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10-23-2004, 12:37 PM
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Languages of the Royal Family
There is an interesting discussion in the little Princes and Princesses thread about about MC's kids speaking Greek... this made me wonder about what other langauges that the greek royal family know besides english and greek? I know that Nik knows spanish and so does Alex... but what about the rest what langauages do they know?? If anyone knows please do tell ...
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10-23-2004, 02:24 PM
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Anne-Marie speaks Danish and German as well. I believe Constantine and his sisters were taught German by their mother. MC speaks French.
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10-24-2004, 06:36 AM
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Anne-Marie speaks French as well - and all of their children probably knows some Danish :)
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10-25-2004, 03:47 AM
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Anne-Marie speaks French as well - and all of their children probably knows some Danish :)
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English too!!
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10-25-2004, 03:51 AM
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H.M King Constantine..
speaks 8 languages:7 (read,speak,write) and Arabic only to speak
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10-25-2004, 05:44 AM
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8 langauges?? What is the eight one ...1.English, 2.Greek, 3.Danish, 4.French, 5.German, 6.Spanish and You said 7.Arabic ,,,
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10-25-2004, 12:20 PM
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wow ! he must have a real talent for languages then! Does anyone know at which level he speaks/writes those languages...cause i really don't think he can be perfect in all those languages
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10-25-2004, 04:50 PM
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8 langauges?? What is the eight one ...1.English, 2.Greek, 3.Danish, 4.French, 5.German, 6.Spanish and You said 7.Arabic ,,,
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Italian? After all the GRF lived there for a while...
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10-25-2004, 09:05 PM
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what about the others....
does anyone know what other languages the others in the family speak ???
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10-26-2004, 03:44 PM
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8 langauges?? What is the eight one ...1.English, 2.Greek, 3.Danish, 4.French, 5.German, 6.Spanish and You said 7.Arabic ,,,
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Greek language is is H.M language,so you can exapt it!Add Italian, Romanian,but I dont know what level!!
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10-27-2004, 10:55 AM
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Anne-Marie speaks Danish and German as well. I believe Constantine and his sisters were taught German by their mother. MC speaks French.
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where did you ever see a cite that MC speaks French? Where would she have learned it?
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10-28-2004, 06:18 AM
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MC speaks french because she lived and studied in Paris .....
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10-28-2004, 08:09 AM
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i think the royal familly speak frensh english and spanish those are the perfect spoken language plus arabic wish is the first .
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10-28-2004, 08:16 AM
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why?
I want to know why they learned to speak Arabic.. the other languages are some of the languages that their relative/friends speak... but why Arabic?? Is there a reason or did they learn it for fun?? Just curious....
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10-28-2004, 10:48 AM
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MC speaks french because she lived and studied in Paris .....
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When? I just don't see her studying anything, really. And I'm sure you can live in Paris without learning French.
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10-28-2004, 01:27 PM
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I want to know why they learned to speak Arabic.. the other languages are some of the languages that their relative/friends speak... but why Arabic?? Is there a reason or did they learn it for fun?? Just curious....
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I think King Constantine speaks only,but Idon't know why!I guess he does because of friendship with late King Hussein of Jordan.....
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10-28-2004, 11:16 PM
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When? I just don't see her studying anything, really. And I'm sure you can live in Paris without learning French.
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Marie-Chantal was a student at the Le Rosey school in Switzerland from 1977-1982, where students are required to master both English and French. Marie-Chantal then attended the Ecole Active Bilingue in Paris from 1982-1986, so she studied French for approximately nine years and resided in Paris for several years as well. Why wouldn't she speak French?
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10-29-2004, 05:12 AM
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Anne-Marie speaks French as well - and all of their children probably knows some Danish :)
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They might know some Danish from spending summers with Queen Ingrid, but Anne Marie said in a biography that they didn't learn it at home. At home they speak Greek.
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10-29-2004, 06:52 AM
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They might know some Danish from spending summers with Queen Ingrid, but Anne Marie said in a biography that they didn't learn it at home. At home they speak Greek.
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It is my impression from occasional interviews with the Greek princes and princesses in Danish television, that they don't speak much Danish. Sometimes they say two or three words, but than they quickly start speaking English. However, understanding a language is something quite different from speaking it.
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10-29-2004, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by StefanievonRantzau
Marie-Chantal was a student at the Le Rosey school in Switzerland from 1977-1982, where students are required to master both English and French. Marie-Chantal then attended the Ecole Active Bilingue in Paris from 1982-1986, so she studied French for approximately nine years and resided in Paris for several years as well. Why wouldn't she speak French?
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Thank you. I just don't see her as bright enough to learn another lanugage. otoh, she married into a title.
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