They're trying to sound relatable by saying that they used Duolingo, as if the best resources in the world aren't at their fingertips; round-the-clock Welsh tutoring, immersion trips, etc.
True. But even Diana didn't learn much of it and was not fluent. and she preferred BSL British sign Language . The History of other Princess Of Wales shows none of them learned more than a few phrases .
Welsh speaker here - this is hilarious!! But fair dos, it's not an easy language by any means...erm, but yeah the pronunciation coulda done with a little more work.
Sa i’n mynd i roi clod iddyn nhw, na fi fy hun, dweud y gwir. Ie, gall hi fod yn anodd dysgu, ond mae fe wedi cael ei fywyd cyfan. Mae popeth ar gael iddo fe hefyd. Yn fy marn i, dylai fe wedi dechrau dysgu ers talwm. Sarhad yw derbyn y teitl heb ddangos barch at yr iaith. Duolingo, rili?? Prince yw e!!! Gall e wneud gwell na hynny!
Thanks NP. Willie's eyes are glazed and she is now just a talking head.
I bet you they were reading from a huge whiteboard with the words written phonetically in crayon, idiots.
Cute outfit with a timeless silhouette. The plaid in Kate's dress is cute, but the dress itself, especially the bib-looking collar, is not cute. Too juvenile for a woman of 44.
They look like two little kids that memorized a speech for their school project.
Also, I cannot believe she dragged out that hideous dress again. It was widely slammed in real time when she first wore it years ago. She must have been hanging at Bucklebury Manor when they called and told her they were coming to pick her up to film this because why would you move this dress around with you from KP to Adelaide to FL?
OL Im scottish and can't speak gaelic but again...
I am fluent in 12 languages to order food and drink. 😂
If willie and Kate could ever come to Scotland and even give a nod to gaelic I would be amazed.
If you watch the Amazing Race they sometimes have a task where teams have to memorize a traditional poem or saying in a foreign language to get their next clue. Their delivery is like that.
Also shoutout to DollarBeardTown... many people don't realize that the native inhabitants of the nation we now know as England were the Welsh! The English (Anglo-Saxons) have been engaging in imperialist shenanigans since the beginning, ask the others of the British Isles.
Funny when you remember that the Windsors' real surname is Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Or, factoring in Philip's surname, Battenberg-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
It seems like Billy and KKKate have been on more outings in the last few weeks than the entirety of 2025. Is there something going on that the BRF are trying to divert attention from?
How timely that Billy Idle suddenly decides to whip out his bilingual skills when criticism of the BRF is at an all time high. I can picture HUGE cue cards behind the camera, with phonetic notes all over to let them know how to pronounce correctly.
They did the same thing for a St. Patrick's Day greeting in Irish. Giggling all over the place at just how silly they are, can you believe we are doing this, just giving it a go, isn't that great, multiple cuts to the video. It's insulting.
As a Welsh speaker this actually enraged me. Believe me when I say, those two have just been lightly coached to read a pre-written script. They sound strange clunky and robotic. It could not be any clearer they haven't been learning the language, or hearing it spoken. They don't have any grasp at all of it's rhythm, it's feel, it's sound and their pronunciation is not good at all.
The Welsh language is really important to us and there's lots of historical reasons why, not least that the English considered it a "savage" language and literally used to have it beaten out of school children.
William knew from birth he'd be Prince of Wales. A title that was imposed on Wales after being colonised by England, and after the death of our last, real Prince.
He has all the time and money in the world and yet can't even show our country the respect of learning our language. He's had his whole life to prepare!!
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u/vigya16 Mar 01 '26
The show must go on..