{"id":2400362,"date":"2026-05-03T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2400362"},"modified":"2026-05-03T17:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:00:38","slug":"prince-georges-fake-name-he-used-to-trick-a-dog-walker-royal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-georges-fake-name-he-used-to-trick-a-dog-walker-royal-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince George\u2019s \u2018fake name\u2019 he used to trick a dog walker | Royal | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Prince Louis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-louis\">Prince Louis<\/a> is usually known as the cheeky royal character, but the Prince and Princess of Wales&#8217; eldest son, <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-george\">Prince George,<\/a> has also been known to take the reins when he gave a fake name to a bemused dog walker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Back in 2019, when the prince would have been five years old, the young royal reportedly used his cousin-to-be&#8217;s name months before he was born, in a charming coincidence. The now-12-year-old had been on a walk with his grandmother, Carole Middleton, and younger sister, <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" title=\"Princess Charlotte \" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/princess-charlotte\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>, when they came across a woman walking her dog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>George then reportedly walked over to pet the woman&#8217;s dog, and when she asked George for his name, just to be polite, the prince apparently smiled and said it was Archie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Months later in May, his cousin Archie was born into <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\">Meghan Markle<\/a>&#8216;s family, in what may have been a puzzling fluke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Speaking to <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/8287673\/prince-george-name-archie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Sun<\/a>, the woman, who asked not to be named, said: &#8220;I was asked by a police minder not to take a photo of the children, which I didn\u2019t, but George started stroking my dog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;Just to be friendly I engaged in a bit of small talk and I asked George what his name was, even though obviously I knew it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;To my astonishment he said \u2018I\u2019m called Archie\u2019 with a big smile on his face. I don\u2019t know why he calls himself Archie but kids often play with their names and I think it\u2019s lovely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-mce-linkchecker-status=\"valid\">The woman was later surprised after learning that <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\">Prince Harry<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/meghan-markle\">Meghan Markle<\/a> named their son Archie, who is now six years old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Interestingly enough, both George&#8217;s father and his uncle also have used different names over the years. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-harry\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|AutoLink\">Prince Harry<\/a>&#8216;s real name is Henry Charles Albert David, while <a target=\"_blank\" data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/latest\/prince-william\">Prince William<\/a> used a surname during his days at university to protect his identity &#8211; though it was relatively easy to decode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Prior to graduating with a Scottish Master of Arts degree in geography from St Andrew&#8217;s University in 2005, William went under the name &#8216;William Wales&#8217;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.express.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Louis is usually known as the cheeky royal character, but the Prince and Princess of Wales&#8217; eldest son, Prince George, has also been known to take the reins when he gave a fake name to a bemused dog walker. 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