In case you didn’t know, the word Lilibet had a very special meaning in the life of Queen Elizabeth II, which is why when the monarch found out that her great-granddaughter would have this name, she reacted in a very emotional way.
In this case we are referring to Harry and Meghan’s little daughter, Princess Lilibet
In fact, her full name is Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor and as you can see, it is linked not only to Harry’s mother, Lady Di, but also to the childhood of his great-grandmother Isabel and here we tell you why.
Queen Elizabeth with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
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When the late monarch was little, her closest relatives referred to her as ‘Lilibet’ because she could not properly pronounce her name, which was Elizabeth, leading to what would become her nickname.
Even King George VI himself, Elizabeth II’s father, was the first to call her that way, saying: ‘Lilibet is my pride, Margaret (her sister) is my joy.’
Also, this nickname of the Queen was frequently used by her husband, Philip of Edinburgh.
September 15, 2023
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Isabel II’s reaction to the name of her great-granddaughter Lilibet
In the book Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait, written by Gyles Brandreth, a former conservative politician and close friend of Queen Elizabeth’s husband, it was told what the reaction of the sovereign of the British throne would have been upon learning the name that Prince Harry would have chosen. and Meghan Markle for her daughter.
According to what the author details, several members of the family “found the choice ‘baffling’ and ‘quite presumptuous’, given that ‘Lilibet’ as a name had always belonged intimately and exclusively to the queen.” However, Isabel took it as “the compliment she had to be.”
Princess Lilibet and Queen Elizabeth II
“According to the monarch, Harry told her that the Sussexes wanted to name the baby ‘Lilibet’ in her honor and she accepted his choice willingly, taking it as the compliment it was intended to be,” according to what is reported.
Although, later, Queen Elizabeth would have heard that they are calling her ‘Lili’, “which is very pretty and seems perfect”, in the words of the writer.
On the other hand, the little girl is already two years old and just this year she was recognized, along with her brother Archie.
She also has dual citizenship, of the United States and the United Kingdom, since she was born in California, and is the eleventh great-granddaughter of the Queen, as well as the seventh in line of succession to the British crown.
2023-10-09 02:18:30
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