The latest rift between Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth

New controversy in the UK and again with Harry as the lead. The son of Diana of Wales is making a lot of headlines as a result of a testimony that puts him in the spotlight and involves his grandmother. The reason is the name the Duke and Duchess of Sussex chose for their daughter, Lilibet. For those who don’t know, this was the affectionate nickname the British Sovereign received from her childhood and during her very long marriage to the ill-fated Duke of Edinburgh.

The heated debate is on the streets. The marriage was well aware that they had to ask Elizabeth II for permission to use her name and they have always maintained that they did. This was confirmed by those close to him: “The Duke spoke to his family prior to the announcement. In fact, the Queen was the first to whom he spoke. In that conversation, he expressed a wish to name his daughter Lilibet after him. If I hadn’t had his approval, I wouldn’t have done it.”

But now a source has given absolutely contradictory testimonials. Meet British interior designer and socialite Nicky Haslam who recently revealed on an episode of The Third Act podcast that although there was a conversation between grandson and grandmother, the Queen was aware that they would use her name, but not the nickname out. her childhood, so special for her. Haslam is a friend of Camilla Parker-Bowles and Sarah Ferguson, so his opinion has generated credibility with the majority of English society: “As far as I know, (Harry) flagged him up and said: “We want to name our daughter after you, Grandma.” She said, “How sweet, thank you,” assuming they would use the name “Elizabeth.” They got his permission, but they never told him his name.”†

“Why didn’t they call their daughter ‘Doria’? It’s the most beautiful name,” Haslam said of Meghan Markle’s mother. A powerful story that matches that of the chain BBC when little Lilibet Diana was born. At the time, they said the Queen had not been made aware of the exact name her great-granddaughter would be given, denying the official version issued by the Windsor house. At that point, the Firm’s attorneys took action to ensure that this was “false and defamatory.”

These words reopened the wounds between Harry and his grandmother. First, because the inconvenience Elizabeth II could have with her grandson because of the delay in introducing her daughter to him is still recent. Born on June 4, 2021, Lilibet Diana only met her great-grandmother at the recent platinum anniversary celebrations. That happened last month. In other words, the queen spent a year without seeing the newborn’s face.

A very different situation was the one experienced upon the arrival into the world of Harry and Meghan Markle’s first child. Archie was born on May 6, 2019 and just days later they took him to the palace† The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are pleased to announce that they have named their first child Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. This afternoon Their Royal Highnesses Her Majesty The Queen presented their eighth great-grandson at Windsor Castle. The Duke of Edinburgh and Mother of the Duchess were also present on this very special occasion,” the statement from the Royal House reads.

Those who were also very happy with the birth were Harry’s brother and his wife, Kate Middleton: “We are absolutely delighted and hope to see you (the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their baby) in the coming days. When things have calmed down I am very happy to welcome my brother to the sleep deprived society that is being a father.” A reaction that might be different today, as the fraternal relationship is colder than ever according to the latest circumstances, which speak of a “final break” between them.

To this we must add the tensions created by the departure of the royal family of Harry and Meghan, something that in the public domain did not sit well within the family or in certain sectors of the Anglo-Saxon population. They currently live away from the media spotlight in the United States, although perhaps not as much as they’d like.