I think there has been bad moves on both sides. They are all hurt, and they are all human even though they also have titles. We don't make our best decisions in times of emotional turmoil, royal or not.
edited to add: And yes, the birth of a child is itself a big and emotional thing. The birth ot little Lili and adjusting to that also is something to consider. Cut them all some slack.
I doubt any of them are reading this thread and I think most people have acknowledged that there is a little baby at the centre of this who is clearly very precious.
Edward has publicly acknowledged that this rift has caused pain and hurt on both sides and that family can be difficult whilst staying family.
The press is reaction to what both sides are putting out there (and BBC sources are pointing out everything "royal" is getting triple checked because of Bashir).
It even seems that both sides technically "agree" that Harry told/informed HM of the name but did not ask specifically about the use of Lilibet but the Palace seems to be more fed up with the Sussexes announcing they're in constant contact with HM, trying to play it as if she's separate from the firm and using her for PR but attacking everything else.
For their part the Sussexes didn't have to respond to these reports by issuing legal threats to all the major UK media outlets - which happened in the middle of the night California time. They could have ignored everything and focused on their beautiful baby and the story would have been forgotten by most in a few days.
I think we can all agree that we hope for a settling down of tensions for everyone's own good both personal and for the Firm but everyone has different ideas on how or if that's going to happen.
ETA. I'm sorry for your loss Olive, welcome to the forums.
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