The moment Princess Kate introduces her children without their titles at Wimbledon – watch

The Princess of Wales proved just how down-to-earth she really is in a candid moment from her visit to Wimbledon on Sunday. 

Kate, 44, was joined by her two eldest children, Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, 11, for a day in the sun at the tennis grounds, as well as her husband, Prince William. 

The Princess met wheelchair tennis player Leo Charlesworth-Mark, 10, who performed the coin toss for the afternoon's tennis match. 

Clearly keen to make him feel comfortable, Kate took a very relaxed approach when chatting to him, and introduced her children only with their first names and without their titles, while George and Charlotte sweetly stepped back to let their mother take the lead. 

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Kate asked, "What's your name?" before saying: "This is George. George, this is Leo, Charlotte, Leo."

After he told her he'd been to Court One, she asked: "How was that?" and, hearing he was a keen tennis player himself, added, "It's a great game, isn't it?"

As she met British wildcard player Arthur Fery, the Princess once again introduced her children without their titles, telling him: "This is George and Charlotte", before handing him a birthday card. 

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The move met with praise on social media, with one person writing: "Love the etiquette of the Princess, introducing her children to everyone correctly with pride only a Mum has."

The one occasion George, Charlotte, and Louis go without their royal titles

It's not the only time that George and Charlotte go without their royal titles, so they're very used to it. 

Alongside their younger brother, Prince Louis, eight, they've had titles since birth, but they don't use them at school. 

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Instead, the royal children are known simply as George Wales, Charlotte Wales and Louis Wales to their school friends, in a nod to their parents' titles, the Prince and Princess of Wales, which they were given following Queen Elizabeth II's death in September 2022.

The three children currently attend Lambrook School in Berkshire, though Prince George will follow in William's footsteps from September by attending Eton College. 

Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet's royal titles

George, Charlotte, and Louis' cousins, Archie and Lilibet, also have "Prince" and "Princess" titles.

But before being able to use their royal titles, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children were known as Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. 

Since the accession of their grandfather, King Charles, in 2022, the youngsters have been entitled to use the title prince and princess as the children of a son of the monarch, as laid out by the letters patent issued to King George V in 1917. 

In March 2023, Prince Harry and Meghan confirmed that Archie and Lilibet's titles would be used in formal settings, but not in everyday conversation.

Last Friday, Archie and Lilibet reunited with their grandfather, King Charles, for the first time since 2022, with a private afternoon meeting at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.