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Royal Nicknames: See which pet names the British royals use for each other

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August 14, 2019

When <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-beatrice">Princess Beatrice</a></strong> turned 31 earlier in August, <Strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-eugenie">Princess Eugenie</a></strong> celebrated her milestone in an Instagram post in which she let silp one of her nicknames for her sister.
<p>"You have been bossing it since before I was born and continue to be the most wonderful person, friend and big sister... Happy Birthday to you Beabea!!" she wrote.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

When Princess Beatrice turned 31 earlier in August, Princess Eugenie celebrated her milestone in an Instagram post in which she let silp one of her nicknames for her sister.

"You have been bossing it since before I was born and continue to be the most wonderful person, friend and big sister... Happy Birthday to you Beabea!!" she wrote.

Photo: © Getty Images

In December, <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Duchess Kate</a></strong> revealed the sweetest nickname for her daughter, <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong>! While the duchess was with her two eldest children at discount store The Range, a fellow shopper overhead her speaking to Charlotte.
<p>Sarah Daniels told the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6525497/Kates-ditch-Christmas-shopping-trip-children.html"><em>Daily Mail</em></a> that the little princess at one point sat on the floor, prompting Kate to tell her: "Get up, poppet." It's a nickname that <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> is also known call his wife and <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong>, too.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

In December, Duchess Kate revealed the sweetest nickname for her daughter, Princess Charlotte! While the duchess was with her two eldest children at discount store The Range, a fellow shopper overhead her speaking to Charlotte.

Sarah Daniels told the Daily Mail that the little princess at one point sat on the floor, prompting Kate to tell her: "Get up, poppet." It's a nickname that Prince William is also known call his wife and Prince George, too.

Photo: © Getty Images

Royal fans around the globe are enamoured with the Cambridge family... and you can just imagine how overjoyed they were to learn of <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong>'s nickname for dad, <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong>!
<p>While the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were paying their respects to <strong>Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha</strong> and the other victims of a tragic helicopter crash in 2018, one volunteer got to chat with them and shared the experience.
<p>"Kate said that William was playing football with the children last night and one of them said, I think it was George, 'Are you playing football tomorrow, Pops?'" the volunteer said.
<p>Too cute!
<p>Photo: © Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Royal fans around the globe are enamoured with the Cambridge family... and you can just imagine how overjoyed they were to learn of Prince George and Princess Charlotte's nickname for dad, Prince William!

While the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were paying their respects to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha and the other victims of a tragic helicopter crash in 2018, one volunteer got to chat with them and shared the experience.

"Kate said that William was playing football with the children last night and one of them said, I think it was George, 'Are you playing football tomorrow, Pops?'" the volunteer said.

Too cute!

Photo: © Chris Jackson/Getty Images

<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong>, <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-charlotte">Princess Charlotte</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-louis">Prince Louis</a></strong> will have a special moniker to teach <strong><a href="/tags/0/archie-harrison">Archie Harrison</a></strong>: the name they call <Strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-charles">Prince Charles</a></strong>!
<p>According to Robert Hardman, royal author and correspondent for the <i>Daily Mail</i>, the royal children call him "Grandpa Wales"! This is especially sweet as <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-elizabeth-ii">the Queen</a></strong> called her grandfather <strong>George V</strong> "Grandpa England."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will have a special moniker to teach Archie Harrison: the name they call Prince Charles!

According to Robert Hardman, royal author and correspondent for the Daily Mail, the royal children call him "Grandpa Wales"! This is especially sweet as the Queen called her grandfather George V "Grandpa England."

Photo: © Getty Images

While the <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Duke</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/meghan-markle">Duchess of Sussex</a></strong> were posing for a group photo with the cast of <a href="/tags/0/hamilton"><strong><i>Hamilton</i></a></strong>, Meghan let slip a sweet nickname she has for her husband. Worried that she was blocking him in the photo, she asked, "Can you see, my love?"
<p>After the actors fawned over the heartfelt moment, both Meghan and Harry looked a little embarrassed before sharing a laugh with the cast.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

While the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were posing for a group photo with the cast of Hamilton, Meghan let slip a sweet nickname she has for her husband. Worried that she was blocking him in the photo, she asked, "Can you see, my love?"

After the actors fawned over the heartfelt moment, both Meghan and Harry looked a little embarrassed before sharing a laugh with the cast.

