Kate Middleton, 37, has carried out extensive travels as a member of the Royal Family. She and husband Prince William, also 37, have done many royal tours together both with and without their three children. However, despite the frequent globetrotting, there’s one key part of travelling the Duchess of Cambridge has said she is no good at.
Foreign counties are hugely exciting to explore but the problem for many people can be the language barrier.
The linguistical abilities of Britons vary enormously, with some fluent in foreign tongues and others unable to speak a word of any language other than English.
With the Royal Family having enjoyed so much foreign travel one might presume their mastery of other languages might be impressive.
However, Kate herself has previously revealed that it’s in this area she falls short.
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The Duchess of Cambridge once revealed that she is “so bad” at foreign languages.
Kate made the admission when she began speaking to someone while greeting crowds.
When the person explained they were from Italy, Prince William’s wife confessed her linguistic talent wasn’t what it could be.
“It’s very nice to see you,” Kate said. After a moment’s hesitation, she added: “I should be saying, ‘Ciao!'”
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The Duchess laughed at herself and said: “My languages are so bad.”
However, the mother-of-three is determined Prince George, 6, Prince Charlotte, 4, and Prince Louis, 1, won’t follow in her footsteps in this regard.
She added: “I have to make sure that my children are better than me, that’s my aim.”
Kate’s revelation that her languages aren’t up to scratch right come as a surprise to some.
The Duchess attended the course for the full three months at the Palazzo dello Strozzino and the Palazzo Lanfredini.
Kate would go to lectures on the Renaissance throughout the week to learn about history of art – the subject she went on to study at St Andrew’s.
She also attended Italian lessons in the evening to make the most of her time in the Tuscan city. However, it would appear the language did not stick.