Lilibet Diana — what do we think?

I like the name, I have a dc called it after my mother who's pet name it was too. She can always abbreviate it when she's older if she decides to. I'm not sure any of us can say what motivation there is for using the name

I completely agree that it's insensitive, particularly given the recent loss of Philip, who will be the last person left who used that name for the Queen.

I think it's a bit strange that they used such a personal nickname, which isn't a name in its own right, that Harry presumably doesn't even use for the Queen? It just comes across as very on-the-nose favour-currying.

If they had chosen Elizabeth (and even used to the same diminutive to refer to her casually) that probably would have come across as more traditional and respectful and in line with the way lots of royal children have been named after older relatives. Whereas purposely choosing Lilibet, knowing it's an affectionate nickname used only by those very closest to the Queen - her husband, her parents - I don't know....it just feel a bit like they're trying to purposely reflect a very close relationship. Which maybe might have been true previously, but likely not anymore given what's been said and done.

On a separate note, I don't know how pleased I'd feel in the Queen's shoes to hear and see my very personal nickname now plastered all over the newspapers and TV, particularly given the very recent loss of the last person left who actually did use it for me. I feel like that might be painful.

@Aspiringmatriarch I’d totally agree with that if they had just upped and left to live their lives.

How could they trash the royal family in the media and on Oprah and then think that this will be received happily?

I just think it's a massive burden for the child if she is brought up with the knowledge of who she has been named after.

Otherwise just let them get on with it!

@Nomorepies Agreed.

They can’t have it both ways. Why would they give her names so intertwined with the royals if they are rejecting that way of life?

Maybe because they're family members and, just a guess, but Harry probably loves both of them very much and wanted to honour that.

A new baby is joyous news and jt is lovely to think that Harry can have the happy family life he feels he missed out on himself
They could have just gone with Lili and given the nod that it was a tribute to the Queens informal nickname privately to the family
But in the context of the (ongoing) hammering they are giving the Royal Family in the press jt just feels they are out of touch and now trading on their connections with the RF with further media attention
It’s almost like they think they can criticise Charles/ William publicly and the Queen will not be hurt by that and yet they can use her family pet name
I hope they have done all the damage they can now and will move on with their lives without sensationalist interviews / programmes to keep their profile up
Britain and the RF have a lot of reflecting and change to do with the history of colonialism
and I hope that is moving along. So I have sympathy with the racial issues raised by them. Similarly mental health has been championed by Harry and William over recent years to the good. But the continual process of upping their own public profile due to the interviews and now this name needs to stop IMO

Totally agree @Nomorepies

They can’t have it both ways. Why would they give her names so intertwined with the royals if they are rejecting that way of life?

Lilibet sounds quite harsh to me, like it needs an h on the end of it, and shortening it to Lili looks incredibly lower class. Diana is predictable and dated. I can't say I like it.

Lily would have been fine.

Oh my! I gave my two DDs middle names after their grandmas and great grandmas who have died a long time ago. Their first names do not even 'go' with their middle names but you know what, I wanted to honour their female relatives and their name goes on in my daughters.
I was not even close to one of my grandmothers who lived in a different country all my life. Unlike Harry.
How can anyone here presuppose the relationship that Harry has with his grandmother?
Lilibet Diana - gorgeous names.

I don't like it, Lily Diana is much nicer.

Congrats to them. I wouldn’t dream of commenting on their choice of name or anyone else’s, as it’s none of my business.

I think some posters are just disappointed that they can't actually criticise the name Lilibet in itself cos it is the Queen's name and would by extension be rude to the Queen. Well played Harry. Now all they have left to pick on is how disrespectful...

The Queen was called Lilibet as from what we read she count say her name properly. It still doesn’t alter the fact it was carried on by her husband who only recently died. They should be more respectful.

Posters are allowed opinions. We don’t all agree. Or even have to agree. If we don’t like a name it’s reasonable to be allowed to say that and why. We do not have to be told what to think and he told off by woke people.

@Highfivemum. Your facts are entirely incorrect. Princess Elizabeth was called Lilibet long before she met Philip of Greece.

poor thing, don't be so hard on yourself.

You still believe they "fled"... they left because they can't have half-in half-out. They want back in, they want to be on the balcony and Jubilee etc etc

The whole saga is Harry trying to get RF to bend to his will, except in the process turned most of the UK public against him (not to mention what people in the forces are saying about him).

Ignorant and vicious as well as sexist comments on here are exactly why they fled the UK. Many internalised misogynists on this thread won't be happy until she (or he) goes the way of Caroline Flack. You people should be absolutely and thoroughly disgusted and ashamed of yourself, but you'd have to have self awareness, a heart and a soul for that.

But both Lilibet and Diana are from Harry's family. It would have been nice to have had one name from each parent's family.