Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters clash over royal baby coverage on The View

There have been past reports of friction between them.

And Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters butted heads publicly on Tuesday.

The co-hosts of The View grew visibly annoyed with each other on the talk show after Whoopi voiced her contempt over the mania surrounding the birth of the Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge's baby boy Prince George, who was born on Monday.

Royal row: Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters got visibly annoyed with each other on The View on Tuesday after Whoopi voiced her contempt over the royal baby coverage

During a segment of the show where the panel discussed the royal baby, Whoopi declared: 'I don't care, personally.'

Barbara then leaned over the desk and replied, 'They may not care, but we're doing an hour special tonight.'

The veteran television host was referring to her 20/20 special The Royal Baby Heir To The Throne airing that night.

'I would really like to talk about tonight. Whoopi will not be watching, but we hope you will, and we hope there are a lot of people who give a damn, because we’ve worked hard on this.'

Whoopi later looked off-set and made a face as Barbara read off how much members of the royal family are worth.
Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters butt heads

Not her cup of tea: Whoopi declared, 'I don't care' when The View panel started to discuss the birth of Prince George, pictured with his parents the Duchess and Duke of Cambridge 

Unimpressed: Barbara had a royal baby special airing that evening so she wasn't impressed by Whoopi's flippant attitude

A source told the the New York Daily News that after the show, Whoopi appeared frustrated and was overheard complaining 'for seven minutes' about her boss.

According to the source, Whoopi said, 'I can’t handle it anymore. I can’t wait till she retires. I’m tired of her cutting me off.'

But Whoopi denied the story, asking the newspaper, 'Who the f— told you this?'

'I don’t rant at The View for seven minutes for any reason. That would not have come out of my mouth, especially not at The View. I’m not stupid.'

'I don’t see any reason you’d do this unless you are looking for a fight, and no one likes a fight,' she added.

When asked about the on-air tension when discussing the royal baby, Whoopi said, 'No, honey. Dude, she hired me. It is a very good relationship.'

Welcome to the world: The Duke and Duchess Of Cambridge gave birth to Prince George on Monday in London

The is not the first report about the pair not getting along.

According to the NY Daily News, Howard Stern said on his SiriusXM satellite show in January that when he appeared on The View he got the sense that 'Whoopi can't stand Barbara.'

'When I was doing the show, Whoopi looked like she wanted to just s— on her, but I think Whoopi can’t say it because Barbara runs the show,' said Howard.

'I know she’s grateful because Barbara gave her the job...but I can guarantee you deep down in her heart, she’s like, "If Barbara leaves it would be so great."'