Prince WilliamandKate Middletonare brushing up on their Welsh!
After theirvisit to a local lifeboat station in south Waleson Tuesday, the royal couple went on a brief walkabout to chat with residents — including some excited children! — who had been waiting in the blustery wind to meet them.
Though the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spent the first years of their married life in North Wales, they asked the children to help polish their language skills. “She asked the children to teach her some Welsh words,” Rosaria Burke, 25, says. “They said hello and ‘nos da’ for goodnight.”
William, on the other hand, had already mastered “good morning” — saying “bore da” — the only problem being that it was already afternoon. When one woman taught him “prynhawn da” for good afternoon, he repeated it and added, “But you guys have probably been here since morning. Your hands aren’t so cold — they’ve got the coldest hands up there,” the royal said, gesturing towards Mumbles Pier which they had just left.
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Kate Middleton and Prince William.Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty
The prince also asked some children if they liked the subject of math at school, telling them, “I never got on with maths.” He then asked their favorite soccer teams, to which he discovered there weren’t any takers for his team, Aston Villa.
A little further down the line, Kate shared high fives with some of the youngsters who held up their arms.
Just before the royal couple headed to Joe’s Ice Cream Parlour, a quintessential British spot along the seafront, Kate leaned down to chat with 5-year-old Edith Hayes.
“Kate asked if she’d got the day off school to come here. And she asked what we were doing to warm up,” Edith’s mom, Hannah Lewis shares. “Edith said she was having our chocolate with marshmallows on top. Kate said she loves hot chocolate.”
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During their visit, Kate andPrince Williamalso met with rescue crews and volunteers at the lifeboat station and watched the crew engage in a launch.
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At an ice cream parlor, the royal couple also discussed the princess’ survey on children’s early years, called “5 Big Questions on the Under Fives.” The survey was launched this month as the royal mom of three undertook a whirlwind 24-hour tour that also took in the Welsh capital Cardiff. Last week, it emerged that more than 100,000 had taken part in the month-long project.
source: people.com
