Harry and Meghan offer ‘gesture of peace’ to royal family with daughter’s name

It looks like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are finally getting ready to heal their rift with the British royal family after their back-to-back attacks.

As per royal commentators, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s choice of name for their newborn daughter, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, came as an “olive branch” towards the British royal family.

Mirror Online's royal commentator Dickie Arbiter—who was also a senior aide for Queen Elizabeth from 1988 to 2000—wrote in his latest piece that Lilibet could be a peace offering from the Sussexes.

"He moved to California to distance himself, but choosing this name is a complete about-face. So I wonder if taking the Queen’s nickname for his baby is an olive branch? Only Harry can answer that,” he wrote.

"The Queen gave herself the nickname Lilibet because she couldn’t say Elizabeth as a child, and it stuck. I think it’s rather cute,” he continued.

"It could be seen as quite controversial to christen a baby with a nickname, and I doubt the little girl will grow up with any other Lilibets in her classes (although people in California call their children all sorts). So maybe that’s Harry and Meghan showing their independence again - just like Archie, another non-royal name,” he said.

"Choosing Diana’s name for their baby isn’t a surprise, as we all know Harry’s closeness to his mother was such that her loss has caused him mental issues even 24 years on,” he said.

"But I wonder what Diana would have made of their daughter having her name as a middle, and not a principal name? Charlotte also has Diana as a middle name so they could have chosen it for her first name,” he wrote.

"Again, that’s only for Harry and Meghan to know. And if the names are indeed olive branches, only time will tell if they work,” he added.