Prince George's old-school nickname for Prince William at Wimbledon spotted by lip reader
A lip reader has revealed that Prince George affectionately referred to his father, Prince William, as 'Papa' during their visit to Wimbledon today (July 13).
The father and son were spotted in the Centre Court's royal box, where they watched Carlos Alcaraz play against Jannik Sinner. During the match, the young prince reportedly asked William: "Papa... is that where the players walk out down there?" William, 43, confirmed his son's query with a simple: "Yeah, it is yeah."
It's not the first time the children have used the endearing term 'Papa'; for Father's Day in 2024, a social media post featuring William hugging his kids was captioned: "We love you, Papa. Happy Father's Day. G, C and L."
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Additionally, the lip reader decoded an earlier interaction between George, his sister Princess Charlotte, and Wimbledon men's doubles champions Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, also 43, enquired about the pair's playing history before informing her children: "Wow, how about that? So, they only just started playing together ten months ago.
"And go on to win Wimbledon."
Charlotte expressed her amazement with an excited "Oh, wow."
George gave a more relaxed response, "Mmm nice, yeah."
Their mother then added: "Not bad is it."
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Charlotte is an avid tennis enthusiast, and royal commentator Ingrid Seward has previously shared with The Sun: "Charlotte has always loved tennis, and mum Kate took her to Hurlingham when she was quite young to play tennis there.
"Tennis is a big family thing on both sides."
Princess Kate, who holds the role of patron for the All England Lawn Tennis Club, was present at Wimbledon yesterday, witnessing the women's singles final clash between Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova.
The mother-of-three, currently in remission from cancer, was honoured with a standing ovation, and lip-reading expert Jeremy interpreted her response as: "Sweet, very nice to hear!"
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