While Mike Tindall reveals Prince William is called ‘One Pint Willy’, the other affectionate nicknames the royals use behind closed doors

Mike Tindall has cheekily revealed he calls Prince William ‘One Pint Willy’ because ‘he’s not the best drinker’ and it’s not the only affectionate nickname circulating in the royal family.

If the rumors are true, there are some bizarre and rather unexpected nicknames: the late Queen Elizabeth is called “Gary” and Prince George is called “PG Tips.”

Another more flattering nickname for the Prince of Wales is ‘Big Willy’, which was apparently Kate’s name for her husband when they were in the first flush of romance in the early 2000s.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry’s memoir Spare revealed how he called his brother Willy when the pair spoke, while his sibling called him Harold.

Here, Femail reveals some of the other nicknames the Windsors prefer, behind closed doors.

Prince William

Nicknames started for the Prince of Wales at the age of two, as he remembers his mother, Princess Diana, calling him “wombat” during a family trip to Australia.

In 2007, he told NBC’s Matt Lauer, “When we went to Australia with our parents and the wombat, that was the local animal. So basically that’s what I was called. Not because I look like a wombat, or maybe I do.”

According to royal sources, when William and Kate first romanced in 2001, the future king, 36, was nicknamed ‘Big Willy’ by his wife-to-be.

But as their relationship developed into marriage, their nicknames for each other have become even more hilarious.

Kate’s pet name for her husband now appears to be “Prince Baldy,” referring to his thinning crown.

In Harry’s book Spare, it was revealed that the brothers called each other ‘Willy’ and ‘Harold’.

Harry’s nickname for William appeared in the book just before the pair got into a ‘fight’ and William went to get a glass of water in the kitchen. Harry said, “Willy, I can’t talk to you when you’re like this.”

Mike Tindall has also revealed that he calls Prince William ‘One Pint Willy’ because ‘he’s not the best drinker’.

The ex-rugby star from England and his wife Zara made the revelations in a special podcast with rugby league legend Rob Burrow, who is battling motor neurone disease.

When asked by Burrow if he has any nicknames for any of the royals, Mike says: ‘To the Prince of Wales he is known as One Pint Willy.

‘He is known to me as One Pint Willy because he is not the best drinker, coming from a sport that revolves around the social aspect and where a few beers are often drunk. That’s one I’ll give away to the Prince of Wales.’

Zara can be heard laughing before she says, “Oh my god. You’re in so much trouble.’

Kate, Princess of Wales

The Princess of Wales also revealed she was nicknamed ‘Peep’ when she visited her old school, St Andrew’s School in Berkshire.

She said: ‘I was nicknamed Squeak, just like my guinea pig.

‘There was one called Pip and one called Squeak, because my sister was called Pippa and I was called Squeak.’

Queen Elizabeth

The late queen, 92, has perhaps the most unlikely name; with Prince William calling her ‘Gary’ when he couldn’t pronounce grandma as a child. The hard-to-believe nickname apparently stuck.

Prince George had a very sweet term of endearment for his great-grandmother: He called her “Gan-Gan” when he was having trouble pronouncing the word “grandma.”

Prince Philip had one of the most adorable nicknames for the late queen. He regularly referred to her as ‘cabbage’, which was confirmed by the Queen’s biographer, Robert Lacey.

The name was used in a 2006 film called “The Queen,” where a scene showed Prince Philip getting into bed and saying, “Move over, cabbage.”

But one of the most famous names people around her called her was Lilibet, which came about when the queen could not pronounce her own name as a child.

The name then caught on, with even her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, calling her Lilibet, while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex also named their daughter Lilibet.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte

While the couple also has nicknames for Prince George; When she was pregnant, Kate called him ‘our little grape’, while the five-year-old is now occasionally known as PG Tips or simply ‘Tips’, after the tea brand.

In 2019, Prince George took control of his own nickname, telling a passerby that his name was “Archie.”

The young prince was walking with his grandmother, Carole Middleton, near her home in Berkshire when he struck up a conversation with a stranger.

The then five-year-old started talking to the woman while petting her dog after playing in a stream with his younger sister Charlotte.

Kate revealed in 2019 that she names her only daughter, Princess Charlotte, Lottie. This came to light when the Princess of Wales started a conversation with blogger Laura-Ann and she did not call her daughter ‘Charlotte’ in the conversation, but Lottie.

King Charles and Queen Camilla

Every couple has pet names for each other and the King and Queen Consort are no different.

Fans of the Crown may remember scenes where Charles called Camilla “Gladys” and Camilla called Charles “Fred.”

It is thought that these pet names were inspired by ‘The Goon Show’ on BBC radio and apparently predate Charles’ relationship with Diana, as the couple used them when they dated in their early 20s.

Just before her wedding to Charles, Diana found a gold bracelet on the desk of Michael Colborne (Charles’ private secretary) engraved with ‘G’ and ‘F’, presumably for ‘Gladys’ and ‘Fred’.

But there is some dispute about this, as journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, who wrote Prince of Wales: A Biography and also conducted the interview in which Charles admitted to cheating on Diana, said the initials on the infamous bracelet stood for ‘Girl Friday’.

This was another nickname Charles had for Camilla, based on the movie ‘His Girl Friday’, which is about a man trying to win back his ex-wife when he finds out she is about to marry another man. to marry.

Harry and Meghan – Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Meghan Markle is called ‘Tungsten’ by her father-in-law, King Charles, in reference to the strong metal. Apparently he named the Duchess of Sussex based on her “toughness.”

Meghan revealed on her blog, The Tig, that her mother has called her “Flower” since she was a child.

Prince Harry was called ‘Flash’ in his wilder days, probably a reference to the fictional army lothario Harry Flashman.

Other, more endearing names for Harry include ‘Potter’, after JK Rowling’s young wizard, and ‘Gromit’, referring to Nick Park’s animated dog creation.

As previously mentioned, Prince William called his brother ‘Harold’ during a fight the couple had that Harry wrote about in his book Spare.

In the book, William is quoted saying, “I didn’t attack you, Harold” when confronted by Harry.

Other nicknames for Prince Harry include ‘Baz, Spike, Bazzarooni’.

The woman who took Harry’s virginity Sasha Walpole has come forward to say the prince gave her a Miss Piggy carnival toy and a birthday card signed ‘Baz’ – which is what some of his friends called him in his younger years.

The Mirror reports this that Prince Harry had his own Facebook account under the pseudonym ‘Spike Wells’, where he had more than 400 friends.

It is said that this nickname came from those closest to him because of his spiky hairstyle.

Zara Tindal

During their podcast interview with Rob Burrow, he also asked the Tindalls if they had pet names for each other.

Mike says, “We actually call each other ‘Munchkins’ a lot. I don’t know why that started, but it stuck.

“I’ll let Zara decide if she wants to give away what I have in her phone because…”

Zara replies, “It’s in my phone as something else and it ends with kitten.”