The late Queen Elizabeth II did not meet Lilibet over video call as pals of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry claimed shortly after the youngster’s birth.

In a dramatic departure from the established “never complain, never explain” policy, the 95-year-old was said to have been “sent over the edge” by briefings by friends of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to favoured US journalists following the birth of the Sussex’s youngest child – who turns three today (June 4).

It was claimed the late Queen was introduced to the couple’s second child, Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, over a video call.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with their son, Archie (Image: SplashNews.com)

However, Palace insiders quickly said no such call took place, The Mail on Sunday reported at the time. A source had told People magazine: “They were very excited and couldn’t wait to share that their daughter arrived.”

But a source told the Mail: “No video call has taken place. Friends of the Sussexes appear to have given misleading briefings to journalists about what the Queen had said and that took the whole thing over the edge.”

It was said by the source that any further false communications will be dealt with robustly by the Royal Family. “This is about whether or not what is being reported is an accurate version of what actually happened,” they added.

The Queen was also shocked to hear that Harry had supposedly contacted her first to ask permission to use Lilibet, the monarch’s nickname since childhood, the Mail on Sunday reported.

The couple’s spokesman told the New York Post he had spoken to his grandmother first and revealed his hope to name his first daughter in her honour. They added that if The Queen had not approved Harry would not have used the name.

But, following the claims, a senior Palace source told the BBC the conversation was “a telling, not an asking”. The BBC account prompted a legal letter from Harry and Meghan’s lawyers, which branded the story “defamatory”.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment on the claims at the time.

The Queen’s grandad King George V first gave her the nickname ‘Lilibet’ after joking she could not say Elizabeth as a child, and Prince Philip later adopted it.

Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrival was announced by the family two days after Meghan had given birth on June 4 2021.

In a statement on the couple’s website, it stated that: “Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet. Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales.”