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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Rachel Burchfield

Prince William’s Nickname for Princess Kate Harkens Back to a “Gentle Dig” that Queen Elizabeth Once Made Towards Her

Prince William and Kate Middleton

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been together for nearly half of their lives—roughly 20 years now (and the two are only 41). Maybe one of their many secrets to success as a couple is being able to laugh at each other, and that’s never more evident than in learning the couple’s nicknames for one another.

Sure, you have the standard operating procedure pet names—William calls Kate darling, Kate calls William babe—but then you have the sexier nicknames…and the nicknames that poke fun at one another. Elevating to the sexier side, Kate calls William “Big Willy” (not going to assume why), and William refers to Kate lovingly as “Babykins,” per The Mirror. That’s great and all, but the best nicknames they have for one another mercilessly poke fun at the other—all in good fun, of course. 

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