Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have given their new baby girl the name Lilibet after the nickname for her great grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.The moniker, given to the future monarch as a toddler because of the way she pronounced her own name, was also used by her late husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.But down the centuries plenty of blue-blooded characters have picked up some rather unfortunate labels, as Daily Star reveals…Ivaylo, Tsar of Bulgaria – “The Cabbage”: The 13th-century emperor was originally a peasant who led a revolt, hence his moniker related to the vegetable.
Prince Philip sometimes called the Queen “Cabbage”.Alfonso IX – “The Slobberer”: King of Leon in Spain during the 12th century got the name from his.
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