Queen Elizabeth Was Left Furious After Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Named Daughter Lilibet Without Her Consent
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s choice to name their daughter Lilibet a nickname deeply personal to Queen Elizabeth II reportedly left the late monarch “furious and hurt,” according to shocking new claims. What many saw as a touching tribute may have, in fact, been one of the most painful moments of the Queen’s final years.
Royal biographer Robert Jobson has revealed in his new book The Windsor Legacy that the Queen did not learn about her great-granddaughter’s name from Harry and Meghan directly, but through the morning newspapers. The revelation, according to Jobson, sent shockwaves through Buckingham Palace.
In the book, Jobson wrote, “A Palace source has a different version of events, which is that the Queen first learned of Lilibet’s name from the morning press, and was so incensed at the affront that she threw the paper to the floor, startling her staff.” The description paints a vivid picture of a monarch who felt blindsided by the couple’s decision.
The nickname “Lilibet” had been reserved for the Queen’s closest family members, used affectionately by her late husband Prince Philip and her parents. For the Sussexes to publicly adopt it, many royal insiders believed, crossed a deeply personal boundary.
Jobson further claimed that tensions between the Queen and the Sussexes continued to rise in the months that followed. During one of the couple’s final visits to the United Kingdom before the Queen’s passing, Meghan and Harry reportedly skipped a planned tea with her a ritual she cherished daily.
“She had requested a special cake,” Jobson wrote. “By 5.15pm, with no word from them, she told staff to clear everything away.” The moment reportedly left the Queen visibly disappointed, reinforcing the growing emotional distance between her and her grandson.
The incident has reignited debate about whether Harry and Meghan truly had the Queen’s blessing to use the name Lilibet. At the time of their daughter’s birth in June 2021, the Sussexes publicly stated that they had sought and received the Queen’s approval.
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“The Duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement in fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called,” a spokesperson for the couple said at the time. “During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honour. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name.”
However, palace insiders have long disputed that account. According to Jobson, those close to the Queen insist she never gave explicit consent, and that the news “took her completely by surprise.” If true, it adds another layer to the already fractured relationship between the Sussexes and the rest of the royal family.
Observers note that the Queen, known for her restraint, rarely displayed anger publicly. For her to react with such visible frustration suggests just how personal the matter was. “Lilibet was the most intimate name imaginable to Her Majesty,” one royal aide allegedly told Jobson. “For anyone else to use it so casually would have felt like a betrayal.”
In the years since their royal departure, Harry and Meghan’s decisions have repeatedly strained family ties, but few moments have been as symbolic as the naming of their daughter. What was intended as a tribute may instead have become a painful reminder of the emotional rift between the Sussexes and the late Queen.
Today, little Lilibet Mountbatten Windsor who carries both her great-grandmother’s cherished name and her father’s royal lineage remains far removed from the institution that inspired her identity. Yet, her name continues to embody one of the most divisive chapters in modern royal history.
As The Windsor Legacy continues to make headlines, the controversy surrounding baby Lilibet’s name is once again sparking fierce debate about truth, loyalty, and the deep scars left within the House of Windsor.
