Queen's fury over naming of baby Lilibet: Aide says monarch was 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' after Harry and Meghan claim

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12962667/queen-elizabeth-II-fury-prince-harry-meghan-markle-baby-lilibet.html

I'm not surprised, choosing that name was so brazen

But it's not at all unusual to give your child your Grandmother's name

There are literally thousands of names they could have chosen.
Their behaviour was exploitative and abhorrent.

If I remember correctly , it was thought that Harry wasn’t regal enough ? Remember this was back in the 1980s so things were slightly different .

No idea why Meghan doesn’t use Rachel ( I agree it’s a nicer name) but maybe she liked the alliteration?

Theunamedcat

Apparently Beatrice was supposed to be called Annabelle but the Queen said that she didn't like it. I think she might have been the one to suggest Beatrice.

Her name was Elizabeth.
Why choose a family name used by only a few people.
The Queen had very little privacy, even as she was dying of cancer this ghastly exploitative pair had to ruin her final years.

I also seem to recall ( I am old!) that there were raised eyebrows about Zara’s name .

Well, over my dead body would my dd be named after mil - and she wasn’t even head of a racist family… There are a million at least names in the world, and they selected Lilibet?

Apparently also trademarked was Diana as a first name. I wonder why they didn’t opt for this, as now Lilibet would be “Princess Diana”.

Well no I imagine he called her Granny or Grandma or some other Grandmother name
I wasn't on first name terms with any of my Grandparents either

You may well have answerted your own question.

😂

Blimey! This thread!
Filled with posts by people who think they're so superior decrying the Daily Mail when it's not "their" story at all, but the serialisation of a biography by a highly-respected author. Does it make you feel better to wilfully misunderstand that in order to take a pop at the DM?
Not to mention we're still getting people banging on about the wrong reason for the Queen's alleged anger.
Ffs read things properly.

@Mylovelygreendress I am also old and recall that too.

Harry must have known that calling his DD Lilibet would be controversial especially at that particular time. Hopefully he did it with the best of intentions though.

Harry is Welsh for Henry. Henry VIII went by Harry amongst his close friends.

I am old too! I seem to recall that Zara means “princess” and that’s why they chose it.

I read that Diana really liked the name Harry, but the family thought it wasn't formal enough so his baptismal name is Henry, thus pleasing everyone.

I think being furious when your grandson who has publicly accused the family of racism, then uses a name very personal to you, and then tells everyone you are raelly happy he did, even though you're not, and then tells you to tell the press you are happy about it.

I think I might say Fuck Off. But I doubt the Queen did.

But not suprising lose her cool. It's not about the name it's about respect, kindness, thoughtfulness, and unedrstanding your impact on others.

All things H&M talk about a lot but seem devoid of. They are utterly self absorbed. I'm sure they don't understand why the queen was hurt becuase they can only think of themselves.

@silkfloss I am always bemused at the intimate familiarity all the Daily Mail haters have with every single column inch of the publication…

Is that a joke or are you being coy 😉

Said ‘beloved’ grandmother was called a racist and they were not on speaking terms at the time. Why in god’s name would anyone choose to name their child after a person in those circumstances?!

It was clearly done to provoke outcry and attention or for profit. Or both ideally.

I feel sorry for the child, she is her own person and doesn’t deserve to be at the centre of this psycho drama.

Wwll.yeah she was the Queen she was greeting Luz Truss two days before she died
Anyway it's all speculation and a load of shit stirring .

If I'd fallen out with a relative and they then used my childhood nickname for their baby I'd be both irritated and find it the height of cringe.

You can't see her being bothered? When her husband died, she told those close to her that she didn't want anyone else to ever call her Lilibet. That name meant so much to her and now that she'd lost her husband, father, sister and those who used to call her it, she didn't want it to be used anymore.

For those two to then use it under those circumstances was awful.

They told her they wanted to name baby after her, and like anyone, she thought that meant Elizabeth, not her very private nickname.

Actually they said the Queen wasn't racist
And how do you know hey were not on speaking terms did she tell you ?

Yawn

She told you all.that did she🙄

I don't know if this is still done, but it's widely reported that George VI/Elizabeth had to change the Anne they wanted to Margaret so presumably it was once?

Somehow, though, I can't see W&K ever having chosen anything "unsafe"