Palace's Revenge On Prince Harry, Meghan Markle 'Was Served Cold,' Royal Photographer Claims
The Palace is getting even with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, according to a royal photographer.
Arthur Edwards, a British royal photographer working for The Sun, weighed in on the current issues about the royal family. He believes the latest commotion involving Lilibet's name is the Palace's revenge on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
Queen Elizabeth II, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Kate Middleton watch the RAF 100th anniversary flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace on July 10, 2018 in London, England.
"Harry's had a fairly clear run of knocking his family and making claim after claim through his documentaries and his book, 'Spare,'" he told The Sun.
"But as we are now finding out, not only do recollections vary, [but] some of his claims were somewhat fanciful. They say revenge is a dish best served cold, and that's what the Palace has done."
The issue about Lilibet's name resurfaced after British journalist Robert Hardman mentioned it in his new book "Charles III: New King, New Court. The Inside Story."
One source allegedly told him that they had never seen Queen Elizabeth "as angry" as ever after the Sussexes announced their daughter's name. Another insider claimed Her Majesty was so upset that she allegedly told her staff they took the only thing she owned.
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Queen Elizabeth at the Queen's Young Leaders Awards Ceremony at Buckingham Palace on June 26, 2018 in London, England.
"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," the Queen reportedly told her aides.
Edwards understood the late monarch's reaction. According to him, "Lilibet" was the Queen's pet name because she couldn't pronounce her real name properly when she was a child and could only utter "Lilibet." Soon, her dad and close family members referred to her that way.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 15, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
"Her grandfather, King George V, affectionately called her Lilibet as he mimicked her trying to say her real name," Edwards said.
"Only a handful of people ever used it, including her parents, sister and her beloved husband, Prince Philip. So it was very dear to her, and she would have expected a member of her close family to seek her permission before using it."
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Mixed Team Wheelchair Basketball Medal Ceremony during day four of the Invictus Games Düsseldorf 2023 on September 13, 2023 in Duesseldorf, Germany.
A previous report from the BBC, citing an anonymous insider, claimed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle didn't ask the Queen's permission to use her name for their daughter. The Sussexes denied it, insisting "they would not have used the name" if they hadn't received the Queen's approval.
Lady Colin Campbell, a royal pundit and author of "Meghan and Harry: The Real Story," told GB News that Prince Harry and Markle lied to the Queen. They reportedly asked the Queen's permission, but the latter thought they would use her name "Elizabeth" and not her intimate nickname "Lilibet."
