Kate Middleton was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and baptized at St. Andrew's Bradfield, Berkshire. Her parents are both English, so, the Duchess of Cambridge always had an English accent.
However, one royal fan took to an online forum Quora to share her observation regarding the Duchess of Cambridge’s accent. The fan claimed that it had changed and it is hardly decipherable these days. “Has Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, really changed her accent as some are saying?” the fan asked.
Instead of getting approval for her observation from netizens, some disagreed with her claims. “The Duchess of Cambridge has not, in my opinion, changed her accent. She sounds just the same as when she did the interview when the engagement was announced,” one replied.
The fan, then, pointed out that it was Prince William and Prince Harry’s accent that changed. He said that they “both sound a bit more ‘Estuary’ nowadays.” He added that “the Queen too sounds quite a bit less posh than when she was a teenage Princess.”
Another netizen also disagreed with the claims that Kate Middleton has a new accent and it’s hard to understand. “They all speak the same language. If they are royal they do not pronounce ‘r’s for sure,” she said. “They stand tall and show that they have a higher status. Though Cathrine was a commoner for a long time. She knows how to deliver her duties in a dignified, yet a simple manner.”
Since the royal fan who started this topic didn’t really give any examples of Kate Middleton having a different accent, it’s quite hard to know how this idea started. Also, since people do not agree with the claims, it appears that this was just an observation and not a fact.
Meanwhile, a hotter topic than Kate Middleton’s accent is the speculations of her being pregnant with her fourth child. Although the Duchess of Cambridge had a hard time during her pregnancies, she and Prince William had always been open to having a big family.
Since the Kate Middleton pregnancy rumors have been going on for a while, people have started to look for signs to confirm the speculations. Even though Prince William, his wife, and the Buckingham Palace have never really kept these pregnancies a secret, the public is always interested to know about it before the official announcement.
Kate Middleton, Prince William, and the Buckingham Palace had not addressed all the pregnancy rumors as of this writing.
