Check out the secret nicknames the royal family call each other

Prince William’s nickname seems to be the funniest as he known as Baldy, courtesy of his wife, Kate Middleton.

It was revealed that Kate’s nickname for her husband came about as a “sharp retort” when he kept complaining about her flowing locks as they formally opened the V&A museum in Dundee.

It’s not the first time Kate has given William a playful nickname. When they first started dating during their time at university, she used to call him Big Willy.

Kate Middleton is fondly called Duchess of Do-Little or DoD for short as given to her by husband, Prince William.

The nickname came about from an event that happened before they got married. Although Kate is now a busy mum-of-three and a working royal, she is said to have been criticised by the Queen for not having a full-time job before she married William.

The Queen has been called Lilibet for much of her life but some years ago, it was claimed that her husband Prince Philip endearingly referred to her as Sausage.

She is supposedly called Mama by many Royals, including the Duchess of Cambridge. Prince George refers to her as Gan Gan, but Prince William used to call her Gary.

As a child, Prince William struggled with the word granny so Gary became the best alternative he could manage.

When the young prince fell over at Buckingham Palace and called for Gary, causing some confusion, the Queen is said to have stepped in and said: “I’m Gary.”

Prince Harry is believed to have secretly had a Facebook account where he avoided the public eye by using the name Spike Wells. He chose the name from his childhood nickname, Spike.

Harry was also given the nickname Hazza by his new wife’s friends, but he is reportedly not so keen on the name.

Last week Prince George surprised a dog walker he met in Berkshire by telling her his name was Archie.

The woman, who did not want to be named, says:

“I was asked by a police minder not to take a photo of the children, which I didn’t, but George started stroking my dog.

“Just to be friendly I engaged in a bit of small talk and I asked George what his name was, even though obviously I knew it.

“To my astonishment, he said ‘I’m called Archie’ with a big smile on his face. I don’t know why he calls himself Archie but kids often play with their names and I think it’s lovely.”

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, may be new to the Royal Family, but she’s already been given a nickname by her father-in-law.

Prince Charles calls Meghan Tungsten after the tough metal. He reportedly gave her the name because the Duchess is “tough and unbending”.

Prince Philip was born in Corfu, Greece, and has been called Phil the Greek, Zorba and Stavros at different times in his life.

Prince Charles and his second wife Camilla secretly called themselves Fred and Gladys during their long affair while Charles was married to Diana.

Prince Charles’ wife, Camilla is referred to by the young royals as Ga-Ga.