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What Languages Does Princess Charlotte Speak? (With Videos)

Princess Charlotte is a member of the British royal family. She is the eldest daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton, born in 2015.

You may be wondering how many languages does Princess Charlotte speak? 

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. This post will go into detail on what languages Princess Charlotte speaks, how fluent she is in them and how she learnt them.

What Languages Does Princess Charlotte Speak?

Princess Charlotte speaks 2 languages to varying levels. Princess Charlotte speaks English and Spanish.

English is her first language as she was born in the United Kingdom in 2015 to British parents.

She is currently attending an English-speaking school and her parents also speak English so this will be her first language.

Charlotte was seen speaking publicly for the first time in 2020 when she was filmed asking David Attenborough if he likes spiders.

Check out Princess Charlotte speaking English in the video below:

Does Princess Charlotte Speak Spanish?

Yes, Princess Charlotte speaks Spanish.

It has been reported that Princess Charlotte is learning Spanish from her nanny.

Charlotte’s nanny, Maria Turrion Borrallo, is a native Spanish speaker and was hired by Charlotte’s parents to look after her and her siblings. 

This nanny was originally hired shortly after Charlotte’s older brother’s birth (George) to care for him but she now cares for Charlotte and her little brother Louis too.

Maria Turrion Borrallo, who is originally from Spain, has been in the UK for 20 years and was educated at the prestigious Norland College which is well known for producing top-rated nannies used by royals.

Norland College is basically Harvard but for nannies. The nannies are taught all about the best diapers for babies, how to care for a baby and they’re even trained in taekwondo to protect the babies they care for.

Maria Turrion Borrallo has been caring for Princess Charlotte since 2015 when she was born so she’s had plenty of time to teach Charlotte some Spanish.

Charlotte is also learning Spanish at school. She currently attends Thomas’s Battersea primary school in London where Spanish features on the curriculum.

By age 2, it was reported that Charlotte had already begun speaking to her nanny in Spanish.

It’s a well-known fact that children are able to pick up languages much easier than adults so it’s great that Charlotte is picking up Spanish naturally from her nanny.

She is learning to speak Spanish in the same way she learnt to speak English, through immersion.

No doubt her Spanish skills will help her out on royal tours when she’s older.

Why is Princess Charlotte Learning to Speak Spanish?

For a long time, European royal families have taught their children to speak the most useful languages in Europe at the time.

For a long period, French was seen as the most useful second language to know which is why so many royals speak it including Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles.

Nowadays, French is becoming less useful and Spanish has become more popular.

This makes sense because Spanish is the 4th most spoken language in the whole world by total number of speakers.

In fact, there are twice as many Spanish speakers around the world than French!

When Princess Charlotte becomes older she will begin attending official engagements and taking part in royal tours, as the 4th most spoken language in the world, there’s no doubt that Spanish will be a useful skill.

It turns out that Charlotte isn’t the only one in her family that can speak Spanish.

Prince George can speak Spanish too as he shares the same nanny with Charlotte and, in addition, Meghan Markle can speak Spanish.

It may surprise you that Princess Charlotte speaks 2 languages. It surprised us too!

We think it’s great that Charlotte is growing up speaking a second language as it will give her the chance to connect with millions more people across the world.

Thanks for reading this post which answers the question ‘how many languages does Princess Charlotte speak?’.

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