Kate Middleton's let slip her secret code name after shopkeeper didn't recognise her

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Royal Family are some of the most recognisable people in the world - but they still sometimes use code names when they’re out in public for security purposes.Most people know that Her Majesty the Queen’s official call-sign is “London Bridge,” which would be used in official communications around the monarchs death.But for day-to-day business, Royal staff and security officers call Her Majesty “Sharon”.It’s meant as a simple ruse to prevent phone and radio hackers working out when they’ve found the right signal.When they’re out and about, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge sometimes use fake names.

Partly for security and partly, no doubt, for fun.Back in 2010, when William was a search and rescue pilot based at an RAF airfield in Wales, Kate accidentally gave one of her “secret” names away, reports the Mirror.While buying a wetsuit at a water sports store, she realised she didn’t have her purse with her.

The owner of the shop, Dave Buckland, didn’t recognise the future queen and asked her for her name so he could put the item by for her.She replied: “Mrs Cambridge”.A friend later told the Mail on Sunday: “He was looking straight at her and actually commented that it was quite an unusual surname.“He hadn’t a clue who she was.

She just smiled and said she’d be back. He hasn’t lived it down since.”Kate and William also reportedly use secret names when they go on holiday.William goes by the alias Danny Collins, while Kate is known as Daphne Clark, according to the Express - both of which have the initials DC, which stands for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, for similar reasons, used the names David Stevens and Davina Scott when they were working royals.