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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘My respect would be increased’: Prince William urged to learn Welsh

The new Prince and Princess of Wales viewing floral tributes at Sandringham estate on Thursday.
The new Prince and Princess of Wales viewing floral tributes at Sandringham estate on Thursday. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Champions of the language and nationalist politicians have called for the new Prince of Wales to learn Welsh, after the country’s first minister stressed how important it was for modern Wales.

Mark Drakeford said nobody expected William to suddenly be fluent in Welsh but suggested he would “want to recognise the importance of the Welsh language and the part it plays in shaping contemporary Wales.”

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