Prince William Uses a Precious Nickname for Kate Middleton When He’s ‘Cross,’ Says Royal Author

According to a royal author, Prince Harry uses a deceivingly sweet nickname for Kate Middleton when he’s “cross” with her. Insiders claimed that the future monarchs have “terrible rows” behind closed doors, and rumors claim William has a temper. As such, things sometimes escalate to shouting between them.

The royal couple has several nicknames for each other, insiders say, and some are hilarious. However, William supposedly uses one during stressful times that could be confused for a compliment if not for the obvious “signs of annoyance” in his tone. Here’s what we know about their alleged fights and what he supposedly calls her when things get tense.

Prince William has more than 1 nickname for Kate Middleton

In Tom Quinn’s book Gilded Youth, palace insiders detail what the royals are like in real life. And according to them, Kate and William have ups and downs like most other couples. According to Quinn’s sources, one supposed stressor is all the royal aides, which makes their life like a “Jane Austen novel” (per Cosmopolitan via Yahoo).

The Prince and Princess of Wales don’t go around calling each other by their royal titles, and they have developed several nicknames for one another instead. Supposedly, Kate calls William “babes” or “baldy,” while he refers to her as the “Duchess of Doolittle” and “babykins.”

According to Quinn, “Duchess of Doolittle” is a “gentle dig” at Kate, stemming from criticism from Queen Elizabeth regarding her lack of a full-time career before marriage.

However, insiders claimed William uses a pet name for Kate when he’s “cross,” though the untrained ear might not realize he had a problem if they didn’t know better.

Prince William’s nickname for Kate Middleton when he’s ‘cross’

Sources who spoke to Quinn for Gilded Youth claimed William calls Kate “darling” when he’s “cross,” and he does it with obvious “signs of annoyance” in his tone toward her (per She Knows via Yahoo). Those insiders claimed things might seem pretty sweet between the royals, but they have playful rivalries and heated disagreements like other couples.

Their fights reportedly escalate to “terrible rows,” sometimes involving shouting and throwing things. However, Quinn’s sources said “Kate is very level-headed,” and the author shared, “She’s the one who will pour oil on troubled waters and go, ‘Let’s not stir things up.’”

“Kate is an appeaser by instinct,” Quinn added, “and William always gives way as he had more than enough emotional turmoil, divorce, and disruption as a child.”

Prince William and Kate Middleton want the public to see them as an ‘ordinary couple,’ fights and all

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Quinn said William and Kate don’t want people to see them as a “perfect couple” but as normal and relatable as possible (via Yahoo). “She said, ‘Like every other couple, we have days when we are really, really cross with each other, or days when we don’t talk to each other,’” the author explained.

Quinn added, “They want to be seen as an ordinary couple with the same stresses of having children, work, and everything else that life brings.”