Prince Philip speaks fluently german / Prinz Philip spricht fließend deutsch (1985 Senegal)

Prince Philip speaks fluently german / Prinz Philip spricht fließend deutsch (1985 Senegal)

[@astrizia]

He struggled a bit to find the right words but his pronunciation was beautiful!

[@brianm7062]

Yeah I agree

[@stevechristie2569]

@Ch Erry his grandfather was a 17yo Danish prince who became King of Greece. That 17yo's wife was a Russian. Philip's mother was born in London (she was Anglo-German). He's part British/Danish/Russian/German

[@Artorias1234]

@Ch Erry it's called ethnically, genetically seldom works int such context

[@tuanismancr2893]

I thought he was trying to clear his throat

[@RkZaswmvak]

That happens to Me too and german is my native language. No big deal

[@oualidtrabelsi5784]

His pronunciation is absolutely accent-free, he is only missing a few vocabulary. If he had lived in Germany continuously for 2-3 years, one would not be able to tell him apart from a local.

[@chocotaco1225]

I mean they all look the same to me so 🤣

[@dylanmurphy9389]

No such thing as “accent free”

[@michaelgraflmusic]

@@dylanmurphy9389 He has a German instead of a foreign accent. I think we all know what was meant.

[@antonjensen1088]

@@michaelgraflmusic he was German lol

[@twitteringothers5059]

@@antonjensen1088 Nope. He was Danish on his paternal side.
His sisters had married Germans.

[@mangolassi_.]

Wow, his pronounciation is perfect. You can tell from his choice of words and some minor grammar errors that he wasn't speaking German every day but he was really good.

[@karstenruprecht2464]

He was German

[@JanFWeh]

Er hatte über mehrere Jahrzehnte fast kein Deutsch mehr gesprochen.
Zudem musste er seine deutschen Wurzeln lange geheim halten und möglichst verleugnen.

[@daykibaran9668]

@@JanFWehganz genau, du merkst noch immer das er Deutscher ist, und seeeeeeehr lange es nicht mehr gesprochen hat, es klingt nämlich nicht nach irgendwann mal gelernt

[@Desert-Father]

He practically grew up in Germany.

[@ciganyweaverandherperiwink6293]

Any human who can communicate clearly in more than one language hugely impresses me. Such admiration and envy. It's wonderful, what a superpower.

[@marina6833]

It’s pretty common in Europe

[@AndyFriday]

I love your username, a mix of aliens and snatch :D

[@bag3lmonst3r72]

Almost everyone in Europe speaks more than one language. Many countries in Asia and Africa are at least bilingual. İt's nothing terribly impressive to most people, unless you come from a country that overwhelmingly speaks only one language...

[@uniquegod1997]

@@bag3lmonst3r72 aaaand we dont want to name this country cough cough USA cough

[@JdeC1994]

@@bag3lmonst3r72 "Almost everyone in Europe speaks more than one language."
What about the U.K., or Ireland?

[@izzy1466]

Seine Aussprache ist ja mal unfassbar heftig gut😳

[@rushhour1310]

Stimmt man hört kaum nen britischen Akzent

[@bernhardsonn8996]

Ja

[@thazu9073]

Weiß einer ob er deutsche Wurzeln hatte?

[@rushhour1310]

@@thazu9073 scheinbar ja

[@izzy1466]

@@thazu9073 ich meine ja

[@user-pixis967]

Auch wenn es schwierig war für ihn, sich an bestimmte Vokabeln zu erinnern, konnte er nach so vielen Jahren die Sprache immer noch perfekt verwenden!

[@iansoutryer3189]

Und damit sprach er besser als Sie.
"Erinnern" ist immer reflexiv ("sich erinnern").

[@herrloriot8560]

@@iansoutryer3189 Geht es noch überheblicher ? Es ist ein Amerikanismus. In Norddeutschland eingebürgert. Wirklich nichts Schlimmes.

[@iansoutryer3189]

@@herrloriot8560
Da habe ich wohl einen Nerv bei Ihnen getroffen?
Sie sagen es: ein Amerikanismus.

[@herrloriot8560]

@@iansoutryer3189 Richtig. Da treffen Sie bei jedem einen " Nerv ", der etwas gegen Präpotenz hat. Aber so Leute wie Sie...seufz.

[@gabstu4089]

@@iansoutryer3189 laut Duden gibt es das Wort auch nicht reflexiv!

