01-03-2025
Prince William Spoke Fluent Welsh in a Surprise Video Appearance with Kate Middleton
Prince William is celebrating St. David's Day by flexing his bilingual language abilities. To celebrate the Welsh holiday, which recognizes Welsh culture and achievements, the Prince of Wales made a special appearance–and showed off his Welsh speaking skills–in a surprise March 1 video alongside Kate Middleton.
'Today, on St. David's Day, we come together to celebrate Wales—its history, its culture, and its incredible people,' Prince William addressed viewers in Welsh in the video, which was shared on the Kensington Palace X (formerly Twitter) account. Wearing a navy blue blazer paired with a maroon sweater, a light blue button up, and a yellow daffodil–the national flower of Wales–William continued, 'From its breathtaking landscapes to its language, Wales continues to inspire. Today, we will celebrate everything that is magical about Wales. To the people of Wales and everybody around the world, Happy St David's Day.'
Kate also made a cameo in the video, as the clip appeared to show footage from the couple's February 26 visit to South Wales. The Princess of Wales stunned in a red double-breasted Alexander McQueen coat–a seeming nod to the Red Dragon on the Welsh flag–as she could be seen mingling with the crowd. She also wore a yellow daffodil on her lapel.
While People reports that William's Welsh skills are more on the conversational side, the heir to the British throne has a pretty impressive roster of languages. He can reportedly speak seven different languages, including English, French, German, Welsh, Gaelic, Spanish, as well as Swahili–a language he reportedly taught himself while he was attending university, per OK! Magazine.
It's unknown whether Kate and William's kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are following in their dad's language footsteps (although it's likely that they've picked up some Spanish from their former longtime nanny's Maria Turrion Borrallo's native tongue), but the princess previously joked that she isn't the best with other languages.
While meeting an Italian fan in 2018, she said, "It's very nice to meet you. Shall we she said after a long pause as she tried to remember the phrase. "I have to practice my languages. They are so bad,' she explained. 'My language is so bad. I have to make sure my children are better than me."
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