The late Queen Elizabeth II reportedly declined a request from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. In 2022, while the nation celebrated the late monarch’s 70-year reign, the event was equally special for the Sussexes. This was because it was the time when they presented their daughter, Princess Lilibet, to the late Queen for the very first time. To mark the milestone, they wanted the special moment when the late monarch met her great-granddaughter to be photographed. However, their request was turned down.
Late Queen didn’t grant Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wish for daughter’s birthday, claims source
While the UK was celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne in 2022, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were also celebrating Princess Lilibet’s birthday. In fact, the event marked a major milestone: the day when Lilibet would meet the late monarch for the very first time.
In fact, the Sussexes held a birthday party at Frogmore Cottage during the Jubilee events. According to a report by The Mirror, the late Queen firmly declined one of the Sussexes’ requests. Earlier, The Sun reported that the Sussexes wanted to capture the moment of the late Queen meeting her great-granddaughter in a photograph. However, the late monarch herself declined their request, saying, “There was no chance” it would be allowed.
An insider shared that this was done because “it was a private family meeting.” Moreover, palace officials were allegedly concerned that the photos might later be shared or shown on US television.
Harry has spoken about the special moment involving his children and the late Queen in his memoir, “Spare.”
He wrote, “Archie making his deep bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch’s shins. Sweetest children, Granny said, sounding bemused. She’d expected them to be a bit more … American, I think? Meaning in her mind, more rambunctious.”