[@michlyntyres]

Some time ago the Queen and Prince Philip visited Portsmouth where some German friends were visiting, they stood excitedly in the crowd and were amazed with Prince Philip stopped to speak to them, when he realised they were German he conversed with them in that language and called the Queen to come and say Hello and she also spoke to them in German too. They came away and spoke about it for days to anyone who would listen. It made such a great impression on them and it was also the high point of their holiday.

[@kittyss2371]

Wwweow..... Your German friens are lucky to meet Prince Pholip amd Qieen too.. Now both are gone.. Precious Memories..

[@CompliXD]

No surprise as they are both descendants from (several) german lines.

[@microfarming8583]

I'd love him to say his 1988 quote in German "In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation."🇩🇪

[@CompliXD]

@@microfarming8583 studies have shown that, even without WW3, the population will rise to 9 billion, and than take a leap down from there naturally. We don't know exactly why there is this threshold and the sudden slide, likely deadly disease caused by the higher chance of it occuring on a larger population, or because the genetic pool is simply outstretched and all infants will be born dead or heavily handicapped, or perhaps infertile/unable to reproduce.

[@microfarming8583]

@@CompliXD Think the mandatory arm poke is really helping with this. Pregnancies down 73% in Australia and blood clots and heart attacks and "died suddely" spiking

[@robinanwaldt]

The way he said "Jagd" at 0:20 and "Wie sagt man" at 0:40 made my jaw drop. It just sounds so authentic, because that’s only found in some German dialects and wouldn’t be taught in a class.

[@DramaKing319]

Er sagt einfach Jacht wie ein wahrer Ruhrpotter

[@masterchief-vd1xs]

Hab nur noch darauf gewartet, dass er sowas wie "wa jut" sagt 😂

[@cecy2]

It's because he lived a couple years in Germany as a kid and he went to school in Salem

[@ethanweeter2732]

He is fluent in German and his ancestry is German and he was educated partly in Germany.

[@helpIthinkmylegsaregone]

@@DramaKing319 Nicht Ruhrdeutsch, Niederdeutsch. Im Ruhrdeutschen hört man das auch, weil wir ein Niederdeutsches Substrat haben. Aber diese Aussprache kommt aus dem Platt, also der generelle Dialekt der nördlich der Benrather Linie gesprochen wird/wurde. Das ist ein Dialekt, den viele Adelige noch von der Hanseatischen Geschichte her früher lernen mussten, und der Akzent davon hält sich teils bis heute.
Ruhrdeutsch spricht kein Hochadel, weil es ein Malocherdialekt ist. Altreiche Familien im Ruhrgebiet sprechen das noch nicht einmal. Das ist heute so verbreitet, weil wir so viele Emporkömmlinge hervorgebracht haben im letzten Jahrhundert. Da war der Vater oder Großvater vom Arzt oder Manager noch ein Bergmann oder Stahlarbeiter.
Phillip ist alt genug, um vielleicht noch tatsächliches Nordplatt durch Lehrer gelernt zu haben. Er gehört ja auch zum dänischen Adel.

[@Zer0_was_taken_]

Es ist echt unglaublich wie anders eine Person immer wirkt, wenn man sie in seiner eigenen Sprache sprechen hört

[@farawla7275]

Ja das stimmt.

[@hunter-fh2fy]

Dann müßte er Grieschich sprechen!

[@MutterundTochter]

Dachte ich mir auch gerade, wow

[@user-hk8vl5lr4z]

Er war deutsche, was gibt zu bewundern wenn er deutsch kann? Aber es ist wahr, wirkt sehr schön sein deutsch auf Zuhörer.

[@bennid7853]

JAAA OMG

[@adennis200]

Lol, abgesehen von den Vokabeln hat er ja ne perfekte Aussprache

[@chillvibez279]

Er ist ja auch Deutscher

[@Loxagon]

@@chillvibez279 Halbdeutscher mein ich. Halb Deutsch, glaub Griechisch.
Dass die Grammatik irgendwann nicht mehr perfekt ist, wenn man immer nur englisch spricht, ist klar. Aber soweit ich weiß, kann die Queen auch einwandfrei Deutsch

[@reschi56]

@@Loxagon Na ja, die Adligen haben ja nicht immer die gleiche Herkunft wie die anderen Leute im Land. Sein Vater war König von Griechenland, abstammungstechnisch aber Deutsch,Dänisch und Englisch.
Aber mit der Identität ist es ja so ne Sache.

