The offensive nickname William's friends gave Catherine at the beginning of their romance? When Kate and William first started dating, the prince's friends were very cool to the girl and even gave her a hurtful nickname behind her eyes. According to Best Life, Kate and her sister Pippa were called "Sisters-Glycinia": the prince's friends considered the girls "too pretentious" and emphasised that the Middleton sisters, like the plant mentioned above, tend to "climb" quickly (William's friends meant the social ladder). The circle of the prince's mates did not consider Kate a suitable party for the prince, some even called her much more directly and frankly: "commoner." However, William did not listen to his friends and refuse to give up the relationship with his beloved. And after some time, his acquaintances changed their opinion of Catherine for the better.
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