“We want to call our daughter after you, Granny,” Harry reportedly stated when he called her, the man claimed.
She responded, “How sweet of you, thank you,” anticipating Elizabeth.
They received permission, but they chose not to disclose their names.
Ms. Haslam continues on The Third Act podcast by wondering why Harry and Meghan didn’t name the child after the mother of the American former actress.
Why, oh why, didn’t they name that infant Doria? He enquired and added, “Isn’t it the prettiest name ever?”
After the Daily Mail questioned the Sussexes about Haslam’s assertions for more than three days, a spokeswoman for the couple remained silent.
Why on earth didn’t they call that baby Doria, wondered Nicky Haslam, adding, “It’s the prettiest name ever.”
Since the BBC’s royal correspondent Jonny Dymond stated last year that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex did not ask the Queen if they may use her family pet name, Lilibet, there has been mystery around the couple’s decision to use it for their daughter.
Prince Harry and Meghan responded by suing the BBC in an extraordinary legal maneuver, claiming the report was “false and defamatory.”
The Duke communicated with his family ahead of the announcement, with his grandmother being the first relative he called, according to their spokesman.‘
He mentioned their intention to give their daughter the name Lilibet in her honor during that conversation.
“They wouldn’t have used the name if she hadn’t been encouraging,” they claimed.
The mystery of what they said or didn’t say during their telephone call with the king has now been deepened by Ms. Haslam, a friend of the royal family.
The Queen’s name, Lilibet, has significant sentimental significance because her late husband, Prince Philip, and her father, George VI, both called her by this name in private.
A royal expert told MailOnline yesterday that Buckingham Palace’s decision not to release the explosive probe into allegations of bullying made by Meghan Markle was a “olive branch” to the Sussexes.