Royal aides were shocked by the sheer nerve that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have to request a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife have offered to travel to London in a matter of weeks for two particular reasons — they are eager for Her Majesty to meet her namesake great-granddaughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is putting on a brave face to fly back to the UK since her shocking departure in early 2020 because she is desperate to see her baby daughter receive a royal christening with Queen Elizabeth present.
Royal experts and staff members are stunned by the couple’s request because of the multiple shots they have taken at the Queen, Prince Charles, and other family members.
The duo has pushed Queen Elizabeth to lawyer up because she fears that the pair will be airing more dirty laundry in the upcoming scandalous tell-all book bombshell.
After causing pain with their mediatic reign of terror on their royal relatives, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are willing to be humiliated by reaching out to Queen Elizabeth because they fear that time is ticking.
When their first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was christened in July 2019, he was barely one month old.
Compared to baby Lilibet who will be more than six months old if her parents keep fighting for her to be christened in December in the UK with the Queen by their side.
A royal source stated: “The Sussexes were emphatic that they intended to do things their own way, and time is ticking.”
She has not yet responded when the formal request has been submitted to the Queen to meet her 11th great-grandchild.
The insider continued: “Harry and Meghan have made this offer, but a lot of people are shocked by the sheer nerve of it. They may genuinely want to see the Queen, but it’s breathtaking given what they’ve put her through this year.”
The flabbergasted royal informant did not rule out the meeting for this reason: “Queen is still very fond of Harry and would love to see Lilibet and her brother Archie. But courtiers are surprised by the move, especially from Meghan, after what has happened.”
If she declines, royal expert and commentator Richard Fitzwilliams predicts that the powerful pair will have the ceremony in Meghan Markle’s native California.
He explained: “The Sussexes were emphatic that they intended to do things their own way, and so it has proved. It must be likely that she will be christened in California though there were rumors of a possible christening at Windsor.”
Fitzwilliams added: “It seems certain that her christening will be in Meghan’s home state and with the secrecy but without the controversy that surrounded Archie’s christening.”
The Queen is expected to find the right balance in the tense PR situation.
