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Before she was royal,Kate Middletontook center stage for a school production!
“Lots of chocolate for me to eat, lots of coal makin' lots of heat. Warm face, warm hands, warm feet, oh, wouldn’t it be loverly,” she sang on stage, channeling the character with her hair pulled back and a shawl around her shoulders.
According toClassic FM, Princess Kate sang the solo at age 11 during a performance at St. Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, Berkshire, where she studied from 1986 to 1995. The footage has hit the internet before, but brings Kate’s vocal talents to a whole new audience with further circulation onTikTok.
Classic FM reported that Princess Kate was very involved with music at school, and pursued the piano, flute and choir. Her former piano instructor Daniel Nicholls previously spoke to theEvening Standardabout teaching the future queen in the 1990s, from the time she was 10 or 11 until 13.
“She was absolutely lovely, a really delightful person to teach the piano,” Nicholls said, sharing that Kate reached level three of eight. “I don’t think anyone would say she was going to be a concert pianist, but she was good at it, she always did everything she was told,” he added.
Decades later, Kate turned to piano during the coronavirus pandemic and took “great comfort” in playing music, a royal source told PEOPLE at the time. Inspired, she organized the inauguralRoyal Carols: Together At Christmascarol show in December 2021 to honor the individuals and organizations who supported their communities during the public health crisis — and surprised everyone with amusical cameo!
“Music was very important to the Duchess during the lockdowns,” they explained. “She also recognizes the powerful way in which music brings people together — especially during difficult times. For these reasons, she was keen to be part of Tom’s performance in this way.”
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Kensington Palace alsogave a glimpseof the princess recording the session, where she wore a blue one-shoulder gown — a possibleflag-dressing nodto the Ukrainian flag.
source: people.com
