Following recent reports that the Prince and Princess of Wales are looking to hire a Welsh-speaking Private Secretary, a leading royal expert has explained why this move does more than just solidify the couple's relationship with the country.The job advertisement explains that the lucky applicant would need "specific expertise" of Welsh communities, affairs and government.They would be based at Kensington Palace and would need to know "conversational Welsh" with fluency described as desirable.
Ever since the couple were granted their new titles, they have carried out a number of informal visits to Wales. When doing so, they bring an informal atmosphere with them - whether it how they choose to stay in B&B's, how they rent out their homes rather than leave them standing empty or how William decided not to have an expensive Prince of Wales investiture ceremony, like his father did in 1969.
These low-key decisions, former BBC royal correspondent Jennie Bond says, characterise the couple's marriage. "William is a Prince of Wales with a difference," Jennie exclusively tells OK! "No regalia, no ceremony, no grandeur - he clearly wants to engage directly with the community and with the help of a Welsh speaker when appropriate. "You could argue that Charles made an equally or even greater effort to be engaged with the Welsh people by going to university there and learning Welsh.
William obviously feels that grappling with the notoriously difficult Welsh language is one challenge he hasn’t got time for in his busy life. "But he is doing things his own way by trying to be part of the community and staying in B&Bs when they go there, renting out properties they own instead of letting them lie empty most of the year, and, before.
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