In response to recent reports and revelations suggesting that the late Queen Elizabeth was angered by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's claim that she approved of the name, Scobie took to Twitter to express his perspective.
None of these Lilibet “revelations”are doing the late Queen Elizabeth II any favours. Not only do they contradict details shared by the Palace with a cooperatively written biography in 2022 (see pic), they also depict the monarch in a way the public haven’t known her to be. pic.twitter.com/si5D4EtV9X
— Omid Scobie (@scobie) January 16, 2024
On Tuesday, January 16, Scobie tweeted, "None of these Lilibet 'revelations' are doing the late Queen Elizabeth II any favours. Not only do they contradict details shared by the Palace with a cooperatively written biography in 2022 (see pic), they also depict the monarch in a way the public haven’t known her to be."
Accompanying his tweet, Scobie shared three screenshots of different articles from 2022, following the announcement of the Sussexes' second child. These articles seemingly present the late monarch's reception of the name as a "compliment."
The controversy around Princess Lilibet's name is further explored in royal author Robert Hardman's new book, "Charles III: New King, New Court. The Inside Story." Hardman claims that a royal aide expressed that the Queen was "as angry as I’d ever seen her" after the announcement of Lilibet's name.
