Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been happy and away from the British royal family for several years now. The couple spent Christmas at their home in El Montecito, California, and did so together with their two children, Archie and Lilibet, and the mother of the former actress, Doria Ragland. However, despite the fact that they have formed a new life, the shadow of royalty is very long.
As is already common in this family, information about the controversies that there have been, and are, between them, emerge every week. Although the book Endgame, by the controversial Omid Scobie, reopened Pandora's box a few months ago, a new manuscript has blown everything up again.
Charles III: New king, new court, The Inside Story, is a new publication that will be released on January 18 in the United Kingdom. A book that promises to once again shake up the family panorama of the British crown, and about which some details are already becoming known.
Contrary to what was initially thought, this work by journalist and specialist in the monarchy Robert Hardman reveals that the late Queen Elizabeth II became angry when she learned the name chosen for Harry and Meghan's daughter, as has been reported. published in the Daily Mail.
"She was furious, like I had never seen her before," says the writer. Something that has surprised him, since at the time of the announcement of her birth it was made very clear that the little girl's name had the blessing of the queen. Now, it has been learned that this election caused her "distress" and that it was not at all positive for Elizabeth II.
And this anger on the part of the queen would have a reason. And Lilibet, which was the name chosen for the little girl, was the nickname by which the monarch was known in her close circle. A nickname given to him by her own father. "Lilibet is my pride, Margaret my joy," wrote King George VI at his coronation.
Although the Duke and Duchess of Sussex chose that name as a tribute, they did so when the family situation was more tense than ever. Already at that time, the BBC released information that claimed that they did not communicate the name to the queen before making it public. Something that both Harry and Megan were responsible for denying in a statement.
"The duke spoke to his family before the announcement; in fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called. During that conversation, he shared his hope to name his daughter Lilibet after her. If she hadn't supported, they would not have used the name," they declared.
