The late Queen Elizabeth was “infuriated” by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s claim that she had given her blessing for his or her daughter to be named Lilibet, a bombshell latest book has revealed.
Creator and royal expert Robert Hardman’s latest biography, “Charles III: Recent King. Recent Court. The Inside Story,” reveals that a member of staff said the late monarch, who died in September 2022, was “as indignant as I’d ever seen her” after Harry and Meghan released their statement.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their baby daughter in 2021 and lovingly named her Lilibet, which was the late queen’s nickname amongst family members.
The touching nod to Harry’s grandmother didn’t go unnoticed, and seemingly struck a nerve throughout the Firm, in line with the brand new book.
In keeping with the Every day Mail, one member of staff “privately recalled that the Queen had been ‘as indignant as I’d ever seen her’ in 2021 after the Sussexes announced that she had given them her blessing to call their baby daughter ‘Lilibet’, the Queen’s childhood nickname,” Hardman wrote.
In an excerpt shared with the outlet, Hardman continued, “The couple then fired off warnings of legal motion against anyone who dared to suggest otherwise,” because the BBC had done.
“Nonetheless, when the Sussexes tried to co-opt the Palace into propping up their version of events, they were rebuffed.”
“Once more, it was a case of ‘recollections may vary’ — the late Queen’s response to the Oprah Winfrey interview — so far as Her Majesty was concerned,” he continued.
“Those noisy threats of legal motion evaporated and the libel motion against the BBC never materialized.”
On the time, the BBC reported that Elizabeth was not asked for her blessing to make use of the name.
The report contradicted Harry and Meghan’s statement, which said that Harry had asked his grandmother for her blessing, and wouldn’t have used the name if she had not been “supportive.”
A spokesperson for the Sussexes said on the time, “The duke spoke together with his family upfront of the announcement — the truth is, his grandmother was the primary member of the family he called.
“During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honor. Had she not been supportive, they’d not have used the name.”
The Post has reached out to Buckingham Palace and reps for the Sussexes for comment.
Elsewhere, Hardman described palace staff as being “interested” in Harry’s protocol-shattering memoir, “Spare,” for “what had been omitted.”
The bombshell book, which was released in January 2023, left no stone unturned as he dished on all of the family drama throughout the Firm.
Hardman’s book also quoted King Charles’ friend, who said the monarch is “extremely sad” concerning the ongoing rift between the 2 camps.
Nonetheless, that’s now accompanied by a “sense of exasperation, that he has done what he can and now he’s King, there are a lot of more things to take into consideration,” Hardman adds.
In keeping with palace sources, Charles has “tried listening,” but is now “just getting on” together with his life and giving Harry his “space.”