[@chillvibez279]

@@Loxagon ja hast recht hihi

[@bernhardsonn8996]

Krank

[@Stephen-gn2br]

Imagine the pain he went through having to go to war with a country he clearly loved, and was home to many of his family. Glad we all saw a great amount of peace in his lifetime.

[@kevindagod]

I mean his sisters were actual Nazis

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

Yes, the pain of the old rude racist that was a borderline Nazi.

[@lee-annebarrett366]

I thought he was a Greece prince.

[@variousJnames]

@@lee-annebarrett366 His family was German though, not Greek.

[@robinblackshear2631]

WHAT FUN HE HAD ON THE LOLITA EXPRESS

[@theakyosmith]

He was so intelligent and I love his sense of humour

[@marieboutin9054]

Prince Phillip was certainly a very intelligent person. He could speak French, German, and had a high intellect. He was very curious about things and nature. And he was not a show off. He was humble.

[@zdc8914]

Prince Phillip was German to be honest it was comon to learn fluet French

[@matthewdavid8514]

Curious about nature, yet shot several wild animals on his several properties over several decades as if it were a daily walk activity? Are pheasants, foxes, rabbits etc not nature? Where was the love and respect there?

[@darceya2758]

Do u know he came from Greece

[@danhoffenbratel]

@@darceya2758 and grew up in Germany?

[@zdc8914]

@@darceya2758 and that he has german roots?

[@hellund2874]

He sounds exactly like any other German grandpa. Also a reminder of how German the Royals actually are - you can change the House names all you like but the roots from Hanover, Coburg, Battenberg etc. are still there...

[@dreamcatcherismylifesuppor2348]

Hannover??

[@hellund2874]

@@dreamcatcherismylifesuppor2348 Yes, the German House of Hanover took over the British throne in 1714 with George I and the Hanoverian dynasty lasted up to Victoria's son Edward VII who had his father Albert's house Saxe-Coburg Gotha, which only lasted until WW1 after which Anti-German sentiment forced the Royals to disavow their German roots and they basically invented the House of Windsor as an English dynasty.

[@td370]

WW1 Anglicised the British Royal Family when a German zeppelin began doing air raids over London, the zeppelin had the same surname as the Royals at the time. Then in WW2 when people began to question why Buckingham palace wasn’t being targeted by the Germans. Nowadays people see them as British as the commoners.

[@hellund2874]

@@td370 Well, nowadays they are as British as the commoners. Phillipp was the last German marrying into the RF. Charles and William married Englishwomen and Harry married and American. It's still interesting to think that they had to resort to changing family names (Battenberg to Mountbatten and Saxe-Coburg to Windsor) to promote a change in how they are perceived.

[@dario1998]

@@dreamcatcherismylifesuppor2348 wake up bro you’re ruled by germans ahah

[@tanjaklarer-rc8hh]

Prinz Phillip war eine beeindruckende Persönlichkeit der Geschichte. Er und seine Frau Queen Elisabeth ll waren ein tolles Paar. 🎉

[@normanchristie4524]

I did adk my German friend a few years ago if he would like our German royal family back, his answer was ...NO,

[@uncledan2u]

I am 62 and learning German. Hope to succeed ✌️😊

[@sisuguillam5109]

Viel Spaß!

[@joycegibbs5267]

I tried but gave up. I make everything I do so hard that I end up getting nowhere.

[@BensonNyasae]

Great. Hope you succeeded. I am 34 and i just started learning last month.

[@DanBeech-ht7sw]

Ich auch!

[@Adonnus100]

@@joycegibbs5267 dont give up. I knew no languages except for English and I learned German fluently.

[@alexmay2825]

Alter Schwede, der Mann spricht akzentfrei deutsch, und dass erfährt man erst jetzt!

[@LeniTV]

das

[@maximilianschussler8126]

@@LeniTV Wen juckt's?

[@marcopeteralexander361]

Seine Mutter ist Deutsche. Mal mit der Vergangenheit beschäftigen

[@fiffik.3143]

@@marcopeteralexander361 Aber seine Mutter Alice von Battenberg war taub. Er wird es durch seine Schwester gelernt haben. Trotz allem er sprach gut deutsch.

