For the Queen Elizabeth the one just celebrated was a Jubilee full of joy. It was important that it be so, since last year was one of the saddest of his lifeafter the loss of Prince Philip, his beloved spouse with whom he went through 7 decades of history.
Among the most beautiful events is having was able to hug his nephew Harry and his wife Meghan again, who for many months had not been seen around Windsor again. Leaving aside the conflicts that arose around the availability of an escort, the dukes of Sussex returned to pay homage to the sovereign by bringing their children. So Elizabeth was able to find the little one Archiewhich he had not seen for over a year, and above all get to know Lilibet Dianawho celebrated his first birthday on Saturday.
To celebrate the little girl there was an informal picnic in the beautiful garden of Frogmore Cottage, not far from Windsor Castle, during which the photographer Misan Harriman, friend of Harry and Meghan, took a delightful photograph of the baby. The similarities between her and her father Harry at the same age were immediately evident: the same auburn hair and the same look. But Lilibet shares the smile and the elongated cut of the eyes also with the great-grandmother, the sovereign herself.
The commonality of physical details makes it even more apt choice of the girl’s name, Lilibet. The future sovereign was called that as a child in the family. In particular it was her father, King George VI, who gave her the affectionate nickname of her (and once about her daughters he said: “Lilibet is my pride, Margaret my joy»). This is what Prince Philip also called her and still with this nickname her older cousins, such as Princess Alexandra, refer to her.
When Harry and Meghan chose this name, they first asked the queen’s permission. So said a Sussex spokesperson: ‘During a conversation with Elizabeth II, Harry shared with her their desire to name her child Lilibet in her honor. Before making the decision, he spoke with the family and the sovereign. If she hadn’t liked it, they certainly wouldn’t have used that name for the baby. ‘
Lilibet is not the only child of the royal family to honor the queen in the name: Charlotte of Cambridge herself is called Charlotte Elizabeth Diana. The peculiarity, however, is the choice of the nickname. From Harry and Meghan, therefore, a a consciously veiled homage of great sweetness.
Source: Vanity Fair
