On what would have been a devastating day for the Queen, Meghan and Harry failed to publicly support the monarch in any way.
The choice to name their daughter ‘Lilibet’, the Queen’s nickname, raised eyebrows this week. Picture: AFP.But in all the fuss and flap over whether the Queen gave her OK to the couple to use her lifelong pet moniker for their little girl, another far sadder and colder situation, also involving Her Majesty and the Sussexes, has been playing out.
Thursday, June 10 was meant to be a joyful day for the Queen. Her Majesty’s extended family should have descended on one of her various vast, draughty homes for a lunch to celebrate what would have been her husband Prince Philip’s 100th birthday. Instead, the Iron Duke and gaffe-prone patriarch sadly died in April after months of illness and a lengthy hospital stay.The Queen is said to be “not the same” following her beloved husband’s death. Picture: AFP.And so it was, that in the early hours of Thursday morning, the tributes for Philip began to flow.
William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Greek-born prince, posting on their social media channels “Today we remember His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, on what would have been his 100th birthday” alongside a touching shot of the Queen accepting a rose created by the Royal Horticultural Society named after Philip.
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