Royal insider reveals exactly how Harry and Meghan told late Queen about Lilibet's name

's a raised eyebrows last week, bringing her own row with the royals about her daughter, back into the spotlight. The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to her second child on June 4, 2021.

Following the joyous news, the Sussexes released a statement announcing . The statement read: "It is with great joy that Prince Harry and Meghan, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, welcome their daughter, Lilibet "Lili" Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. "

Harry and Meghan said: "On 4 June, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili. She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we've felt from across the globe. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family."

Lilibet was first used by the late Queen Elizabeth when she was just a toddler and unable to pronounce her own name properly. Her grandfather, King George V, would call her Lilibet, imitating her own attempts to say Elizabeth, and that's how the name stuck.

While the Sussexes said that the late monarch was "supportive" of them using her name, Robert Hardman's book, Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story, claimed that she was "as angry as ever".

Now, a royal source has given new insight into what really happened between the Sussexes and Elizabeth.

Reports at the time claimed the late Queen was consulted about the name, but did not feel able to say no, whereas the BBC reported that a Palace source alleged the monarch was not asked by the Sussexes whether they could use the name.

At the time, the Sussexes's lawyers reportedly sent legal letters to the BBC and other publishers saying the claim was false and defamatory, while their spokesperson insisted they spoke to the late monarch.

According to Hardman, Queen Elizabeth allegedly told Palace aides: "I don't own the palaces or the paintings, only my name, and now they've taken that."

A source has now claimed that the late Queen was infuriated not by the Sussexes' decision to use the name Lilibet, but by the "way it was handled".

They added that the Sussexes did not ask for permission from the late monarch but rather made her aware of their intentions.

They told the : "Harry and Meghan presented this to the Queen as: 'We're going to call her Lilibet. Isn't that great.

"The palace version was that they didn't ask. The Queen was asked to prop up their version of events that didn't match her own. She wasn't furious about using the name Lilibet, it was the way it was handled."

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been contacted for comment.

During the latest episode of her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder, Meghan told featured Spanx founder and mother-of-four, Sara Blakely: "You're like, 'What do you think?' It's no different.

"I will say this to every woman in the world or every person in the world who's going to have a child - if you have an idea about what you are going to name that baby, you keep it so close to your heart until that baby is born and it's named. Don't ask anyone's opinion."