{"id":847,"date":"2026-05-05T13:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-king-charles-queen-camilla-offended-kate-middleton-on-eve-of-prince-william-wedding\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:17:12","slug":"how-king-charles-queen-camilla-offended-kate-middleton-on-eve-of-prince-william-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/how-king-charles-queen-camilla-offended-kate-middleton-on-eve-of-prince-william-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"How King Charles, Queen Camilla &#8216;offended&#8217; Kate Middleton on eve of Prince William wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/126737236.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla requested Kate Middleton \u2014 who spells her name Catherine \u2014 change her name ahead of her <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2011\/04\/29\/history-is-made-kate-william-are-married\/\">wedding to Prince William<\/a>, according to a new biography.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCharles and Camilla each had a royal monogram that consisted of interlocking C\u2019s beneath a crown,\u201d Christopher Andersen explained in <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"1668086972\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKate-Courage-Grace-Power-Woman%2Fdp%2F1668086972%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2F2026%2F05%2F05%2Froyal-family%2Fhow-king-charles-queen-camilla-offended-kate-middleton-on-eve-of-prince-william-wedding%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">\u201cKate! The Courage, Grace and Power of the Woman Who Will Be Queen.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The author alleged Charles, 77, and Camilla, 78, were concerned a third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royal.uk\/his-majesty-kings-cypher\">royal cypher<\/a> \u2014 a personalized monogram or emblem representing a royal family member \u2014 with a C \u201cwas overkill.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A new royal book claims that Charles and Camilla asked Kate Middleton to change the spelling of her name in the run-up to her 2011 wedding to Prince William. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>They wanted her to change her name from Catherine to Katherine. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The duo reportedly asked Middleton, 44, whether she minded changing the spelling of her first name from \u201cCatherine\u201d to \u201cKatherine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andersen wrote in his book, out Tuesday, that Camilla pointed out Middleton was already known to most of the world as \u201cKate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Middleton was reportedly \u201coffended\u201d by the inquiry. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The couple, seen here in 2026, was reportedly concerned about how Catherine\u2019s initial would look on a royal cypher as they both had C-starting names. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Camilla pointed out that it wasn\u2019t a big deal, since Catherine was already known as Kate. The two couples are pictured in 2023. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A \u201cfuming\u201d William allegedly replied on his then-fianc\u00e9e\u2019s behalf, calling the request \u201cinsulting \u2026 not only to Kate but to her entire family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The matter was subsequently dropped, according to Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>William and his now-wife\u00a0walked down the aisle\u00a0at Westminster Abbey in April 2011, six months after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/11\/03\/entertainment\/king-charles-details-williams-proposal-to-beloved-kate-in-kenya\/\">their engagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Middleton was upset by the request, and William told his father that it was \u201cinsulting.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The book also includes other details about the wedding day, including Prince William being hungover on the big day. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another wedding tidbit highlighted in Andersen\u2019s book includes William knocking back half a dozen Cuba Libres the night before and \u201creeking\u201d so strongly of alcohol the next morning that Prince Harry \u201chanded him a mint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, William reportedly wanted to be bearded during his nuptials but was forbidden as there was still a ban on beards in the military, which wasn\u2019t lifted until 2024.<\/p>\n<p>After the ceremony, Harry allegedly gave an \u201ceye-opening\u201d speech at the reception.<\/p>\n<p>According to Andersen, the Duke of Sussex, 41, spoke about \u201can American fan who promised to make a special wedding gift for Kate \u2014 an ermine thong, which Harry proudly held aloft to a collective gasp from the guests.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Prince Harry gave a speech at the reception that was both bawdy and heartfelt. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Andersen\u2019s book is available now at bookstores and online. <span class=\"credit\">Gallery Books<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for the bride\u2019s reaction? She started laughing, which prompted everyone else to join in.<\/p>\n<p>Harry reportedly ended his speech on an emotional note, saying his and William\u2019s late mother, Princess Diana, would \u201chave loved\u201d to attend the wedding \u2014 and would \u201chave loved Kate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The couple celebrated their 15th anniversary last week by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/29\/royal-family\/prince-william-kate-middleton-ring-in-15-years-of-marriage-with-precious-family-photo\/\">sharing a sweet photo<\/a> of themselves with <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/article\/prince-william-kate-middleton-kids\/\">their three children<\/a>: Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 8.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/05\/royal-family\/how-king-charles-queen-camilla-offended-kate-middleton-on-eve-of-prince-william-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles III and Queen Camilla requested Kate Middleton \u2014 who spells her name Catherine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/126737236.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}