{"id":411222,"date":"2025-09-09T19:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/411222\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T19:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:33:10","slug":"princess-charlotte-is-taking-after-mom-kate-middletons-music-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/411222\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Charlotte Is Taking After Mom Kate Middleton&#8217;s Music Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prince William spoke about Prince Louis&#8217; musical hobby at his latest royal engagement<\/li>\n<li>The Prince of Wales, 43, said Louis, 7, was better suited than he was to play the drums<\/li>\n<li>Kate Middleton previously revealed that Prince George, 12, and Princess Charlotte, 10, also play instruments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-william\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William<\/a> revealed that his kids are hitting all the right notes.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> On Sept. 9, the Prince of Wales, 43, spoke about his children&#8217;s musical interests while visiting Spiral Skills, a youth group in Lambeth that has received funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/homewards.org.uk\/homewards-fund\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Homewards Fund<\/a> to expand its services for young people in the area.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Homewards Fund is part of William&#8217;s Homewards campaign, aiming to make homelessness rare, brief and unrepeated across the U.K., and the grant allowed Spiral Skills to move into a new space at The Oasis Village, Tulse Hill, where the royal spoke about <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-george\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince George<\/a>, 12, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/princess-charlotte\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Charlotte<\/a>, 10, and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/prince-louis\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince Louis<\/a>, 7, in the music studio.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/854734\/prince-william-reveals-childrens-musical-talents\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello! <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/854734\/prince-william-reveals-childrens-musical-talents\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magazine<\/a>, the Prince of Wales declined Django Brooke&#8217;s invitation to play the drums there \u2014 and said Prince Louis would be better suited for the duty!\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I&#8217;m definitely not a drummer. I&#8217;m happy to see you do it. If my youngest was here, he&#8217;d have a go, because he&#8217;s practicing at the moment, but I&#8217;d love to hear you do it. But thank you for asking,&#8221; William told the 16-year-old.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince William at Spiral Skills on Sept. 9, 2025 in London, England.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Vogler &#8211; WPA Pool\/Getty<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Prince of Wales applauded after Brooke performed and said with a laugh, &#8220;And that&#8217;s why you play, and I don&#8217;t!&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Hello! reported that William shared more about his own musical aptitude and said that it&#8217;s important for his children to have an understanding.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;I wish I started when I was your age. I couldn&#8217;t read music, so that was biggest weakness. I started off playing piano, trumpet and the drums, and then realized I had to memorize every tune and it just fell away,&#8221; William told young musicians participating in a workshop. &#8220;I make sure my children learn music because I love music, and it&#8217;s crucial \u2014 really important.&#8221;\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Added Symphony Studios founder Seth Pinnock, &#8220;He said he couldn\u2019t play drums well. He said he had learned drums and learned keyboards but couldn\u2019t read it\u2026 But his children are learning to play keys, so hopefully his kids will come here one day and learn.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince Louis, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Kate Middleton at Trooping the Colour on June 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Karwai Tang\/WireImage<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Prince William throne <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/prince-william-says-prince-louis-is-learning-to-play-drums-8753070\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously revealed<\/a> that Prince Louis was learning to play the drums and cracked a joke that the hobby was noisy!\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;My youngest is learning the drums. That\u2019s why I spend my entire life with my fingers in my ears,\u201d Prince William told Rolling Stones bassist Ronnie Wood and former Dire Straits guitarist Mark Knopfler at the Tusk Awards in London in November 2024.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Prince Louis isn&#8217;t the only one with a rocking hobby. While <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/princess-charlotte-conducts-orchestra-visit-wales-platinum-jubilee\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">touring a practice for a concert timed to Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee<\/a> in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kate-middleton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Middleton<\/a> said that Prince George had been taking electric guitar lessons while Princess Charlotte had been practicing the piano.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Princess Kate, 43, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/kate-middleton-piano-performance-together-at-christmas-carol-concert-teaser\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed her hidden talent for piano<\/a> at her inaugural Together at Christmas carol service in December 2021, where she joined singer <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/tom-walker-everything-to-know\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Walker<\/a> on the keys in a surprise during the show.\n<\/p>\n<p> Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Kate Middleton at the Together at Christmas carol service on Dec. 6, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Chown &#8211; WPA Pool\/Getty\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Can&#8217;t get enough of PEOPLE&#8217;s Royals coverage? <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-royals-newsletter-sign-up-8692768\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a> to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Kate hit the keys for Walker&#8217;s performance of &#8220;For Those Who Can&#8217;t Be Here,&#8221; surrounded by candles at Westminster Abbey.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> A royal source said then that <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/kate-middleton-playing-piano-all-about-musical-talent\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the idea for the performance came<\/a> from Princess Kate, who learned piano as a child and took &#8220;great comfort&#8221; in playing music during the COVID pandemic.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;Music was very important to the [then] Duchess during the lockdowns,&#8221; the royal source said then, referencing Kate by her Duchess of Cambridge title at the time.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_43-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;She also recognizes the powerful way in which music brings people together \u2014 especially during difficult times. For these reasons, she was keen to be part of Tom&#8217;s performance in this way.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_45-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The Princess of Wales showed off her musical prowess again in 2023 when she contributed <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/royals\/princess-of-wales-contributes-piano-performance-2023-eurovision-song-contest\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a short piano performance<\/a> to the opening sequence film of the Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Prince William spoke about Prince Louis&#8217; musical hobby at his latest royal engagement The Prince&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":411223,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-411222","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115176014287132186","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=411222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/411222\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/411223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=411222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=411222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=411222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}