{"id":235845,"date":"2026-04-21T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/meghan-markle-blasted-for-shocking-decision-to-name-daughter-after-queen\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T17:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:27:02","slug":"meghan-markle-blasted-for-shocking-decision-to-name-daughter-after-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/meghan-markle-blasted-for-shocking-decision-to-name-daughter-after-queen\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle Blasted For &#8216;Shocking&#8217; Decision to Name Daughter After Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/06\/meghan-markle-celebrates-lilibets-birthday-with-never-before-seen-delivery-room-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced the name of their daughter Lilibet<\/a>, millions applauded the adorable tribute to Harry\u2019s grandmother.<\/p>\n<p>Lilibet was the nickname used by Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s husband, Prince Philip, and Harry and Meghan likely believed that they were paying tribute to the monarch in moving fashion.<\/p>\n<p>But according to one royal expert, the couple was dead wrong.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex greet members of the public at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on April 17, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. \" class=\"wp-image-553291 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2271711930-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex greet members of the public at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on April 17, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hugo Vickers is a royal historian who\u2019s currently promoting his new book, titled <em>Queen Elizabeth II: A Personal<\/em> History.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent appearance on the \u201cDaily T \u201cpodcast, Vickers lashed out at Harry and Meghan for naming their daughter after the queen\u2019s intimate nickname.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWasn\u2019t it rather sweet for them to call their daughter Lilibet after the queen\u2019s name?\u201d host Camilla Tominey asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, well, that was odious,\u201d Vickers replied, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo use the queen\u2019s name that was used by her actual private family? No. That\u2019s absolutely shocking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Vickers and others have noted, the name did not originate with Philip, but rather with Elizabeth\u2019s father, King George VI.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as the Royal family attend events to mark the Centenary of the RAF on July 10, 2018 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-553296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-2048x1389.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-960x651.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1080x733.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1200x814.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as the Royal family attend events to mark the Centenary of the RAF on July 10, 2018 in London, England. \" class=\"wp-image-553296 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-2048x1389.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-960x651.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1080x733.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-1200x814.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-1303501740-2-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex on the balcony of Buckingham Palace as the Royal family attend events to mark the Centenary of the RAF on July 10, 2018 in London, England. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chris Jackson\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The name stemmed from the queen\u2019s inability to pronounce \u201cElizabeth\u201d when she was a young child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLilibet is my pride. Margaret is my joy,\u201d George famously quipped when both the queen and her sister, Princess Margaret, were in their youth.<\/p>\n<p>When Philip passed away in 2021, at the age of 99, Elizabeth placed a note atop his coffin that read, \u201cIn loving memory, Lilibet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many royal observers believed that that would be the last time the queen\u2019s intimate nickname would ever be used in a public setting.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DXZaf49Dh3i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>So it came as quite a shock when Harry and Meghan announced just two months later that they had christened their daughter with the moniker.<\/p>\n<p>While Lilibet was just a nickname for the queen, Harry and Meghan\u2019s daughter is legally named Lilibet Diana.<\/p>\n<p>The queen never spoke publicly about the name, but there have been rumors that she was not as honored as Harry and Meghan hoped she would be.<\/p>\n<p>The decision probably was not as controversial as Vickers is making out to be, but it does seem that Harry and Meghan did not consult the queen before choosing their daughter\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/meghan-markle-blasted-for-shocking-decision-to-name-daughter-after-queen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announced the name of their daughter Lilibet, millions applauded the adorable tribute to Harry\u2019s grandmother. Lilibet was the nickname used by Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s husband, Prince Philip, and Harry and Meghan likely believed that they were paying tribute to the monarch in moving fashion. 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