Lilibet Diana, the story of a name that will never go unnoticed

Lilibet «Lili» Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, second child and with a name that is cumbersome to say. The second daughter of Harry e Meghan Markle she came into the world and with her everything that the Sussexes (deliberately or inevitably) carry with them. The name of Archie’s little sister, in fact, is already making half the world talk. An attempt to rebuild relations with the royal family, and the queen in the first place? Another insult to the sovereign, “stealing” her nickname? Or just a way to keep the attention high?

We will never know. When Harry and Meghan are involved it always happens like this: big controversy or emotional reactions. Enthusiastic fans or bitter enemies. What is certain is that until now no member of the family had dared so much. In Elizabeth’s family there are many: is the middle name, to name a few, of Zara Phillips, Louise Windsor, Beatrice of York, Lena Tindall, and even Charlotte of Cambridge, daughter of Kate and William. But no one so far had wanted to use Lilibet, Her Majesty’s childhood nickname, and moreover as a first name.

Had been father George VI to affectionately call her that, when Elizabeth was not yet able to pronounce her name well. With the passing of time and the arrival of the crown, there were then very few left to call this Elizabeth II. Sister Margaret or the Queen Mother. The last to have had the privilege of addressing the queen with his own favorite nickname has been Prince Philip. So much so that the sovereign wanted to sign “Lilibet” and nothing else the note that she posted on her coffin on the day of her last farewell.

And then there is Diana, third name also of Charlotte of Cambridge. The Sussexes chose it for their daughter on the eve of the 60th birthday of Harry and William’s beloved mother, when the two brothers are expected to come face to face in London to inaugurate a statue dedicated to her. In short, a name that brings together theand two more powerful women and famous in the last century of the British monarchy.

A name, therefore, too heavy and full of expectations? Who knows. «Lili»meanwhile, she will grow up in California, thousands of miles from the places that shaped and made the other two women eternal. In Montecito it will not have royal cousins ​​neighbors, but Hollywood’s best youth: from the daughter of her friend Serena William, to that of Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry, neighbors.

Meanwhile, the Windsors say “Very happy” for the arrival of the baby girl, born in Santa Barbara last Friday. With an official announcement made public just two days later, and no photos at the hospital exit. Even dad Carlo sent on the Net an affectionate message, trying to dismiss his son’s latest statements that hurt him “deeply”. Only a few days ago the insiders they had revealed the “sad and very shocked” state of mind of Prince Charles after Harry in the course of the documentary Me You Can’t See, aired on Apple TV, he had implied that he and the queen had failed as parents. But today is another day, we need to celebrate the new Lilibet.