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Royal expert claims Meghan Markle and Prince Harry named their daughter Lilibet to ‘secure the Sussex brand’ in case they lose their titles
A royal expert in Australia has weighed in on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to use the Queen’s nickname Lilibet for their newborn daughter.
Speaking to breakfast program The Morning Show on Wednesday, royal commentator Angela Mollard questioned the appropriateness of using the Queen’s ‘personal’ name so soon after publicly criticising the royal family.
‘When you trounce your grandmother for her poor parenting and then you go and take her name, it’s not a great look,’ she told hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies.
‘It’s not a great look’: Royal commentator Angela Mollard (left) questioned the appropriateness of Megan Markle and Prince Harry using the Queen’s ‘personal’ name for their daughter so soon after publicly criticising the royal family. Left: Mollard on Wednesday’s broadcast of The Morning Show, right: The Sussexes posing with newborn son Archie in 2019
Mollard also claimed Harry and Meghan may have used the Queen’s name for strategic reasons, in case they lose their royal titles down the track.
‘I imagine they use the name Lilibet to secure the brand, the Sussex brand, to make that connection to the palace,’ she said.
Mollard said the Queen likely feels ‘disheartened’ by the way Harry and Meghan have spoken about her to the media, and that using the name Lilibet is in poor taste.
‘I imagine they use the name Lilibet to secure the brand, the Sussex brand’: Mollard also told hosts Larry Emdur (left) and Kylie Gillies (right) that the Sussexes may have used the Queen’s name for strategic reasons, in case they lose their royal titles down the track
‘It just doesn’t fit with me’: Mollard said the Queen likely feels ‘disheartened’ by the way Harry and Meghan have spoken about her to the media, and that using the name Lilibet is in poor taste
‘To have [used the name Lilibet] so soon after criticising the monarchy, it just doesn’t fit with me,’ she said.
The Duke and Duchess Sussex plunged the royal family into crisis with their televised Oprah interview in March, during which they accused an unnamed royal of making a racist remark about their son Archie’s skin tone and claimed Harry’s family had failed to help Meghan when she was suicidal.
Last month, Harry also suggested in the Apple TV+ docuseries The Me You Don’t See that his father had allowed his children to ‘suffer’ when it came to the media because of his own negative experience growing up in the Royal Family.
Controversial: The Duke and Duchess Sussex plunged the royal family into crisis with their televised Oprah interview in March, in which they accused an unnamed royal of making a racist remark about their son Archie’s skin tone and claimed Harry’s family had failed to help Meghan when she was suicidal
On Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their daughter’s arrival.
‘On June 4, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili,’ they said.
‘She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we’ve felt from across the globe. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family.’
Lili, who is eighth in line to the throne, was born in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California, a private facility where births cost up to $37,000.
Welcome to the world, Lili: On Sunday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their daughter’s arrival. ‘On June 4, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili,’ they said
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