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Queen 'surprised' by Meghan and Harry's Lilibet name choice, socialite claims
Queen was said to have been "surprised" by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's choice of name for their daughter, a socialite has claimed. According to Nicky Haslam – who has a long list of royal pals – the Duke and Duchess of Sussex asked Her Majesty for her permission to name their newborn daughter after her over the phone and she agreed.But the socialite claims that the monarch believed her latest great-grandchild would be named Elizabeth and was taken aback when the name Lilibet was instead chosen.READ MORE: Charles 'thrilled' to see Meghan and 'emotional' at first meeting with LilibetHe said: "I heard he [Harry] rang her and said: 'We want to call our daughter after you, Granny'.