While the rest of us would curtsy and formally call Britain's Queen Elizabeth, “Your Majesty,” little Prince George has a more informal name for her. The chubby-cheeked toddler, who turns 3 this summer, has quite the close relationship with the monarch¹, his mother says.

 

尽管其他所有人都会恭敬正式地称呼英国伊丽莎白女王为“陛下”，但是乔治小王子对女王却有个更随意的称呼。据乔治的母亲说，这个今年夏天就要满三岁的胖嘟嘟的小王子和女王的关系非常亲密。

 

"George is only two-and-a-half and he calls her 'Gan-Gan,'" the prince's mother, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, said in an interview to celebrate the Queen's upcoming 90th birthday.

 

The Duchess revealed that the Queen has quite a soft spot for her great-grandson, the third in line to the throne.

 

"She always leaves a little gift or something in their room when we go and stay and that just shows her love for her family," the Duchess said.

 

The interview was part of British television network ITV's upcoming documentary², "Our Queen At Ninety," which features interviews with several senior members of the Royal Family.

 

But George isn't the only beloved great-grandchild. The Queen was also thrilled at the birth of George's sister, Princess Charlotte, the Duchess said, and was one of the first family members to visit the newborn princess last year.

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