Kate Middleton Finally Revealed Princess Charlotte's Nickname And It's Too Cute
The Duchess of Cambridge let slip the adorable nickname she uses for her three-year-old daughter Princess Charlotte.
Belfast-based blogger Laura-Ann discovered the junior royal's sweet moniker when she met Kate Middleton in Belfast, Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
Laura-Ann brought along her two-year-old son George -- yes, just like the little prince himself -- and was lucky enough to have quite a long chat with the royal mum-of-three.
Kate, who was joined by her hubby Prince William on the two-day visit, was all smiles and couldn't help but gush over Laura-Ann's little boy.
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"Hello, what's your name?" Kate can be heard asking in the video Laura-Ann's mum captured.
"Hi George, what a cool name you've got, and you look very smart in your bow tie. It's very nice to meet you," the Duchess went on.
Even though the video cuts out at this point, Laura-Ann will never forget what happened next. The Duchess asked how old her other son was -- and then unexpectedly dropped three-year-old Charlotte’s cute nickname.
"And I said he is four and she said, 'Oh, he's the same age as Lottie' -- she calls her Lottie!" Laura-Ann excitedly recounted in her Instagram stories.
Charlotte -- or Lottie as we can now call her -- turns four on May 2, hence why her royal mum rounded up her age.
Cabbage, Wombat and Squeak
The royal family are no strangers to nicknames and with their elaborate formal titles who can blame them, really? Prince William's official moniker is, for example, His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Baron Carrickfergus.
It's a bit of a mouthful so the second in line to the throne has been known as 'Will' since he was a boy -- but it's his other lesser-known childhood nickname that will raise eyebrows. It's Wombat. As in the Aussie marsupial.
Prince William revealed that his late mum, Princess Diana, gave him the cheeky nickname when he was just a toddler while on a trip Down Under -- and he "can’t get rid of it now," he told NBC in 2007.
Wombat ... er, we mean, William went on to spill that his younger brother, the mischievous Prince Harry, had a host of pet names, ranging from the obvious (Harry, which is short for his full name, Henry) to the playful (Ginger), and the plain bizarre (Spike).
Harry's wife Meghan Markle is said to have referred to her British beau as 'H' during their courtship to keep their romance under wraps. Meghan herself has a pet name bestowed by her father-in-law Prince Charles -- Tungsten, after the durable metal that he thinks perfectly represents the new Duchess' strength and resilience.
Future King Charles and his second wife Camilla call one another Fred and Gladys while Will's wife Kate is reportedly called Cath -- her full name is Catherine -- by her brother-in-law Harry.
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As a young girl, Kate answered to Squeak, the same name as her pet guinea pig. Squeak the animal had a sister, Pip, just like Kate has a sister, Pippa. Cute, hey?
The Queen, however, lays claim to the best nickname -- she was referred to as Lilibet, an abbreviated form of her full name Elizabeth, when she was a young princess.
These days it's understood that Her Majesty is affectionately called Cabbage by her husband of over 70 years, Prince Philip. The grandmother to eight was called Gary by an infant Prince William, who struggled with the word Granny, while his son, five-year-old George calls her Gan-Gan.