Photo: © Getty Images

On <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-beatrice">Princess Beatrice</a></strong>'s milestone 30th birthday, the <strong><a href="/tags/0/sarah-ferguson">Duchess of York</a></strong> revealed the quirky nickname she something calls her eldest daughter: Trixie Belle!
<p>"Happy birthday my Trixie - Belle so proud of you xx" she wrote on Twitter and Instagram alongside a series of throwback photos of her daughters.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

On Princess Beatrice's milestone 30th birthday, the Duchess of York revealed the quirky nickname she something calls her eldest daughter: Trixie Belle!

"Happy birthday my Trixie - Belle so proud of you xx" she wrote on Twitter and Instagram alongside a series of throwback photos of her daughters.

Photo: © Getty Images

During their interview with <em>British Vogue</em>, <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-beatrice">Princess Beatrice</a></strong> revealed the nickname she uses for her sister, <Strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-eugenie">Princess Eugenie</a></strong>.
<p>"Euge is amazing. She's a very modern bride," she said.
<p>(Their mother, the <strong><a href="/tags/0/sarah-ferguson">Duchess of York</a></strong>, adds one more letter to the nickname, calling her youngest "Eugie.")
<p>The royal, who was then a bride-to-be, then referred to her Maid of Honour as "Bea."
<p>Photo: © Sean Thomas/British Vogue

During their interview with British Vogue, Princess Beatrice revealed the nickname she uses for her sister, Princess Eugenie.

"Euge is amazing. She's a very modern bride," she said.

(Their mother, the Duchess of York, adds one more letter to the nickname, calling her youngest "Eugie.")

The royal, who was then a bride-to-be, then referred to her Maid of Honour as "Bea."

Photo: © Sean Thomas/British Vogue

CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme discovered another of <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong>'s nicknames when she interviewed him at Kensington Palace in 2017 ahead of the <strong><a href="/tags/0/invictus-games">Invictus Games</a></strong> in Toronto. It seems his friends call him "Potter," so surely the prince was right at home in 2013 on a visit with <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Duchess Kate</a></strong> to the young wizard's Warner Bros. home.
<p>"The title that caught my eye was the same one the Prince's communications director promptly put away - a picture book about Harry Potter. To his friends, 'Potter' is the Prince's nickname but apparently not something Palace PR would want to distract from our interview."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

CTV anchor Lisa LaFlamme discovered another of Prince Harry's nicknames when she interviewed him at Kensington Palace in 2017 ahead of the Invictus Games in Toronto. It seems his friends call him "Potter," so surely the prince was right at home in 2013 on a visit with Prince William and Duchess Kate to the young wizard's Warner Bros. home.

"The title that caught my eye was the same one the Prince's communications director promptly put away - a picture book about Harry Potter. To his friends, 'Potter' is the Prince's nickname but apparently not something Palace PR would want to distract from our interview."

Photo: © Getty Images

Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne, Meghan's friend and former agent, let slip her sweet nickname for <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong>, "Haz."
<p>And while attending a reception for his beloved <strong><a href="/tags/0/invictus-games">Invictus Games</a></strong>, the duke was heard calling out for "Meg."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images

Gina Nelthorpe-Cowne, Meghan's friend and former agent, let slip her sweet nickname for Prince Harry, "Haz."

And while attending a reception for his beloved Invictus Games, the duke was heard calling out for "Meg."

Photo: © Getty Images

During a day out at the <strong><a href="/tags/0/chelsea-flower-show">Chelsea Flower Show</a></strong> in 2016, <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> and <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Duchess Kate</a></strong> were overheard referring to each other as "darling" and "babe."
<p>While inspecting a knitted poppy display, William asked his wife, "Could you make one of these, darling?"
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

During a day out at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2016, Prince William and Duchess Kate were overheard referring to each other as "darling" and "babe."

While inspecting a knitted poppy display, William asked his wife, "Could you make one of these, darling?"

Photo: © Getty Images

As a young girl at St. Andrew's School in Berkshire, <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Kate</a></strong> was nicknamed "Squeak."
<p>She explained how the name came about while on a visit to the school years later.
<p>"I was nicknamed Squeak just like my guinea pig," she said. "There was one called Pip and one called Squeak because my sister was called Pippa and I was Squeak."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

As a young girl at St. Andrew's School in Berkshire, Kate was nicknamed "Squeak."

She explained how the name came about while on a visit to the school years later.

