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‘Celebrations’ as book backs Palace over Lilibet name row
PALACE courtiers claimed last night a new book had revealed “the truth” about a bitter row at the heart of the Royal Family.
Royal sources said Buckingham Palace was “relieved” and aides were “celebrating”.
In his biography of the
King, royal author Robert
Hardman alleges the late
Queen was furious over
Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle’s decision to call their daughter Lilibet in
2021, and their claim they asked for her permission.
A royal aide claimed the monarch was “as angry as
I’d ever seen her” after the Duke and Duchess said they had Elizabeth’s blessing to use her old nickname.
The Queen reportedly told aides: “I don’t own the palaces, I don’t own the paintings, the only thing I own is my name. And now they’ve taken that.”
A royal source said: “There’s no denying it is pleasing that the truth has emerged. [Harry and Meghan] attempted to railroad their version of events through, which weren’t accepted then and they are not now.
“You’ll find the silence [from the Palace] speaks volumes, but everyone is quietly celebrating this particular wrong being righted.”
Mr Hardman also claims Buckingham Palace fears Harry will write a sequel to his explosive memoir, Spare.
He wrote: “For the Palace, the most worrying aspect of the book was the omission of large chunks of more recent events.
“Harry and Meghan’s wedding, married life and their departure from the royal world amounted to less than a fifth of Harry’s memoir. This suggested a sequel.”
Buckingham Palace did not comment on the book’s claims.
Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story is out on Thursday.
problems for the family. One official said the Duke of York was “almost incoherent” after he stood down from royal duties after his Newsnight interview in 2019.
The Prince failed to apologise for his relationship with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. He then paid his accuser Virginia Giuffre £12million (€14m) to halt a civil trial in the US.
She accused him of sexually assaulting her on three occasions in 2001.
The Duke has always vehemently denied wrongdoing and said he has “no recollection” of ever meeting Ms Giuffre.
Robert Hardman’s new biography of Charles III says the King will not allow his brother back into royal life but will not abandon him.
Mr Hardman suggests the family are keen to keep Andrew on the inside, saying one royal insider claimed: “Andrew could be far more damaging outside the loop.”
Some fear for his mental well-being. One official was astonished by the change in him after the interview.