Why was Queen Elizabeth II called Lilibet?

Queen Elizabeth II was the inspiration behind Prince Harry and Meghan Markle daughter's name but why was she called Lilibet?

The Queen is the longest-reigning monarch in British history and while she is famous across the globe, only a select few get to call Her Majesty Lilibet.

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Why was Queen Elizabeth II called Lilibet?

Queen Elizabeth II is known as Her Majesty to the public and as Lilibet to her close family.

She was nicknamed Lilibet as a child because she could not pronounce her own name, according to

Her late husband Prince Philip would also refer to her as such, and when he passed, the Queen left him a handwritten note on his coffin signed Lilibet.

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He was thought to be the last person to call her Lilibet.

What did Prince Harry and Meghan Markle name their daughter?

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their daughter on June 4, 2021.

Lilibet means “God’s promise.”

According to a statement by the family, Lilibet is an ode to her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen."

“Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.”

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Lilibet was born at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces.

According to the Sussexes’ press secretary, Lilibet and Meghan are “healthy and at home.”

Where is Lilibet Diana in the line of succession?

Lilibet is the Queen's 11th great-grandchild, joining her big brother Archie, two, and Prince William and Kate Middleton's children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

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As it stands, Lilibet is eighth in line to the throne and sits behind her father Prince Harry, who is sixth in line, and her sibling Archie, who falls just behind Harry in seventh.

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Also ahead of Lilibet is Prince William, who is second in line after Prince Charles, and his kids George, Charlotte, and Louis, who are third, fourth, and fifth in line to the throne respectively.

Lilibet's arrival has pushed Prince Andrew, who was born second in line to the throne in 1960, down to ninth place in the Royal Line of Succession.