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Kate Middleton<\/a> got candid this week on what aspect of royal life she finds “really hard.”<\/p>\n

While joining a small group of women on Tuesday at a Buckingham Palace reception to mark the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birthday, the Princess of Wales admitted she has a difficult time speaking at loud events.<\/p>\n

“I find these environments to be really hard,” the mother of three told the women, according to video posted to X<\/a>. “I\u2019ve also got a very soft voice, so I always get told: \u2018Speak up a bit louder!\u2019”<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old attended the event with her husband, Prince William. She didn\u2019t give a formal speech, as King Charles III did to commemorate the late queen’s life. She happily interacted with guests.<\/p>\n

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Kate Middleton has admitted she finds speaking up in loud settings difficult. (Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The princess has been open about her shyness, reportedly telling a guest after she made her first speech as a<\/a> working royal in 2012 that she finds “doing speeches nerve-wracking,” according to The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In their first interview after getting engaged in 2010, the princess revealed she felt a bit timid when she first met her future husband, now the heir to the British throne.<\/p>\n

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Kate Middleton is seen laughing with her husband Prince William at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. (Aaron Chown\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“I actually went bright red when I met you and sort of scuttled off, feeling very shy about meeting you,” she admitted in the ITV special.<\/p>\n

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“I find these environments to be really hard. I\u2019ve also got a very soft voice, so I always get told: \u2018Speak up a bit louder!\u2019”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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While speaking to a student at an event in 2017 who said they were nervous about talking to her, Kate admitted, “I’m shy as well, so don’t worry,” according to Hello! magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kate Middleton is pictured giving a speech at The Design Museum in London, circa 2023. (Richard Pohle\/POOL\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

And at her alma mater, the University of St. Andrews, in 2012, the royal also revealed that her nickname as a child was “Squeak,” People magazine<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

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Although making a speech may not be the princess\u2019 favorite royal duty, she appears to enjoy speaking with people one-on-one. She is often seen laughing and smiling while spending time with members of the public, even having to catch up with other royals because of her chats.<\/p>\n

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Kate Middleton told several women, including 100-year-old Joan Illingworth, at the Buckingham Palace reception on Tuesday, that she finds speaking up at loud events difficult. (Jordan Pettitt\/Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“There’s a real art to walkabouts. Everybody teases me in the family that I spend far too long chatting,” the princess revealed in a 2016 ITV documentary, People magazine revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I still have to learn a little bit more, and to pick up a few more tips, I suppose.”<\/p>\n

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Kate Middleton is seen here speaking with two people during a visit to The Royal Marsden Hospital in London last year. (Chris Jackson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A viral video<\/a> shared on Instagram in January shows the princess heading toward her car after a royal event in Stirling, Scotland. She then runs back to greet a crowd, accepting flowers and posing for a photo with a fan.<\/p>\n

“She can’t just not go!” the video’s caption said.<\/p>\n