THE ROYAL FAMILY

Prince William is just one of many left-handers in the Royal Family. His great grandmother, the Queen Mother, was lefthanded and so was her husband George VI. He wrote with his right hand, but had a severe stammer that may have resulted from being forced to use his weaker hand. Queen Victoria painted with her left hand, but wrote with her right.

(From Speak up nº192 Ano XVI)

GLOSSARY:

stammer - gagueira

The underlined word, in the text, means