Hah! I'm an American and subscribe to Britbox. Sometimes I need to turn the closed captions on because I can't understand the thick English accents. But I have the same problem with thick Southern or New York accents.A few years back Maz Foster from CNN interviewed Charles and Camilla. The video was posted here but when Charles was speaking they used subtitles. People were were saying I can’t understand a word he’s saying.
But anyway I’m proud of Kate. It’s not easy but she’s sticking with it.
Personally I feel Kate ought to have upped her game by now after all these years as a royal and all those years before marriage knowing what her future position would entail. Granted, I will admit she has a nice grin when interacting with members of the public. Also, other royals are way ahead in their public speaking skills in comparison (my view). Perhaps more baby steps with a speech coach is needed and that’s fine, too.I'm not sure why Catherine should be held to a higher standard than any of the other members of the royal family, including her husband. None of the BRF are scintillating speakers: "workmanlike" and "pedestrian" are the words that come to mind. It's a good thing that their speeches tend to be short, because there is certainly nothing in the delivery by any of them that would keep an audience engaged (or possibly, awake) so making their point and moving on is a good thing.
I think Catherine has improved a lot over the years, and if she needs to read her speeches I don't see that as a big deal, any more than the Queen reading hers is a big deal. Catherine doesn't need to attain professional level delivery to be doing a good enough job.
I think she's made huge strides. The poor thing used to seem utterly terrified anytime she gave a speech. Shoot, even just a few years ago when she sat down and talked about the queen on camera for one of those birthday documentaries, I couldn't help but notice that her voice was shaking like she was terribly afraid of speaking on camera. She's gained an awful lot of confidence and now seems to take these engagements pretty well in stride. But, honestly, I think she's only just now getting to the point where she's shaken off enough of the fear to maybe have enough mental room available for thinking about style and delivery in addition to just getting the words out.
For Day Two in NI William and Kate "will spend the day in Ballymena, meeting with organisations that are working to create a bright future for the next generation." They will begin by meeting privately with officers and staff from the PSNI.
At the Braid Arts Centre, William and Kate will visit the charity Cinemagic, who have used film, television and digital technologies to engage with over 500,000 young people.
Their final engagement of the day will be at Sure Start, a programme that supports parents with children aged under four years old living in disadvantaged areas in Northern Ireland.
First engagement of their second day in NI, the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge met @ChiefConPSNI, police officers & staff at Hillsborough Castle where they discussed the challenging roles they undertake. @PoliceServiceNI