Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) may have inadvertently put the queen in an awkward position, royal experts say.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (opens in new tab) recently gave birth to their second child, daughter Lilibet Diana (opens in new tab) (Lili for short, first name a tribute to the Queen's childhood nickname (opens in new tab)), in Windsor, where her great-grandmother, the Queen It is reported that she would like to hold a christening ceremony in Windsor that will be attended by her great-grandmother, the Queen. (Open in new tab)

"Harry told some people that he wanted Lili to be baptized in Windsor as well as her brother," a royal source told the Daily (open in new tab) Mail's (open in new tab) Richard Eden's Eden Confidential column in its latest edition. The source added that Harry and Meghan (opens in new tab) are "willing to wait until circumstances allow" for Lili's christening in Windsor, where the queen can attend.

Even though this literally all sounds super nice and thoughtful (they want to celebrate one of Lili's early milestones back in the UK, they want to work actively to get a member of Harry's family to attend, which they have always said they are close to, and to make it happen the Queen willing to work around their very busy schedules), at least one royal expert says it may actually be the opposite.

Royal biographer Angela Levin, author of Harry: A Biography of a Prince (opens in new tab), says the Sussexes' intention is that the queen will not always attend Lili's christening, which she has not always attended the christenings of her other great-grandchildren She says it will put pressure on them to attend.

"It puts her in a very difficult position because she won't be free for years," Levin told Talk Radio TV (from the Daily Mail (opens in new tab)). She didn't go to the home of Prince William and Kate's third child, Louis. So it's not spiteful."

The queen missed the christening of Harry and Meghan's 2-year-old son Archie (opens in new tab) in 2019 because of a prior commitment. Given how packed her schedule is, that is not super surprising. By way of comparison, in 2019, the Queen had 295 official engagements (opens in new tab). In 2010, according to an analysis by The Sunday Times, she performed 444 official duties, 387 of which were in the UK and 57 were overseas tours (opens in new tab).

The Queen (opens in new tab) is, of course, known for putting her royal duties first, but she is also known for her fierce devotion to her family. Even if the timing of Lili's christening doesn't work out, the fact that Harry and Meghan want the Queen to attend doesn't seem to be a bad thing. ¯_(ツ)_/¯