Princess Charlotte uses non-royal name to give her 'normal' school experience

By Catherine Meyer-Funnell, Royal Reporter based in London

Prince George and Princess Charlotte take seats at Wimbledon

Princess Charlotte may be the daughter of the future King and Queen of England, but when she goes to school she prefers to be treated just like any another pupil.

When Charlotte and her older brother Prince George attended Thomas's in Battersea, before the family moved to Windsor, they were not known by their royal titles.

Instead they used their parents' titles, which at that time would have been the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, meaning their children were referred to at school as George and Charlotte Cambridge.

Now they have been joined by their younger brother Prince Louis at Lambrook School in Windsor, where they are likely known as the Wales children as their parents have become the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Princess Charlotte’s full name is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, and her full official title is Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.

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Princess Charlotte does not use her royal title at school (Image: Getty)

Charlotte's names touchingly honours three members of the Royal Family, as it is the feminine version of Charles, while her middle names Elizabeth and Diana were chosen after Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana.

It is not unusual for children to use their parents' royal title as a surname at school, as it was the same for Prince William and Prince Harry.

When the boys attended school at Ludgrove and Eton, they were known as William and Harry Wales after their father, who was then Prince of Wales.

Charlotte, George and Louis all attend Lambrook (Image: Getty)

Princess Kate and Prince William have their own charming nicknames for their only daughter, which they have been overheard using out in public.

Some years ago William called out to Charlotte at the Royal Chelsea Flower Show saying 'Mignonette', which is a French word which means "small, sweet, and delicate" or "cute".

Kate too refers to her daughter by a diminutive name, as on a trip to Northern Ireland in 2019 a woman called Laura-Ann heard the Princess call her 'Lottie'.