"My father can beat up your father." With these words, three-year-old Prince William is said to have introduced himself to his playmates in Mrs Jane Mynors' kindergarten in London. "Because my father is the Prince of Wales," he added. At least that's what Robert Lacey reports in his book "Battle of Brothers". According to the stories of the palace insider and historical consultant of the Netflix series "The Crown", little William at court is said to have had the name "Basher Wills" early on, whereby "Basher" means something like bully or bully.

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