Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor

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Harry and Megan have just announced their new baby's name.

What's everyone's thoughts?

No offence meant. I used it as in it’s a baby. That easily offended normally?

I’m surprised they didn’t call her Her Tiny Majesty Princess Lilibet Diana Spencer of all of the world!!

Me too! I really thought they would go with this option.

@MagicSummer

Oh God the papers are going to be full of this for days and days to come. Hope she doesn't have another.

At least we'll be spared photos though.

I'll be slated but give the child a proper name and then use the nickname privately. Lillibet is a diminutive (and yeuch as an adult). Use Lily or Elizabeth.

I love Lilibet as a name. In fact I’ve liked it as a name after hearing it some years ago. I think an ex-nanny wrote a book about it? Agree they have done it to subtly remind us all that they are in fact related to HMQ. But I did read somewhere that the Queen approves the names before announced. Assuming not this one though.

I tell you what, they sure know how to up the ante each time.

You know the expression “you couldn’t make it up”? Never truer.

Did they actually do that with straight faces?

Glad their daughter has arrived safely. Who wouldn’t wish that for anyone.
But yes I flinched too. The use of the pet name does seem crass. Hope this doesn’t cause more family drama.

I’m personally not fond of name Lilibet. I get the significance of it being the Queen’s nickname but it just sounds made up to me. I would have preferred just plain Lillie or maybe Eliza/Libby/Beth if they wanted to pay tribute to the Queen.

Diana was the obvious choice of a middle name. Very safe but very sweet.

Archie & Lili make a very sweet sibset. Lilibet might have gone better with Archibald but I remember them saying that Archibald wasn’t their style.

Congratulations to them regardless!

Everyone can we just take a pause because @Loopylobes flinched!!!

Why?

However, the name? This is straight up gaslighting.

Madness. :o

This is just pure, madness.

I doubt we'll find Catherine on here whining that her SIL has stolen her child's names though.

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@YellowMonday

I'm happy mum and bub are well.

However, the name? This is straight up gaslighting. Using the private family nickname to keep their "royal" relevance for merching is a disgrace. Why not Lilli or Elizabeth?

That is not what gaslighting means.

@Loopylobes precisely! no one cares that you flinched.

I’m sure either of them really give a stuff what you lot think of their choice of name for their daughter.

Knew before even coming onto MN that people would be criticising them for their choice of name. Really they could have named her absolutely anything and you’d still have people moaning 🙄

Congratulations to the couple and their lovely new arrival.

What a sweet name, and touching tribute to both the Queen and Diana. No doubt though the haters will find something wrong with it.

I think Lilly or Elizabeth would have been better.
Lillibet is pretty but it’s not a proper name and smacks of trying to keep favour with HMQ after they have slagged her and the RF off.
I hope they will be happy

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I need a new mobile, you can help. That'll definitely make me ok.

@Pieceofpurplesky

Lovely name and Harry had previously said Lily was his favourite name. It clearly states in the statement that she is to be known as Lily.

It must be hard to carry round as much hate as some people on here do. It's a baby

No one has issues with the baby.

H and M get a lot of flack as they have behaved appallingly.

Yesterday it was announced that the baby was due on Philips birthday yet she had already been born.

This is just pure, madness.

I like MNs but this thread has some much bile on it. It's embarrassing.

I hope they got the Queen's approval seeing as it was her private family nickname. I feel a bit sorry for her if not.

I thought they might have done a Katie Price and called her Princess, just to be sure she got that in her name

@Pasithea

Insult. Really.

What a joy you are, Pasithea!

@osbertthesyrianhamster

Wants to make sure she doesn't strip the duchess titles and cut him out of her will. What a chap!

That's totally what I thought. But I'm a cynic.

Totally agree with BIWI

The haters will hate any name and will carp on about the new baby's name 24/7 for the next couple of weeks plus trawl the net for negative comments and c&p them to this site

No I’d just woken up actually. Had no idea their baby was even due. The thread doesn’t say royal baby born but that they’ve named it. I thought it was an announcement of name as some fo prior to birth if they know the sex. No interest in insulting an innocent.

That'll definitely make me ok.

If only it could but you're way beyond that. 😝