[@ArndtSchmidt]

er verbrachte einige Jahre seiner Schulzeit auf Schloß Salem und wechselte dann auf die ebenfalls von Kurt Hahn gegründete Schule Gordonstoun, auch hier wurde der Unterricht anfangs auf Deutsch abgehalten.

[@momphert2026]

He speaks like someone who was brought up speaking it. It has all grown a bit rusty and sometimes he has to search for a word, but it is a native accent, not something acquired in later life. Remarkable! But he had no foreign accent in his English either, not one I can distinguish, anyway. He makes an interesting point: development aid has led to population growth in the countries receiving it, not to increased prosperity. No idea how that conundrum can be solved.

[@donna25871]

Philip had German ancestry through Princess Alice of Battenburg and his four sisters all married Germans. It was one of the languages spoken on the family - typical European thing.

[@TomorrowWeLive]

simple: stop the aid

[@greatmomentsofopera7170]

He makes a few grammatical errors, but as you say the accent is native.

[@obamalastname34]

Hmm interesting tell me more about the population issue.

[@middler5]

Fair trade. Right now we screw them over on trade deals.

[@surreptitious5869]

What a man he was, like many of his generation. Greetings to our German cousins.

[@sultaa86]

Krass. Ich wusste noch nicht einmal dass er überhaupt deutsch konnte. Und dann auch noch so gut.

[@TurkishAssassin100]

Er hat deutsche vorfahren

[@Zerbijan]

Die Königsfamilie ist Deutsch, haben ihren Namen im 2. Weltkrieg zu Windsor geändert

[@fe-jo]

Er war auf einem Internat in Deutschland.

[@ArndtSchmidt]

@@Zerbijan bereits am am 17. Juli 1917 wurde der anglisierte deutsche Namen Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , den die Familie in Großbritannien seit 1840 trug, in den jetzigen Hausnamen Windsor geändet. Es kam bei der englischen Bevölkerung damals nicht so gut an, dass das Deutsche Reich London mit Gotha Bombern angriff.

[@reasonablyserious]

@@TurkishAssassin100 *er selbst war deutsch.

[@Bassjunk84]

Die Aussprache ist perfekt!

[@maryclynch9356]

It doesn't matter what language he speaks we miss him. :(

[@joycegibbs5267]

so much. What an inspiration 😢

[@vel2118]

you miss a cannibal?

[@user-np8nr5uw3r]

🥾 👅

[@IllegalMonkeStalin]

It’s a shame he’s gone. What a true legend ❤️

[@bernhardbrodowsky3261]

Er macht einige Grammatik Fehler und ihm fehlen Wörter, aber seine Aussprache ist besser als meine.

[@Fischjesicht]

Juckt

[@mcsk111]

Er lebte in Deutschland und ist auch deutsch

[@lani6647]

Yes well, you try living in a country where you don’t speak a language for 70 years and then come out perfect

[@johnmichaelson9173]

His original family surname name was Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg he changed it to Mountbatten after the war. His mother was Princess Alice of Battenburg. He joined the Royal Navy in 1939 using his mother & father's titles Prince Philip of Greece & Denmark.

[@mone4910]

As others have mentioned, his pronunciation is perfect. He sometimes doesn’t quite use the correct words or grammar, still, absolutely impressive!!!
As a German, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing Prince Philip speak in my native tongue!

[@schuenyy5245]

I loved his “Ach” 😄

[@frank-ko6de]

You do know the Windsors are German? They're from the German houses of Bavaria, Hanover, Saxe Coburg und Gotha, and the house of Wittlesbach.

[@WhiteCamry]

@@frank-ko6de And, therefore, first cousins to the English.
But how many generations must a family live in Britain before you will call them British?

[@frank-ko6de]

@@WhiteCamry Still doesn't change the origins of their German roots, no matter their Britishness. There was a time the British Royal family spoke only German and married only German cousins and hence kept speaking only German at home. Or Danish, which sounds very north German. But,take it however you will. It still doesn't change that fact.👍👍👍😊😊😊.

[@cirrus393]

@@frank-ko6de They have German roots, they are not German.

[@mmmuwwwti2]

Beeindruckender Auftritt und scharfe Beobachtungsgabe!

[@richardc8795]

When he was young…. He was stunning. I could always see why HM was smitten. Remained handsome his entire life.
RIP Philip
RIP QEII 👑

[@jackspencer8290]

So would I if I had nothing but time and high-end grooming products on my hands for my whole life.

