SPEAKS FLUENT FRENCH
(Own Correspondent-
Duke of Kcnt as a Linguist
— By Air Mail.)
LONDON, June 20. [t is not often that members of the Royal family are calied upon to make a speech in a foreign language in Lon don The Duke oi Kent acquitted him self well yesterday when, speaking French, he opened the conference oi the Federation Aeronautique Internationale at Aerial House, says a writer in the Daily Telegraph. The acoustics in the conference hall, which was once a restaurant, are not particularly good- But that the Duke speaks French witliout effort there was uo doubt. The last speech 1 heard delivered in French by a meniiber of the Royal family was when liing Edward VIII. unveiled the Canadian war memorial at Vimy, The Duke of Kent ;s French accent is considerably better than his eldest brother's. 1 should grade it as B plus>. Ihe Duke mcidentally, was one oi the few people present not wearing an Alexandra rose. Although the Duchess of Kent was at the time supervising their sale in London, he wore his cus- ( toiuary red carnation.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 160, 24 July 1937, Page 5
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