Prince Harry: I did ask the Queen on Lilibet
Robert Dex and Robert Jobson
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex today hit back at claims that they had not asked the Queen before naming their daughter Lilibet in her honour.
A fresh war of words between the couple and the BBC broke out after the corporation this morning quoted a senior Buckingham Palace source saying the monarch was “never asked” about its use.
Lilibet has been the Queen’s family nickname since her childhood and the choice was initially seen as an olive branch after the “Megxit” crisis.
However, the name is now at the centre of an increasingly bitter row that threatens efforts to heal the rift, with the latest fallout said to have caused disquiet at the Palace.