[@richardc8795]

@@jackspencer8290 I’m fairly certain most would disagree.

[@hauptmj1634]

Some of the curious things in his grammar or structure, as well as his vocab difficulties, are completely normal for someone who lived in an english-speaking environment for an extended amount of time, let alone decades.
I had some oddities in my grammar and sentence structure after just a year of living in America, with my family, so I still spoke a lot of German. And yet my brain partly rewired, so that I applied English grammar to German sentences.
It is remarkable how good he still spoke German after decades of being surrounded by English, and having to construct all of that on the spot.
His accent is native, he uses colloquial pronunciations like "Jacht" (spoken something like "Jakht" with "kh" being a guttural sound) instead of "Jagd".

[@buddyterrier]

Gut, er verlernte anscheinend sein Deutsch mit der Zeit, aber er sprach ziemlich gut. Erstaunlich gut sogar. Hut ab!

[@lucahlr8248]

Das ist normal wenn man die Sprache lange nicht spricht.

[@Arina-by8cp]

Ja nh

[@Arina-by8cp]

@@lucahlr8248 ja

[@rassel7691]

Man merkt sehr deutlich, dass er Muttersprachler ist, der die Sprache kaum benutzt.
Die Aussprache ist quasi perfekt, jedoch hat der Wortschatz sich etwas zurückentwickelt.

[@user-ir8er1bh4q]

Ich würde halt sagen, dass er Akzentfrei spricht, aber halt etwas eingerostet. In andern Interviews hat er es besser gesprochen. Vielleicht hat er ja ab und zu mal wieder geübt.

[@royal8286]

Ich dachte, dass er nur ein Jahr in Deutschland gelebt hat? Krass, dass er es noch so gut kann

[@MissKairelle]

Es ist seine Muttersprache, auch wenn er in anderen Ländern gelebt hat.

[@RafhiLP]

Er war Prinz von Dänemark und Griechenland, aber seine Mutter stammte aus dem Hause Battenberg. Seine Familie hatte also deutsche Wurzeln.

[@SusanneWuthrich]

Die Muttersprache vergisst man nie ganz. Vor allem wenn sie einem als Kind im Familienkreis aufgezwungen wird.

[@meta6287]

Die haben noch bis zum ersten weltkrieg im königshaus deutsch gesprochen

[@qh5163]

Nazis können deutsch

[@artj2657]

I have SO much admiration for this man. Overcame such adversity from a young age. Dedicated his life to duty and service. Stated “don’t make it about you, it’s not about you, it’s about others”. R.I.P. Prince Phillip.

[@TrueFilter]

Had multiple affairs

[@nigelwaters7864]

@@TrueFilter And if he did....?

[@em-rg3xf]

Wow, brainwashed much?

[@microfarming8583]

I'd love him to say his 1988 quote in German "In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation." 😃

[@luke.p1535]

@@microfarming8583 Spam

[@finduspeterson8097]

Möge er in Frieden ruhen ein großartiger demütiger und edler Mann.

[@johannbrandstatter7419]

Wenn er aber Englisch sparch, war ein wahrer Meister des Unsinns ! Je aelter er wurde desto mehr Stumpfsinn gab er von sich ! Jezt kann ja Karlchen es probieren- sieht seinem Vater aus dem Gesicht geschnitten aehnlich...

[@mipsimips5627]

Er unterscheidet sich von der Aussprache her absolut nicht von einem Muttersprachler. Die Wörter die er sucht oder die Satzkonstruktion die manchmal aus dem Englischen übernommen wurde würden sich problemlos beheben lassen, weil er schon so gut ist.

[@kaiso7322]

War ;) aber ich würde sowas niemals korrigieren lassen. Es klingt so unheimlich sympathisch dadurch :D

[@mipsimips5627]

@@kaiso7322 absolut. ich bin auch total begeistert.

[@anikl1140]

Er ist ja auch teilweise in Deutschland aufgewachsen

[@N.Y.Business]

Er war ja Muttersprachler...

[@DowerLi]

@@N.Y.Business und Vatersprachler. Obwohl er ja in Griechenland geboren wurde, so als Prinz von Griechenland und Dänemark...

[@wcolautti]

He was such a beautiful man. Intelligent, handsome.

[@Turtledove2009]

Oh he was very handsome indeed!

