Queen Elizabeth II reportedly threw the royal “stay silent” rule in the bin after a row with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over Lilibet Sussex’s name.
According to Mail on Sunday, she told her aides that “mistruths” given out in the public about her won’t go unchallenged anymore.
The late Monarch had asked courtiers to break the “never complain, never explain” policy for whatever comes out in the media regarding her private conversations.
This was seemingly after a source close to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had handed out incorrect information about Queen Elizabeth’s reaction following their royal exit.
In 2021, the Duke and the Duchess of Sussex took legal action against a BBC story, which asserted that the couple had not asked the then-Monarch about naming their daughter Lilibet.
It happened to be a “deeply personal childhood nickname” for Queen Elizabeth that was used by close family members, including father, sister, and husband Prince Philip.
The report by BBC claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hadn’t taken permission from the late head of state, who allegedly had an issue with them using her moniker.
Describing the article as “false and defamatory,” the couple “furiously” contested against the news channel.
On the other hand, Queen Elizabeth reportedly reversed the “stay silent” rule, choosing to clarify things on her own in the future.
