Prince Charles recently honored the medical frontliners in Wales for making the ultimate sacrifice for the public. While giving his speech in a video call, fans can't help but be impressed that the Prince of Wales spoke the local language.
According to Hello, Prince Charles made his presence felt in Wales via video conferencing to open the third coronavirus hospital in the U.K., which is at the Millennium Stadium. While he couldn't be physically present because of the coronavirus quarantine, the Prince of Wale spoke some parts of his address in Welsh so that the locals can see and feel that he is one with the people in this pandemic crisis.
Prince Charles revealed the name of the special facility as Ysbyty Calon Y Draig or the Dragon's Heart Hospital. He also extended his thanks to the people who built the hospital in just a few days in time for more patients to be treated for COVID-19.
Prince Charles had a first-hand experience of battling the dreaded virus after he confirmed in late March that he was positive for it. He had mild symptoms for someone who is in his '70s, which is supposedly a high risk. The Prince of Wales stayed in isolation for a week and was working digitally from home after his illness.
The heir to the throne also acknowledged the doctors, nurses and other frontline staff who will be working at this temporary facility. He also commended the commitment of these frontliners who are sacrificing their time away from family, as well as their lives, to treat those who are infected.
"Warmest possible thanks for what you have done, and all that you will do in this hospital," the Prince of Wales said."Thanks to all those other field hospitals, across Wales, where buildings have been transformed as part of the immense effort to combat the dreadful threat we face."
Meanwhile, Prince Charles learned to speak Welsh through his personal tutor Edward Millward, a lecturer at the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth. The Prince of Wales took a semester to study the language in 1969 before his investiture.
He said in the documentary Charles: 50 years a Prince that he did his best to master a hard language for such a short term. He said that he didn't turn out to be a brilliant linguist but he has retained the use of the language after all these years.
