Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's reaction to Lilibet row which left Queen 'furious'
23.01.2024 - 12:41
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly been left baffled over the public's outrage at them naming their daughter after Queen Elizabeth.
Princess Lilibet was born in June 2021 with the couple announcing that their daughter's full name would be Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, with her first name honouring Harry's grandmother and the second his own late mother.
However, according to bombshell claims made in a new royal book, the former monarch was actually "furious" with the couple who have been accused of not asking for her permission to use her childhood nickname.
According to Robert Hardman, author of Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story, the Queen told aides: "I don't own the palaces. I don't own the paintings, the only thing I own is my name. And now they've taken that."
The claims have left many enraged as royal fans have taken to social media to attack the Sussexes over the matter, the Express reports.
However, Harry and Meghan are reportedly shocked by the backlash with a source insisting: "Meghan and Harry 100 percent got permission from the Queen to use the name Lilibet. The report is not true.
"They don’t know where this is coming from. They are shocked that this is coming now; it seems out of nowhere and out of left field.
"They just feel like it’s more of the same smear campaign that continues against them.
"They feel it’s convenient that this is surfacing now when the Queen is not here to defend herself and can’t say what is true or false."
The former royal couple have also been accused of "making problems" for their two-year-old daughter by a royal expert.
Royal Holloway professor Pauline Maclaran suggested that the controversy could end up haunting Lilibet for years to come.
She said: "Her