Here’s what William and Harry call the Queen

How do you address the Queen?

How do you address the Queen?

It is a common question asked by anyone going face to face with royalty.

Her Royal Majesty is the normal answer, accompanied by a bow or curtsy.

But what do you call her if she is your grandmother?

According to Business Insider Queen Elizabeth II has been given affectionate nicknames by her grandchildren.

During the 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony both Prince William and Prince Harry were cheering from the sidelines, and called out ‘Go Granny.”

Children all around the world are not always  able to grasp the ‘big words’ which often results in a grandparents nickname.

The same, it seems, applies to the Queen.

High society gossip columnist Richard Kay wrote in the Daily Mail that once after a fall at Buckingham Palace, a young William called out for ‘Gary.’

When the household asked “Who is Gary?” the Queen reportedly responded “I’m Gary” and swooped in to comfort him.

Wills had not yet mastered ‘Granny,’ she explained.

During an ITV interview Kate Middleton said three-year-old George called the Queen ‘Gan Gan’.

This time, however, it was not believed to be about pronunciation.

PopSugar has reported this is a tradition, and Prince Charles, as well as William and Harry, also used that term for their great-grandmothers.

What do your grandchildren call you?

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