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Prince William looks on as Prince George greets the queen in July 2015 at Sandringham in England. Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson (http://www.gettyimages.com)
In ho**r of Queen Elizabeth of Britain's 90th birthday (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Queen-Birthday-Royal-Stamp-Photo-Shoot-Prince-George-41003066) in April, her family agreed to do a rare round of interviews about her life and legacy for a BBC film called Our Queen at 90. The documentary features personal footage of the family, as well as candid conversations with Prince William; his wife, Kate; Prince Charles; and many more of their relatives.
Among the many sweet things revealed about the queen was something in relation to her great-grandson Prince George, William and Kate's young son. According to Kate, Prince George calls her majesty by the nickname "Gan-Gan." (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Kate-Middleton-Talks-Prince-George-Nickname-Queen-40623894) Kate's admission sent the internet into a tizzy, as royal fans around the world reacted to the sweet - and surprisingly **rmal - level of informality between the royal relations.
It turns out, though, that there is a deeper, more meaningful reason behind George's nickname for the queen.
"Gan-Gan" is a designation that generations of royals have used to describe their great-grandmothers. According to royal biographer Kitty Kelley, Prince Charles used the term to refer to his great-grandmother Queen Mary, the mother of Queen Elizabeth's father King George VI. Princes William and Harry actually called the queen's mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, "Gan-Gan" until her death in 2002. Harry even let his nickname for his great-grandmother slip during his own cameo in Our Queen at 90 (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Prince-William-Prince-Harry-Watch-Home-Videos-Dad-41023628).
If there's one thing we k**w, it's that the royals love tradition (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Prince-William-Prince-George-Childhood-Comparison-37683759). And George's sweet nickname for the queen is the latest in a long line of royal customs.
Princes William and Harry with their mother, Princess Diana, and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in June 1998 at London's Buckingham Palace. Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein (http://www.gettyimages.com)
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أكثر... (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Meaning-Prince-George-Nickname-Queen-41270343)
Prince William looks on as Prince George greets the queen in July 2015 at Sandringham in England. Image Source: Getty / Chris Jackson (http://www.gettyimages.com)
In ho**r of Queen Elizabeth of Britain's 90th birthday (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Queen-Birthday-Royal-Stamp-Photo-Shoot-Prince-George-41003066) in April, her family agreed to do a rare round of interviews about her life and legacy for a BBC film called Our Queen at 90. The documentary features personal footage of the family, as well as candid conversations with Prince William; his wife, Kate; Prince Charles; and many more of their relatives.
Among the many sweet things revealed about the queen was something in relation to her great-grandson Prince George, William and Kate's young son. According to Kate, Prince George calls her majesty by the nickname "Gan-Gan." (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Kate-Middleton-Talks-Prince-George-Nickname-Queen-40623894) Kate's admission sent the internet into a tizzy, as royal fans around the world reacted to the sweet - and surprisingly **rmal - level of informality between the royal relations.
It turns out, though, that there is a deeper, more meaningful reason behind George's nickname for the queen.
"Gan-Gan" is a designation that generations of royals have used to describe their great-grandmothers. According to royal biographer Kitty Kelley, Prince Charles used the term to refer to his great-grandmother Queen Mary, the mother of Queen Elizabeth's father King George VI. Princes William and Harry actually called the queen's mother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, "Gan-Gan" until her death in 2002. Harry even let his nickname for his great-grandmother slip during his own cameo in Our Queen at 90 (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Prince-William-Prince-Harry-Watch-Home-Videos-Dad-41023628).
If there's one thing we k**w, it's that the royals love tradition (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Prince-William-Prince-George-Childhood-Comparison-37683759). And George's sweet nickname for the queen is the latest in a long line of royal customs.
Princes William and Harry with their mother, Princess Diana, and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in June 1998 at London's Buckingham Palace. Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein (http://www.gettyimages.com)
Related:</p>
How Will and Kate Are Keeping Royal Parenting Traditions Alive (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Prince-William-Prince-George-Childhood-Comparison-37683759)
Everything You Want to K**w About Prince George's Posh Preschool (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Prince-George-Preschool-Details-40906055)
Why Queen Elizabeth II Once Cried Over a Ship (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Visiting-Royal-Yacht-Britannia-Edinburgh-41176789)
أكثر... (http://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Meaning-Prince-George-Nickname-Queen-41270343)