[@ninabooker2904]

R.I.P. Much loved Prince ❤

[@kidheadcase]

I thought he was rather horrible. Go look up some of the interviews where he’s awful and rude. The queen seemed ok but he seemed horrid

[@rodrigoroa6753]

He was a paedo

[@Riderules73]

And good looking too. The more I learn about Prince Philip the more impressed I am. TRUE backbone of the Queen. No wonder she had enough once he was gone.

[@vitanus]

He grew up in Germany for many years, had many German close family members in Hessen, where he would often visit and stay for months (mainly as a teenager).
He grew up speaking Deutsch, surrounded by native speakers.
His three sisters were married to Germans.
It is indeed impressive, that he still speaks accent free Deutsch perfectly. I also speak Deutsch/English fluently and catching myself mixing the languages happens all the time, even though Im living in Germany most of the time. I probably wouldnt have noticed anything when he said "Manatee" instead of (and I googled this!) Rundschwanzseekühe ... I never heard that name in my life.
He speaks perfect is what I wanna highlight.
But he basically grew up as a German, if he wouldnt speak atleast fluently, it would be a bit odd. Is it common that even if you do not speak the language that often anylonger, that you still keep it accent free even after years?
Im pretty sure this happens and gives even more credit to him. Bloody hell

[@microfarming8583]

I'd love him to say his 1988 quote in German "In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation." 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@CC3193]

Which German city or region did he live in, and which city or region were his family from?

[@gurufabbes1]

What's already been said is correct. But I will say it again in 2022, he keeps having to look for the right word as he's been away from German for while. But the accent.... that's a native German accent. It's amazing. This is a side of Prince Philip I have never seen.
His comprehension is 100%. This guy was a native speaker or at least at native speaking level, before being separated from it for a while.

[@thelazychefuk4410]

His family spoke German, French and English so he did. I am not sure that makes him a native speaker. I think he spoke English best, like a native! He never learned Greek though even though he was a Greek prince.

[@akosbiro9144]

My friend, when your real and original surname is von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, it can’t be otherwise 😃 but I agree with ever word, and I can confirm that HRH the Duke of Edinburgh was a fantastic person. And this was only one hidden side of the many he had.

[@akosbiro9144]

@@thelazychefuk4410 he did spoke a little bit of greek, I heard myself.

[@sosayweall7290]

I agree, I've seen an aspect of Prince Philip's life that I've not seen before, it's really interesting and it's clear from his pronunciation that it's a language he's very comfortable with.

[@jayempii1590]

Echt heftig wie akzentfrei er sprach.

[@risottogroupon7233]

Er war deutscher also kann er auch kann er keinen britischen Akzent gehabt haben können

[@mysticalmargaret6105]

This is the first time that I've heard the late Prince Phillip speak German! 💙

[@perpetualgrin5804]

He was considered for the Kaptains role in Das Boot.

[@florjanbrudar692]

@@perpetualgrin5804 Where's your proof of such a doubtful honour?

[@samuelsoroaster416]

What an enlightened person. Back in 1985 Prince Phillip recognized how developmental aid created more people rather than more prosperity. 1:50 At the end of this video it shows him driving an electric car again back in 1985.

[@patrickwagner3683]

Das ist unglaublich,wie perfekt sein Deutsch ist😳😳

[@maxmustermann611]

Er (oder zumindest seine Vorfahren) kam sogar aus Deutschland... Ich meine irgendwo aus Hessen

[@einflinkeswiesel2695]

@@maxmustermann611 Genau, Philip hieß in England mit Nachnamen Mountbatten, die englische Variante des deutschen Hauses Battenberg. (Als er Elizabeth geheiratet hat, waren deutsche Namen in England eher unbeliebt😅)

[@joberoberob]

@@einflinkeswiesel2695 / Richtig, zudem hat er einige Jahre das Internat Salem am Bodensee besucht und dort war Deutsch auch schulisches Pflichtfach.

[@joberoberob]

@@einflinkeswiesel2695 / Mütterlicherseits stammte Prinz Phillip aus dem deutschen Adelsgeschlecht "Battenberg" und väterlicherseits aus der Nebenlinie des "Hauses Oldenburg" - Schleswig - Holstein - Gottorf - ab. Diese "Nebenlinie" regierten z. Zt. von Prinz Phillips Geburt als Könige von Griechenland, mussten dann aber ins Exil gehen als die Monarchie in Griechenland abgeschafft und Griechenland Republik wurde!

