A rep for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex contradicted a BBC report that Queen Elizabeth wasn't asked about using the family name Lilibet for the baby royal.
“The Duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement, in fact his grandmother was the first family member he called,” the couple’s spokesperson told HuffPost on Wednesday. “During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honor. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name.”
The statement followed a BBC report, citing an anonymous palace source, that the queen wasn’t asked about Lili’s name. Buckingham Palace told HuffPost it would not be commenting on the matter.that they’d welcomed their second child, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, last week. “She weighed 7 lbs 11 oz. Both mother and child are healthy and well, and settling in at home,” a spokesperson said in a statement at the time. “Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.’”to both the queen and the late Princess Diana when naming their only daughter, Princess Charlotte, whose full name is Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
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