Kate Middleton had to adapt to a completely different lifestyle than what she was used to when she married Prince William. In fact, there is a personal change that only those closest to her would have noticed. Anyone who has seen the Princess of Wales’ television interviews will have noticed that she spoke with a perfectly clear accent.
“She made sure to put her hands in her lap so as not to touch her hair and she spoke beautifully with a crystal clear accent,” writes royal expert Katie Nicholl in her book, Kate: The Future Queen, alluding to the fact that the princess used to speak differently.
The biographer spoke with one of Kate’s companions from St Andrew’s Prep who revealed: “She’s changed a lot, she’s definitely become a beauty, and the funny thing is her voice is completely different. She’s very posh now and she definitely didn’t speak very well when we were at school.”
Royal biographer Omid Scobie also noted that the princess’s accent is “even more subdued” than her husband’s. Although Kate has never openly said that she has taken diction lessons, it is widely believed that she took an accent refinement course to make it “more regal.” It is known that she worked with voice coach Anthony “Ant” Gordon Lennox before her 2011 wedding. The coaching helped the future royal control her anxiety before the big day.
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Stepping into the royal limelight is certainly challenging, but Kate’s public speaking skills have improved markedly, and she now delivers speeches, such as her keynote “Shaping Us,” with confidence and ease.
Her confidence has grown considerably since she was an anxious young woman accepting her first television interview in 2010, on the occasion of her royal engagement.
Katie Nicholl spoke to ITV News interviewer Tom Bradbury for her book on the young royal. The reporter revealed that Kate had been “dreading” the interview and that when it was over, she leaned back in her chair and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “I’m not good at this stuff.”
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