Kate Middleton reveals she finds busy royal engagements 'really hard' and is told to 'speak up'

Kate Middleton reveals she finds busy royal engagements 'really hard' and is told to 'speak up'The Princess of Wales shared a rare confession about the reality of major events during a reception at Buckingham Palace to honour the late Queen Elizabeth IICommentsNewsCharlotte Foster Royal Reporter10:50, 22 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesThe Princess of Wales joined other senior royals for a reception honouring the late Queen(Image: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)Princess Kate has revealed what she finds “really hard” about major royal engagements during an event at Buckingham Palace. The Princess of Wales, along other major royals, attended a reception in London yesterday to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Queen Elizabeth II.‌Kate mingled with guests, including charity representatives and other Britons who were also celebrating their 100th birthday, as she paid homage to the former monarch by donning a three-strand pearl necklace that once belonged to the late Queen. While chatting with a group of women, Catherine made a candid admission about the reality of major royal events.‌READ MORE: Kate Middleton comforts hero cop who lost his wife during emotional meetingREAD MORE: 'Prince William would ditch Meghan Markle and Harry's titles in a heartbeat'View 4 ImagesThe Princess of Wales at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday(Image: Getty Images)‌The Princess of Wales, who is known to be softly spoken, confessed she is often told to talk louder during bustling engagements, as she said: “I find these environments are really hard. I've also got a very soft voice, so I always get told ‘Speak up a bit louder!’”It’s not the only time Kate has confessed to finding royal engagements difficult, as she said in a 2016 documentary that there is one protocol she regularly forgets about while chatting with royal fans at events.Kate said in the 2016 ITV documentary Our Queen at Ninety : "There's a real art to walkabouts, everybody teases me in the fami...