George, Charlotte and Louis' nicknames for King Charles

Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Louis of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte of Cambridge ride in a carriage during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 02, 2022 in London, England.Trooping The Colour, also known as The Queen's Birthday Parade, is a military ceremony performed by regiments of the British Army that has taken place since the mid-17th century. It marks the official birthday of the British Sovereign. This year, from June 2 to June 5, 2022, there is the added celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on 6 February 1952

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published 21 May 2024

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis have an adorable nickname for King Charles — which also happens to be quite a regal one.

George, Charlotte and Louis have apparently always called Charles "Grandpa Wales," according to the Mirror. While the children's dad Prince William has now taken over the Prince of Wales title from his dad, that's what Charles was known as when the little ones were born. Seems like it stuck.

This tidbit has come out of the woodwork after King Charles and Queen Camilla each received a new nickname this week as part of the Chelsea Flower Show.

A group of children who created the "RHS No Adults Allowed Garden" for the show gave Charles the nickname "King of the Compost" and Camilla the nickname "Queen of the Bees." They even made them badges that proudly displayed the royal couple's new monikers.

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As for George, 10, Charlotte, 9, and Louis, 6, they don't just dole out the nicknames — they're also very much on the receiving end of them, too.

George's in particular is pretty hilarious. Circa 2019, according to the Mirror, the little boy's classmates were calling him "PG," which are the initials of "Prince George." His parents Kate and William loved this nickname, but they took it a step further, calling him "Tips," as in "PG Tips." Apparently, George's school friends and family members still call him this to date.

Charlotte has two sweet nicknames that we know of, per the Express, with one being on the more traditional side: Lottie. The second, however, is definitely more out of left field. In 2019, William called his daughter the French word "Mignonette" at the Chelsea Flower Show — which roughly translates as "cutie" or "sweet one."

The Express also previously reported that Prince Louis is known by close family members as "Lou Lou." Aww!

Meanwhile, the Wales children alternately call their dad "Pops" or "Papa," but have also been known to jokingly refer to him as "Poachy" in reference to a radio show they once listened to on the way to school. Go figure!

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Iris Goldsztajn is a celebrity and royal news writer for Marie Claire. As a London-based freelance journalist, she writes about wellness, relationships, pop culture, beauty and more for the likes of InStyle, Women's Health, Bustle, Stylist and Red. Aside from her quasi-personal investment in celebs' comings and goings, Iris is especially interested in debunking diet culture and destigmatising mental health struggles. Previously, she was the associate editor for Her Campus, where she oversaw the style and beauty news sections, as well as producing gift guides, personal essays and celebrity interviews. There, she worked remotely from Los Angeles, after returning from a three-month stint as an editorial intern for Cosmopolitan.com in New York. As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles, she interned at goop and C California Style and served as Her Campus' national style and LGBTQ+ editor. Iris was born and raised in France by a French father and an English mother. Her Spotify Wrapped is riddled with country music and One Direction, and she can typically be found eating her body weight in cheap chocolate.

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