Meghan and Harry put lawyers on British media because of Liliebe's

Did Prince Harry ask or just inform his grandmother Queen Elizabeth for permission to find his second child’s name?

London – The discussion about the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is entering the next round in the United Kingdom. It was triggered by reports in British media that Lilibet, the couple’s second child, did not get her name with the blessing of Queen Elizabeth. On the contrary, the monarch is said to have been anything but delighted with the decision of the couple living in California. This was reported by the BBC, among others.

Now the portal The Daily Beast writes that Prince Harry and Meghan have hired their lawyers to threaten the BBC with legal action if they repeat the claim that Lilibet did not get her name with the consent of the Queen.

Palace sources claim the Queen was never asked

This means that Prince Harry and Meghan’s argument with parts of the palace continues. The couple found themselves forced to seek official intervention after the BBC Radio 4 breakfast newscast alleged on Wednesday that the BBC had information that Harry and Meghan “did not consult the Queen about her childhood nickname ‘Lilibet’ for her Baby to use ”.

The BBC cited an unspecified Buckingham Palace source who claimed that she, the Queen, “was never asked about it”. The information had apparently been passed through to the BBC’s royal correspondent, Jonny Dymond. Dymond’s claim coincided with a report in the Times over the weekend that said the Queen was merely “informed” of the choice of name, rather than expressly asked for permission.

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In fact, from the couple’s own statements, it emerges that they did not seek the queen’s blessing until after the birth of the child – after they had already decided on the name that they then gave to their daughter. A spokesman for the couple said: “The Duke (Prince Harry) spoke to his family before the birth, in fact his grandmother was the first family member he called. During this conversation he informed her of the plan to name her daughter Lilibet in her honor. If the Queen had not supported the project, they would not have used the name. “

Was the palace taken by surprise by the birth of the child?

Rumors of the Queen’s alleged dissatisfaction with the name have been circulating for several days, along with stories that the palace was taken by surprise, as evidenced by the fact that it took more than an hour and a half for Buckingham Palace to post an official congratulatory statement the announcement of the birth of the Queen’s great-granddaughter. In the period between the public announcement by the Sussexes and the official congratulations from the royals, the royal family’s Twitter account posted a series of messages about Princess Anne’s engagement, suggesting at least a lack of coordination.

Omid Scobie, journalist and writer who wrote an uncritical biography (“Finding Freedom”) about Harry and Meghan and has since been the couple’s unofficial mouthpiece, denied the BBC’s claims on his account on Twitter on Wednesday. “The Queen was the first of the family to call Harry after Lilibet was born. Everyone who is really close to Prince Harry confirms that he spoke to his grandmother before finding a name. “

All of this may be true. However, the renewed discussion will do little to bring about a new era of a possibly harmonious relationship between the breakaway couple and the family in London. The birth of Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, the baby’s official and full name, does not change that. (Stefan Krieger)

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