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Camilla's family gave her mischievous nickname but Charles doesn't find funny


A new book by the royal biographer Robert Hardman has revealed Camilla's 'mischievous nickname' given to her before becoming Queen - that Charles may not have found funny

The author claims that before Camilla became a royal, her family gave her the nickname “Lorraine” — a play on "la reine," which is French for “the queen.” Read MoreRelated Articles King Charles' official portrait in full regalia for public buildings unveiled Hardman wrote: "One privately recalled that Elizabeth II had been 'as angry as I'd ever seen her' in 2021 after the Sussexes announced that she had given them her blessing to call their baby daughter 'Lilibet', the Queen's childhood nickname." Law firm Schillings, which acts for the Duke and Duchess, wrote a letter to news broadcasters and publishers at the time stating the claims that the pair had not asked the Queen for permission were incorrect and defamatory.

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