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Evening Standard
National
Tony Jones

King speaks Manx and French as he visits Isle of Man

The King, Lord of Mann, meets a working horse during a visit to the Douglas Promenade to celebrate 150 years of the Douglas Horse Tramway, on his trip to the Isle of Man (Chris Jackson/PA) - (PA Wire)

The King showed off his linguistic skills during his first visit to the Isle of Man as monarch, but joked he hoped he was not “massacring” the Manx language.

Charles spoke the ancient language, having a revival in recent years, during a special sitting of the island’s parliament, Tynwald, and outside the building chatted in French when he met a native speaker among the crowds.

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