George, Charlotte and Louis' unusual and adorable nickname for 'other grandpa'
Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are no strangers to being in the spotlight. Most recently, they have enjoyed celebrations for grandfather King Charles' Coronation, as well as royal outings with parents Kate and Wills.
But away from the limelight, their 'other grandpa' plays a huge role in their life - and they even have a funny nickname for him.
Kate's father Michael Middleton is the son of RAF pilot Peter Middleton, who once flew alongside Prince Philip as a co-pilot, and Second World War code-breaker Valerie.
He went to Clifton College boarding school in Bristol and had planned to become a pilot before opting to take a job with British Airways as ground crew instead.
George, nine, Charlotte, eight and little Louis, five, affectionately call him 'Sumo' - and there's an adorable reason why.
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The family enjoy their 'normal' time with grandparents Carole and Michael (Getty Images)Pippa Middleton, writing in The Spectator in 2012, revealed that her father entertains his family by dressing up in a different fancy dress outfit each year: "My father has developed this funny tradition of surprising us at some point by appearing in fancy dress.
"He buys a new costume each year and typically gets a bit carried away - a couple of Christmases ago, he appeared in an inflatable sumo outfit."
As the world continues to watch the Wales children's every move, Michael and Carole have managed to keep much of their relationship with their grandchildren private.
Michael also once came to the family's aid shortly after George was born. Michael hatched a plan to respect Kate and William's wishes of being away from the public eye, while satisfying the world's eagerness to catch a glimpse of the young prince a month after his birth.
He allowed a photographer into the family bubble and proposed he would take the photograph himself.
A family friend told the Mail: "Michael had the perfect solution. He proposed that he would take the photo himself: organise a stress-free photoshoot in the garden and save them the bother of getting in a photographer who would take ages.
"It meant the nervous new parents could stop any time they wanted."
The picture was released to the media and printed by newspapers around the world, leaving Kate and William to go back to looking after their baby.
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