[@DJone4one]

Wenn man bedenkt das Queen victoria einen deutschen prinzen geheiratet hat, ist das eigentlich nicht mehr verwunderlich. Der halbe eurpäische Adel samt russischen adel ist, zu einem minimum deutsch.

[@M.Kpunkt]

Unglaublich, wie gut er noch deutsch spricht... Ich habe ihn immer sehr gemocht, schade um einen so einzigartigen Menschen...

[@angelabikic3205]

Prince Phillip has such a lovely speaking voice .

[@dripdrip68]

Der spricht ja mal unglaublich gut und sehr sehr deutlich. Klar merkt man, das er hier und da die Wörter sucht, aber das ist schon sehr beeindruckend. Würde man nicht wissen wer er ist, könnte man meinen er ist ein gebürtiger Deutscher. Respekt!

[@phil2854]

Nicht so unglaublich - Deutsch war seine Muttersprache. Effektiv, war er auch ein gebuertiger Deutsche.

[@karl-heinzgrabowski3022]

Tjo, wenn Deutsche erfahren, dass ein Großteil des Europäischen Adels Deutscher Abstammung ist, immer wieder göttlich.

[@spidyspidy1340]

In Russland sowie auch in England, deshalb gab es ja auch Gedanken, während des 1. Weltkrieges, den King zu stürzen, weil er ein verhasster Deutscher war oder zumindest Wurzeln hatte, dies hatte den ja die Namensänderung auf die Windsor’s zur Folge.

[@karl-heinzgrabowski3022]

@@spidyspidy1340 geht über "England" und Russland hinaus..

[@MiLlie-sfs.8519]

Ich finde Prinz Philip so beeindruckend und ein wahrer Gentleman. 🫶🏼

[@sandweiler4640]

Using an electric car/van in the 1980s…😮 huge respect!

[@butzmn7190]

Incredible. His pronunciation is almost perfect. You can hear that it's not first first language because of tiny grammar mistakes but basically he doesn't have an accent

[@doro1064]

The whole Royal Family is basically from Germany, they have just given themselves english names during WW1. Philips name used to be "Battenberg" and originates from Hessen in Germany.
I think theres's nothing special about remembering your mother's tongue.😃

[@doro1064]

www.shz.de/regionales/schleswig-holstein/panorama/die-windsors-und-ihre-deutschen-wurzeln-id548241.html

[@pedanticradiator1491]

Philip was never a Battenberg his mother was. Philip was born into the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg a branch of the House of Oldenburg which has at various times ruled over Denmark, Norway, Greece, Iceland, Sweden, Russia and various German states

[@pedanticradiator1491]

@@falkonordstrom3870 it was founded in Germany but its various branches have ruled over many countries

[@adambrocklehurst4211]

His mother was born at Windsor Castle.

[@joycegibbs5267]

I don’t care where they’re from. Philip & Elizabeth represented the UK immaculately IMO, and are dearly missed.

[@auerirdisch3670]

Wow, nicht nur das er deutsch sprechen konnte..... Er hat sich schon 1985 für eine Elektro-Fahrzeug entschieden. Und dann noch den WWF unterstützt,er war seiner Zeit ja weit vorraus.

[@Gehwagenschieber]

Und er hatte erkannt, dass Entwicklungshilfe teilweise eher Probleme verursacht, als löst. Da ist er uns voraus

[@sciencefliestothemoon2305]

@@Mappi75 Nicht zum Schutz, zum Erhalt. Und das ist 40 Jahre her. Leider hat es in Senegal wenig gebracht, da nicht mehr viel von den Wildtieren uebrig ist. Aber in Ostafrika war die Sache schon erfoglreicher.

[@WaschlappenTali]

@@Gehwagenschieber und viele checken das heute immernoch nicht

[@sapirIL_UKR]

He was multilingual from childhood some language has more vocabulary some less but all these languages are mother tongues or languages ​​learned up to the age of 9 that the brain treats as a mother tongue language.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

The pronounciation is native speaker level. It's virtually perfect.
But not speaking it daily has taken its toll on his vocabulary. He struggles to find the expressions at times.

[@KOHbXNTPOHOl-NY]

An toll on the grammar.....

[@Suite_annamite]

He also didn't know what some countries - such as Gambia - were called in German.

