00:00 A royal author has revealed that Kate Middleton and Prince William have some adorable nicknames for each other.
00:12 Despite being royals, Kate Middleton and Prince William are very much like any other married couple.
00:24 According to a report by the Mirror, a royal author has revealed that Kate and William have some adorable nicknames for each other.
00:38 Tom Quinn, author of Gilded Youth. An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family, has revealed that palace staff told him the nicknames that the royal couple use for each other.
00:55 Reportedly, Kate sometimes teases William for his baldness by calling him Baldy.
01:06 She also uses nicknames like Big Willie, Babe for William. Meanwhile, William uses nicknames like Duchess of Doolittle, Babykins, and Darling for his beloved wife.
01:23 In an interview with Fox News Digital, Quinn highlighted that sometimes Kate and William also have a go at each other.
01:36 Kate might seem to be a very calm person, and William also. But it's not always true.
01:48 Because the big stress for William and Kate is that they're constantly surrounded by palace aides.
02:00 "It's like a Jane Austen novel," said Quinn. Kate and William first met during their study at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
02:15 They started dating and their relationship became public in 2004. In 2007, the lovebirds split for a brief while before coming back together.
02:32 William proposed to Kate in 2010 and they got married in April 2011 at Westminster Abbey.
02:44 The couple have three children together namely Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
02:57 Kate likes to call their children by nicknames as well. According to Harper's Bazaar, Charlotte is reportedly called "Lottie" while George is known as "P.G. Tips."
03:13 "Louis is called Lou Bug. Prince William and Kate Middleton are as cheeky as a regular couple," says Expert.
03:26 The Prince and Princess of Wales have adorable names for one another at home. Tom Quinn, author of Gilded Youth. An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family reveals William lovingly calls his wife "Babe", Duchess of Doolittle, and "Babiekins."
03:48 Like regular couples, the future Queen and King also engage in arguments amid their stressful lives as senior members of the Royal Family.
04:02 Mr. Quinn adds, "Kate might seem to be a very calm person, and William also. But it's not always true.
04:15 Because the big stress for William and Kate is that they're constantly surrounded by 'palisades.'
04:27 It's like a Jane Austen novel. Catherine is very much the calm one while William is a bit hot-headed and 'hates confrontation,'" he adds.
