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Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Someone at the palace obviously wants to stir it up which is interesting. The only person that could say whether the queen had been asked or not, is the queen. So unless the palace source is completely making it up, which is unlikely, then Harry didn't stick to protocol.

However, now that he has stepped down from royal duties, is their any requirement for him to have asked permission from the queen. He is no longer representing the royal family and therefore, it's none of their business what he calls their child

Yes, I think there is. Its not just any old name, it's a one - off, her personal nickname, used affectionately nowadays only by her late husband. It’s just good manners and respect for a grandmother to ask surely, whether he is representing the family formally or not?