There are still a few months left until the birth of Meghan Markle, expecting a baby girl from her husband Harry of England, the second child after Archie, 2 years old next May 6th. And as often happens when it comes to reals, bookmakers are already unleashed on the name front. What will the little girl be called?
In pole position, at the moment, there is Lily, who jumped from 66/1 to 25/1 over the last weekend in the predictions of the Irish betting company BoyleSports. A boom sustained by the emotion for the death of Prince Philip, and for the tenderness of that message «In loving memory Lilibeth» who accompanied the coffin of the sovereign’s husband on his last journey.
Lilibeth, as it is known, is the nickname with which Elizabeth was called as a child in the family, and as an adult, by now, only the husband continued to use that term of endearment. Lily could be a papabile diminutive in the choice of the Sussexes, who would never need to regain ground with the royal family. Between Harry and his father Charles there would be only a brief conversation outside Windsor Castle after Prince Philip’s funeral, and then, at Frogmore Cottage, the two would have spoken with William but in the presence of witnesses, because in the family there are fears that any speech could be reported in a distorted way by Harry to strangers.
Harry, then, did not even wait for his grandmother’s birthday, returning to Los Angeles in a hurry, another misstep. Here, paying homage to her in choosing the name for her daughter could play in her favor, even if obviously the forecasts are not necessarily respected.
Already with the firstborn, the Sussex have proved to be unpredictable, choosing two names that never came up in the months before the birth. Among the most popular, the name of the late Princess of Wales still stands. “Diana is the favorite name, but that hasn’t discouraged bettors from betting on other potential names “, he told al Daily Mail Sarah Kinsella, spokesperson for BoyleSports.
Harry, very close to his mother, from whom he has never hidden his inspiration, could certainly make this choice, which would be very courageous: despite many years have passed since his death, he has always remained a bit of a thorn in the side of the family the figure that refers to the years of scandals, and when Buckingham Palace was seen as a den of vipers against the defenseless and naive girl protagonist of a sad tale.
Only in recent years have Harry and William started talking about her and remembering her publicly. William and his wife Kate, in 2015, chose his name as the third for the second child, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, in fact, but Elizabeth in the family hierarchy is always one step ahead. Between grandchildren and great-grandchildren, six of Her Majesty’s direct heirs have Elizabeth as a second or third name (Zara Phillips, Lady Louise Windsor, Beatrice of York, Lena Tindall, Isla Phillips and in fact, Charlotte) Harry and Meghan could also decide to make yet another exception to the rule, not written obviously. After all, the queen has much more to think about these days.
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