Kate Middleton Admits She's "So Bad" at Italian—But Hopes Her Children Will Be Better
Although foreign languages are often required in high school, comparatively few adults find themselves bilingual. There's a reason for that: languages are hard.
Just ask Kate Middleton. Despite spending several months in Florence in 2000, the Duchess admits that her Italian isn't up to snuff. During a recent appearance at Leicester University, Middleton fessed up to a fan.
While the Duchess was greeting the crowd, one member mentioned that she was from Italy. "It's very nice to see you," Kate said. "I should be saying, 'Ciao!'" That last word took her a moment to recall. She quickly apologized, laughing that her "languages are so bad. I have to make sure that my children are better than me; that's my aim." The moment was captured in an Instagram video by Greta Tamo?aityt?.
To Kate's credit, the young royals are already on a path to multilingualism. At only five years old, Prince George is learning French at his school, Thomas's Battersea. He and his younger sister Charlotte are also picking Spanish, thanks to their nanny Maria Turrion Borrallo's native tongue. Seven-month-old Louis will need to master English first, but he'll surely follow in his siblings' path once he's old enough.
According to their mother, in addition to their linguistic accomplishments, the three little royals are doing well overall. In another Instagram video captured that day, the Duchess told a fan that "They’re doing well, thank you. They’re getting excited for Christmas time, because they’ve started all their Christmas songs and the Christmas trees are going up."
And as for Louis, who's likely too young to get into the holiday spirit just yet? "Louis’ getting bigger, I can’t believe he’s like seven months, he’s getting to be a big boy."
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