Late Queen's blunt reply to Harry and Meghan's request for Lilibet photo
The Queen was able to meet her great-granddaughter Lilibet before she passed away - but she wanted to ensure it was a private family affair.
Lilibet, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's youngest child was born on 4 June 2021 in Santa Barbara - a little sister for their son, Archie. The following year, in June 2022, the family travelled to London to attend the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations, and it was during this visit that the monarch was able to meet her namesake for the first time.
According to multiple reports, Harry and Meghan had requested they be allowed to bring a photographer into Windsor Castle to capture the sweet moment. But the Queen was firm in her decision and they were told, unequivocally, 'no'.
Following Harry and Meghan's controversial interview with Oprah Winfrey, there were fears any photos of the Queen and Lilibet taken by the couple's photographer would be shared by them with American TV networks.
An insider told the Sun: "An insider said: "Harry and Meghan wanted their photographer to capture the moment Lilibet met the Queen. But they were told no chance. It was a private family meeting."
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Harry and Meghan famously chose to give their daughter the Queen's childhood nickname - much to the surprise of royal fans.
Harry and Meghan said at the time they would not have used the name without the Queen's blessing, with lawyers even telling news organisations such as the to drop "defamatory" suggestions to the contrary.
A spokesperson at the time said in a statement: "The duke spoke with his family in advance of the announcement - in fact, his grandmother was the first family member he called. During that conversation, he shared their hope of naming their daughter Lilibet in her honour. Had she not been supportive, they would not have used the name."
But according to writer Robert Hardman's new biography, Charles III: New King, New Court, a palace insider said that Queen Elizabeth was "as angry as I'd ever seen her" over claims she had given her blessing for the girl's name choice.
The royal biographer also claimed the couple tried to "co-opt" aides into "propping up" their version of events, only to be "re-buffed".
Hardman writes: "One privately recalled that Elizabeth II had been 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' in 2021 after the Sussexes announced that she had given them her blessing to call their baby daughter 'Lilibet', the Queen's childhood nickname. The couple subsequently fired off warnings of legal action against anyone who dared to suggest otherwise, as the BBC had done. However, when the Sussexes tried to co-opt the Palace into propping up their version of events, they were rebuffed.
"Once again, it was a case of 'recollections may vary' - the late Queen's reaction to the Oprah Winfrey interview - as far as Her Majesty was concerned. Those noisy threats of legal action duly evaporated and the libel actions against the BBC never materialised."
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