"I was nicknamed Squeak just like my guinea pig," she said. "There was one called Pip and one called Squeak because my sister was called Pippa and I was Squeak."

Photo: © Getty Images

<strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Kate</a></strong> was popular at school and was allegedly known as the "Princess-in-waiting" by her fellow Marlborough College pupils.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

Kate was popular at school and was allegedly known as the "Princess-in-waiting" by her fellow Marlborough College pupils.

Photo: © Getty Images

As a little girl, <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-elizabeth-ii">Queen Elizabeth</a></strong> referred to herself as "Tillabet." As she grew up, she became known as "Lilibet" among her family and close friends – apparently some of them still use the affectionate nickname for the monarch.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

As a little girl, Queen Elizabeth referred to herself as "Tillabet." As she grew up, she became known as "Lilibet" among her family and close friends – apparently some of them still use the affectionate nickname for the monarch.

While <strong><a href="/tags/0/kate-middleton">Kate</a></strong> was pregnant with <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-george">Prince George</a></strong>, she and husband <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> are said to have called their unborn baby "our little grape."
<p>And when they introduced the adorable infant to the world, the proud dad was heard sweetly calling his wife "poppet" as he ushered her back inside the Lindo Wing.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

While Kate was pregnant with Prince George, she and husband Prince William are said to have called their unborn baby "our little grape."

And when they introduced the adorable infant to the world, the proud dad was heard sweetly calling his wife "poppet" as he ushered her back inside the Lindo Wing.

<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong> revealed that <strong><a href="/tags/0/princess-diana">Princess Diana</a></strong> used to call <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong> "Wombat." The Duke revealed the origins of the moniker in an interview.
<p>"It began when I was two. I've been rightfully told because I can't remember back that far," he explained. "But when we went to Australia with our parents, and the wombat, you know, that's the local animal."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

Prince Harry revealed that Princess Diana used to call Prince William "Wombat." The Duke revealed the origins of the moniker in an interview.

"It began when I was two. I've been rightfully told because I can't remember back that far," he explained. "But when we went to Australia with our parents, and the wombat, you know, that's the local animal."

<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-william">Prince William</a></strong>'s official name is His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis but he is affectionately known as "Wills" to friends and the public.
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

Prince William's official name is His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis but he is affectionately known as "Wills" to friends and the public.

<strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-harry">Prince Harry</a></strong>'s friends refer to him as "Spike." The young royal had a Facebook account that used the pseudonym "Spike Wells" for four years until it was shut down because it posed a "security risk."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

Prince Harry's friends refer to him as "Spike." The young royal had a Facebook account that used the pseudonym "Spike Wells" for four years until it was shut down because it posed a "security risk."

The <strong><a href="/tags/0/prince-philip">Duke of Edinburgh</a></strong>'s pet name for his wife came to light after the 2006 film <em>The Queen</em> was released.
<p>In a bedtime scene at Balmoral, Philip says to <strong><a href="/tags/0/queen-elizabeth-ii">Her Majesty</a></strong>, played by Dame <strong><a href="/tags/0/helen-mirren">Helen Mirren</a></strong>, "Move over, Cabbage."
<p>Photo: © Getty Images</p>

The Duke of Edinburgh's pet name for his wife came to light after the 2006 film The Queen was released.

In a bedtime scene at Balmoral, Philip says to Her Majesty, played by Dame Helen Mirren, "Move over, Cabbage."

Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, the Duchess is widely known as Kate.

"Miss Middleton uses both names equally, and she has never expressed a preference for either Catherine or Kate since her engagement to Prince William," the royal wedding official website said prior to her becoming William's wife.

"Catherine is the name that Miss Middleton grew up with in her family, and Kate is the name that she tends to use in a work context."

While studying geography at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, Prince William was known as "Steve" to keep a low profile and avoid any unwanted attention.

They use their official titles and formal names in public, the <strong><a href="/tags/0/british-royals">British royal family</a></strong> uses a cute array of nicknames for one another behind closed doors.
<p><strong>Click through our gallery or keep reading (if you're on mobile) to discover the endearing monikers that British royal family members use on their nearest and dearest... </strong>

They use their official titles and formal names in public, the British royal family uses a cute array of nicknames for one another behind closed doors.

Click through our gallery or keep reading (if you're on mobile) to discover the endearing monikers that British royal family members use on their nearest and dearest...