Photo: Kensington Palace/Instagram
Prince Williamwas back to work on Tuesday — and impressing with his language skills!
“He is an example of how profoundly deaf people can have an impact on their community, their peers and their country,” according to the post on Kensington Palace’s Instagram. “He is passionate about BSL and the need to promote and protect it.”
This isn’t the first time Prince William, 37, has surprised audiences with his language abilities. In addition to speaking in native languages on tours and visits, the royalbroke into Swahilito chat with young Diana Award honoree from Tanzania, Africa. The young man attended a Kensington Palace reception for the award winners, meeting William andKate Middleton.
“[William] had time with all 20 and had read up in their stories,” Tessy Ojo, Chief executive of the Diana Award charity, tells PEOPLE. “One of the young people is from Tanzania, and he started talking to him in Swahili — and this young boy was gobsmacked! It wasn’t just one sentence. This was not something he had just read out of a book. It was truly special.”
Prince William.Courtesy The Diana Awards
The investiture ceremony comes just one day afterPrince Williamjoined grandmotherQueen Elizabeth, fatherPrince Charlesand brotherPrince Harrytodiscuss the bombshell announcementthat Harry andMeghan Marklewere planning onstepping down as senior royals.
The 93-year-old monarch released a rare and emotional statement shortly after the meeting came to a close.
“Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family,” the Queen said in a statement. “My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family.
“Harry and Meghan have made clear that they do not want to be reliant on public funds in their new lives. It has therefore been agreed that there will be a period of transition in which the Sussexes will spend time in Canada and the UK. These are complex matters for my family to resolve, and there is some more work to be done, but I have asked for final decisions to be reached in the coming days.”
Prince William and Prince Harry.Karwai Tang/WireImage
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“Despite clear denials, a false story ran in a U.K. newspaper today speculating about the relationship between The Duke of Sussex and The Duke of Cambridge,” the statement said. “For brothers who care so deeply about the issues surrounding mental health, the use of inflammatory language in this way is offensive and potentially harmful.”
source: people.com
