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How many languages does Queen Elizabeth II speak?

by The Frisky March 20, 2019
by The Frisky March 20, 2019

Members of the royal family have amazing foreign language skills, and we wanted to know just how many languages does Queen Elizabeth II speak?

Contents

  • Languages
  • English
  • French
  • French in the family
  • German language
  • Welsh
  • Gaelic
  • Spanish
  • Swahili
  • Russian
  • Tagalog

Languages

Source: Parade

All members of the royal family had to learn at least one additional language in their life. Prince Charles and Prince William are amazing at five languages, and while Queen Elizabeth II knows some phrases and words in foreign languages, she can only fluently speak two.

English

Source: WHYY

The mother tongue, obviously. However, she has a certain English accent that is more famously knows as posh or, “the Queen’s English.” That accent exists amongst the royalty and noble families. “The Queen’s English” is called “the King’s English” when there is a king on the throne.

French

Source: ABC13 Houston

Marion Crawford, Her Majesty’s tutor, and governess helped her learn French when she was a child. “Her reading skills were excellent — both pronunciation and rhythm were very good, but you could feel she was quite tense,” linguist expert, Camille Chevalier-Karfi told French newspaper, The Local. “I was impressed by the quality of her French … no stuttering pour la reine.”

French in the family

Source: The Cheat Sheet

Prince Charles, Prince William, Kate Middleton, Prince Philip, Princess Anne, and Prince Andrew all are fluent in French.

German language

Prince Philip spent his childhood speaking German in his family. Prince Charles and Prince William are also familiar with German.

Welsh

Source: Today Show

Prince Charles and Prince William can speak Welsh too, but we don’t know just how fluent they are in it.

Gaelic

Source: The Times

Prince Charles and Prince William know some phrases and words, and they comment a thing or two in Gaelic when they visit Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Spanish

Source: Marie Claire

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are learning Spanish, which is the native language of their nanny, Maria TurrionBorrallo.

Swahili

Source: WTOP.com

Can you believe that Prince William can speak Swahili too? He doesn’t know much, but it helps him adjust more when he visits the Swahili-speaking countries in Africa.

Russian

Source: Town & Country Magazine

Prince Michael of Kent and his wife speak a bit of Russian language.

Tagalog

Source: World Professional News

Meghan Markle was heard speaking the language of the Philippines, Tagalog when she and Prince Harry visited Edinburgh.

Source: cheatsheet.com

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