Royal family nicknames: the sweet names they have used with each other

When Queen Elizabeth II was a little girl, she nicknamed herself Tillabet. Definitely a cute, fun name, but maybe not to be used on official royal documents. As she grew up, Tillabet became Lilibet, and some of her family and close friends still used the name right up until her passing at the age of 96, with grandson Harry and wife Meghan giving her the ultimate tribute by naming their own daughter Lilibet.

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Prince Harry got this sweet nickname from his mother when he was two. Princess Diana got the inspiration for it while they were all vacationing in Australia.

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This isn’t just another nickname Prince Harry has – and technically, Harry is a nickname as well (his real name is Henry). For a while, Spike was his alias. He used to have a Facebook page under the name Spike Wells so he could be in tune with his friends on social media undercover. After four years, he had to delete the account due to a security risk.

Prince William also had a nickname to protect his identity as a member of the royal family. When he studied at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, he was known as Steve. As far as we know, he successfully remained undercover as a student.

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Before she married into the royal family, young Kate Middleton shared a nickname with one of her pet guinea pigs. According to Hello Magazine, “there was one called Pip and one called Squeak because my sister was called Pippa and I was Squeak.”

This nickname is almost creepy because it was so spot on. Kate’s classmates allegedly called her Princess-in-waiting at Marlborough College, before she even met her royal husband. Now she’s a princess in every sense of the word, from her title to her grace to her amazing taste in fashion.

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Brace yourself, because this just might be the cutest thing you read all day. Prince Philip called his beloved wife, Queen Elizabeth, “cabbage.” The nickname was also used in the 2006 movie The Queen.

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Courtesy of a young Prince George came this adorable nickname for his great-grandmother the Queen: Gan-Gan!

All couples have special pet names for their significant other, and Prince William and Princess Kate are no different. They have been heard calling each other “darling” and “babe.” But more surprising is the nickname Kate allegedly bestowed upon William during the early days of their courtship. According to reporting by the Mirror, the nickname Kate Middleton gave Prince William in university was “Big Willy”.

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Source: RD.com