The British media’s relentlessness attack against Harry and Meghan do not know any truce. This media war between the Sussexes and Buckingham Palace was relaunched this week with an improbable entanglement around the first name of the couple’s newborn, little Lilibet.
Everything Harry and Meghan do does not please the English media. At this moment, they have created confusion around the birth of their new baby.
Last Sunday, Harry and Meghan announced with great fanfare the birth of their daughter, confirming this: “Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty the Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen in honor of her beloved late grandmother, the Princess of Wales, ”read on their Archewell Foundation website. Shortly after, several media, including the newspaper “The Times” and the BBC, explained that the queen had not been informed in advance of this choice of first name.
These BBC claims that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not ask the Queen to name their daughter Lilibet – her childhood nickname – now seem familiar. Prince Harry threatened the BBC with legal action. In fact, on June 9, 2021, the British media quoted a “senior source” of the royal family who assured that the duke had not consulted Queen Elizabeth II before naming his daughter Lilibet, his nickname of always. False information picked up by many media.
Meghan and Harry had warned: they will not hesitate to sue those who defame them. Victims of genuine harassment by the conservative British media, the Sussexes are taking serious action. Specialized law firm Shillings said in a statement that its client Prince Harry was considering taking legal action with the BBC.
But in reality, “The Duke spoke with his family before announcing the birth of his baby. In fact, her grandmother was the first person in her family to be contacted. During their conversation, he told her of his wish to name their daughter Lilibet in her honor. If she had not supported this decision, they would not have named their daughter thus, “said Shillings in his press release. A version of the facts yet already reported by Omid Scobie, a journalist from Harper’s Bazaar close to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, author of their biography Finding Freedom.
