Queen refuses to be photographed meeting Lilibet by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Being part of the Royal Family means being able to speak the monarch's language.
Unfortunately for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, that meant they were unable to capture the moment Queen Elizabeth II met her namesake, 1-year-old Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, at the Platinum Jubilee this past weekend.
The little girl was introduced to Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle on Thursday afternoon, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly denied a keepsake.
"Harry and Meghan wanted photographers to capture the moment Lilibet met the Queen," a source told The Sun.
"But they were told no chance. It was a private family meeting."
"They were told that the Queen would be in the same room as Lilibet and that she would be in the same room as the Queen.
The Queen was apparently concerned about how the professional photos would be used afterwards, including being shared with American television stations. Whether this meant that the Sussexes were allowed to take iPhone-like photos for private use remains a mystery.
The U.S.-based couple returned to England as a family for the first time since relinquishing their royal duties in early 2020 to celebrate 70 years on the Queen's throne; 3-year-old Archie was born in England, but his sister was born in California and had never met her great-grandmother before.
The cameramen were not the only cameras that did not fly during the Jubilee: the Sussexes were also unable to bring in Netflix cameras to shoot footage of the weekend for the documentary due to a clause in the Sandringham Agreement they signed to leave their role as senior royals. could not be brought in.
"I highly doubt they would consider that. It would look very bad," a royal official previously told Page Six about the possibility of a Netflix camera.
"Even if they could sneak a camera in, they wouldn't be able to use that footage. I suppose you could take home videos with your cell phone, but I honestly don't think you would."
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