The 34-year-old wife of the heir to the throne let slip her pet name
for her handsome spouse, 33, during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show
in London.
Garden designer Charlie Albone met the loved-up couple
and Prince Harry, 31, at the prestigious event organised by the Royal
Horticultural Society (RHS) and told Channel 9's Today Show she
overheard their conversation during which the brunette beauty used the familiar term.
Kate was overheard using the cute pet name for her husband
She recalled: "I got to meet Prince Will and Prince Harry.
Prince William was quite funny actually. He came up and said, 'What
[flower] is this one?' and I replied, 'That's a Buxus'.
"Princess Catherine just turned to him and said, 'Babe, we've got those. We've got loads of those.' "
The Duchess of Cambridge attends a garden party at Buckingham Palace in London
Meanwhile, the Chelsea Flower Show promises "cutting-edge
design and visionary gardens" at the Royal Hospital grounds in Chelsea,
London, and takes place between May 24 - 28. The Royal couple on their wedding day in 2012
Prince William and Catherine's daughter Princess Charlotte -
who celebrated her first birthday on May 15 - has been honoured this
year with a pink and green chrysanthemum named after her.
And her father - who also has son Prince George, two - joked it would be a far easier name to spell than the original.
He asked Alison and John Peace from the Chrysanthemum Society: "Can you spell Chrysanthemum? I can't even say it".
Queen Elizabeth II arrives at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show
This year the show includes a photographic exhibition and a
floral arch to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Queen, who is a patron
of the event
Approximately 157,000 people will visit the
ticketed event over the four days and Jerry Hall, Naomie Harris,
Rosamund Pike, Demi Moore and Donna Air all attended the gamorous flower
show this week.