The Queen's granddaughter and Princess Anne's daughter Zara Phillips (zara anne elizabeth phillips), whose full name also contains the middle name "Elizabeth".
(The Queen and her granddaughter Zara Phillips)
Zara’s second daughter is named Lena Elizabeth Tindall, and she also uses “Elizabeth” as her middle name.
(The Queen's great-granddaughter Raina Elizabeth Tindall)
is different from the big name "Elizabeth". "Lilybet" is the Queen's nickname. The Queen could not pronounce her name clearly when she was a child, so she changed her name to "Elizabeth" Pronounced "Lilibet", the nickname she got from then on.
The nickname is a very personal nickname for the Queen. Only her closest family and friends will call her this, such as her grandfather, parents, sister, husband and best friends.
So when Harry and Meghan named their daughter "Lilybet", many people had questions and worried that the Queen would not be happy with it.
(Little Lilibet)
’s new book reveals that the Queen was indeed unhappy at the time.
The book writes that the queen once told a royal assistant,
"I don't own the palace, and the paintings don't belong to me. The only thing I own is my name."
"Now they've taken it away again."
The Queen is right. The royal palaces, paintings, luxury cars, furniture and most luxury jewelry are actually owned by the public, and the Queen only has the right to use them.
And the nickname is a "private property" that belongs exclusively to the Queen, and its importance in the Queen's heart is self-evident.
(Queen)
Regarding the concerns from the outside world, Harry and Meghan said at the time that they had consulted the Queen in advance and she agreed, so they named their daughter this way.
However, the BBC soon revealed a different story.
According to the media’s royal reporter Jonny Dymond, a palace source told him that Harry and Meghan “never asked the Queen about whether they could use the Queen’s nickname.” Views".
(Harry and Meghan)
Subsequently, Harry and Meghan’s spokesperson did not hesitate to condemn the media reports, insisting that after the birth of their daughter, the Queen was the first family member Harry called to announce the good news.
During this call, Harry told the Queen that he wanted to name his daughter after the Queen. A spokesman for
insisted that would not use her nickname without the Queen's support.
In addition to making public statements, Harry and Meghan also asked their most trusted law firm to send a letter to the BBC and other media, warning them to take legal action against the media, saying that the report that "the Queen did not agree" was "false" It is defamatory and should no longer be reported as such."
(Harry and Meghan’s family of four)
Harry and Meghan’s set of punches did not dampen the media’s enthusiasm to continue digging deeper.
Later, the media discovered more details, which made Harry and Meghan's statement somewhat disappointing -
Before their daughter was born, they registered a domain name on the Internet called "lilibet diana" and used "Lilibet" and "Diana" are two names closely associated with the royal family.
From this detail, it seems that Harry and Meghan decided to use the Queen's nickname early on.
In fact, even if Harry and Meghan asked the Queen for her opinion, the Queen would be very unhappy with them.
The latest news is that the Queen was shocked when she heard that Harry wanted to use her nickname, but considering the circumstances, the Queen felt that she could not say "no".
The queen seemed to be stuck there and could only agree with their approach.
Later, when she heard that Harry and Meghan insisted that "if the Queen does not support it, they will not use the Queen's nickname", the Queen was completely annoyed. The author of the new book
wrote that a staff member revealed to him that the Queen "had never been so angry" at the time.
(Queen)
The Queen felt that her nickname had become a weapon for lawyers, but even though she was very angry, she still maintained her dignity as always and did not openly fall out with her grandson and grandson-in-law.
Buckingham Palace expressed its blessings to Harry and Meghan's daughter on social media, but it has never relented on the issue of "the Queen supports their use of nicknames."
It is probably this kind of persistence that prevents Harry and Meghan from actually taking legal action against the media.
(Related reports)
In the past two days, netizens have seen the new information exposed in the "Little Name Controversy", and they all expressed that they can sympathize with the Queen and feel that she is not worthy of being treated like this by her grandchildren.
"It's so heartbreaking to hear this, Harry and Meghan are so disgusting."
(Screenshot from the "Daily Mail" comment section)
"Harry and Meghan are so embarrassed..."
(Screenshot from the comments section of the Daily Mail)
"I don't know if Harry can sleep well at night. I will be haunted by these words. My granny means the world to me. Read this Article I am so disappointed that I never met our lovely Queen."
(Screenshot from the comments section of the Daily Mail)
"Harry and his wife put our beloved Queen through the last few years of her life. What he did was inexcusable. I can’t understand how anyone could be so cruel to their grandma. Whether you support the monarchy or not, the pressure he put on an old woman was abhorrent."
(Screenshot from " Daily Mail comments section)
"It's more important to you to be in the headlines than your newborn daughter or a frail old lady who happens to be your granny and your queen."
(Screenshot from "Daily Mail" "This is so terrible for the wonderful Queen. I feel bad for Lilibet too. She is being used by her parents, especially her mother, to create more royal drama. She How can you be satisfied with your name?"
(Screenshot from the comment section of the "Daily Mail")
The British complained that the royal staff are still talking about this matter, which shows that many people feel that Harry and Meghan are not interested in their twilight years. The Queen's approach is problematic, misleading at best, and unforgivable at worst.
And the dispute caused by a name is also very sad for little Lilibet.
(Former Queen and Harry)
Neither the Queen nor the innocent child should have to go through this...
