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Meghan Markle<\/strong> and Prince Harry<\/a><\/strong> made a special request of Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> when she met their daughter — Princess Lilibet<\/strong>, who’s named in her honor — for the very first time in 2022, months before she died. The monarch reportedly responded with a resounding no.<\/p>\n Keep reading for a look back at what went down\u2026<\/p>\n MORE: Follow Wonderwall on MSN for more top news<\/a><\/p>\n Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle traveled to the U.K. in 2022 with Princess Lilibet and her big brother, Prince Archie<\/strong>. The couple reportedly wanted to get an official photo of their daughter with Queen Elizabeth II. However, an insider told Daily Express<\/a> that they were told there was “no chance” of there being a photographer present for what was intended to be a “private family meeting.”<\/p>\n In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry<\/a> recalled Queen Elizabeth II seeing Prince Archie and meeting Princess Lilibet for the first time, with “Archie making his deep bows, his baby sister Lilibet cuddling the monarch’s shins.” According to the Duke of Sussex, “Granny” called his son and daughter the “sweetest children” while “sounding bemused.” Speculated Harry, “She’d expected them to be a bit more … American, I think? Meaning in her mind, more rambunctious.”<\/p>\n Princess Lilibet’s name sparked controversy after a source claimed Queen Elizabeth II didn’t approve of her nickname being used for the little one. In Charles III: New King, New Court, Robert Hardman<\/strong> wrote that, according to a source, Elizabeth was “as angry as I’d ever seen her” when she heard Prince Harry<\/a> and Meghan Markle named their daughter Lilibet.<\/p>\nMEGA_<\/p>\n
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