Duchess Meghan + Prince Harry: Own website for Lilibet

Duchess Meghan + Prince Harry
Lilibet Diana had her own website before the Queen knew her name?

Duchess Meghan, 39, and Prince Harry, 36, are setting new standards with their business ideas after retiring from the front row of the royal family. The couple has now confirmed what was wildly speculated about shortly after the birth of their second child: They actually registered the domain name “LiliDiana.com”, as they confirmed on Tuesday (June 22, 2021) – and they have already done so four days before the baby sister of her firstborn Archie was born, 2.

On the day of the confinement, June 4, 2021, another website was registered by the Sussexes under the name “Lilibetdiana.com”. Two crucial decisions they appear to have made over the head of Queen Elizabeth, 95.

Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry: Buying a domain without consulting Queen Elizabeth?

At that time, the monarch apparently did not know that her grandson and his wife wanted to give the new great-granddaughter their private nickname, as the BBC reported. Harry, however, vehemently insists that he spoke to his grandmother “before the announcement” about the name, but did not give an exact date. So far it has only been said from those around the Sussexes: “His grandmother was the first family member he called.”

Regarding Harry and Meghan’s domain coup, a spokesman for the couple told The Telegraph: “As is often the case with public figures, a significant number of domains of all potential names that were considered have been purchased. .. ” There is probably a reason for the rush: Many celebrities fear that at a later date they will have to buy websites under the names of their children from others at an excessive price.

In addition, the purchase of several domains of “all potential names” suggests that if the queen had rejected the name Lilibet for her daughter, she would have been able to fall back on a large selection of different domains under other names.

The statement suggests that if Her Majesty had vetoed the use of Lilibet, they would have opted for another name among the “significant” number of domains they purchased prior to birth.

An objection by the Queen to such a use of the name Lilibet is obvious: It has a special meaning for the monarch, because it dates back to her childhood, when she herself could not pronounce her baptismal name Elizabeth correctly. Her nickname was thus born and later became a nickname with which she preferred to address Prince Philip, † 99.

Sussexes: BBC claims are “false and defamatory”

After Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan gave their daughter this meaningful name, the BBC claimed that the Queen was not informed of this decision in advance. Sussex lawyers responded immediately, calling such claims “false and defamatory.” It is still unclear whether the couple will take legal action against the reporting.

It has since been revealed that Lilibet Diana’s parents bought the domains through a well-known company that charges a fee to buy websites for anyone who “doesn’t want their personal information to be visible to everyone”. Thus, the Sussexes are not included in what is known as the ‘Whois’ record, a register that shows the owners of websites around the world.

Sources used: telegraph.co.uk, bbc.co.uk

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