[@janyrose]

​@@Suite_annamite what is Gambia called in german?

[@sebastianfeige7622]

Still called Gambia in German

[@Bassjunk84]

0:39 when he's looking for the words, you know german was his first language, 1:03 the answer of the question, his pronunciation just brilliant....

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Yeah, his grammar was off and he was struggling to find the right words, but the pronunciation was flawless. perfect. native speaker for sure, it's almost impossible to learn this.

[@thelazychefuk4410]

German, French and English were the languages that were spoken in his family. I would argue that he spent most of his life in the UK so his English was his most usual language.

[@annalisavajda252]

I think someone can search their vocabulary for the best word in any language not that he was struggling just wanted to phrase things a particular way.

[@heesheungwong6227]

He inherited the talent from his mother, for sure. His mother, Princess Alice, could speak 3 languages despite being hearing-impaired.

[@mambaman9363]

He was and will always be the Duke of Edinburgh- doesn’t matter what language he spoke. A super man.

[@bettinazapkerodriguez5710]

IS a German prinz von Batemberg

[@bettinazapkerodriguez5710]

DEUTSCH

[@alexrieger9510]

Er war schon ein extrem heftiger Typ, RIP

[@lugano1999]

His German was virtually native though a tiny bit rusty in spots. But absolutely fluent. His French was also excellent with a very good accent. Elizabeth speaks OK French, not really fluent and with a pronounced English accent. Charles manages in German and French...

[@thelazychefuk4410]

He was Greek and Danish by his father and watered down German from his Mother's side. Philip stated that he thought of himself as Danish, and his family spoke English, French, and German.

[@lugano1999]

@@thelazychefuk4410 He had no Greek blood at all. His ancestry was German, Danish and Russian.

[@multiskillakid]

This man speaks German better than I do as a German. The fluency is really something.

[@gavinbrown5804]

Better than any Berliner

[@CC3193]

Which city or region does his German sound most like it's from?

[@bettinazapkerodriguez5710]

Hi was german

[@daswenzel]

His German is rusty but his pronunciation is almost perfect. If he would stay in Germany for a few weeks, he would speak perfectly.

[@anumalhotra59]

There was a family connection to the House of Battenburg ( Mountbatten). Lord Louis Mountbatten was advised to change his surname to Mounbatten, to find acceptability amongst the populace of Britain. And the Late Prince Phillip was Lord Mountbatten's nephew. Hence the German connection.

[@michaelstaadt8012]

@@Tomme_S
Muss es, in der Tat. Die Familie v. Battenberg ist allerdings hessisch.

[@bestofrepair]

Mount Batton - Battenberg - Hessen bei uns um die Ecke, da kommt er her

[@kaine943]

Prince Philip was from House of Oldenburg, A Dano German royal house. His mother was Alice of Battenberg.

[@thelazychefuk4410]

His Mother was German by birth.

[@Ettibridget]

Sein deutsch ist großartig!
His German is excellent!
Ruhe in Frieden, Prinz Philip.🙏
Rest in peace, prince Philip.🙏
P.S. Der Prinz konnte kein dänisch sprechen.
The prince did not speak danish.

[@marijkefonteneau8033]

His French was outstanding too.

[@jlang]

thank-you for translating!

[@BEEyonced]

His focused languages as toddler surely were German by heritage (as this outstanding proof & in mind he hadn't really been around a German environment since mid 1930s as teenager to keep on speaking!) and of course Greek since he should inherit that throne. His perfect English and French (surely coming AFTER German & Greek as Mother Tongues in Elementary Boarder School) are more than enough. Danish is to specific and if he's not up to inherit that throne it's rather pointless. I'm sure he knows a few small talk sentences in Dutch, Swedish, Norsk, Danish.... on Official Royal Receptions. Also easy to be learnt at a later age in case if really needed.
Most degenerated ppl nowadays can't even speak their sole mother tongue proper.
In a time we know every hair and implant on Kim Asshole it's rather sad we know so little plain facts about head of states for 70 yrs. Such public figures and we rather had no private insight at all. It's just coming lately to surface what a real family they were. Better than most with their little jobs and troubles, yet got ridiculed for decades as bad parents. And didn't blank out feeding media frenzy going to Oprah. Oleskool Epitome!

[@jocelyneb]

@@BEEyonced
He lived near Paris Until 11 and was raised in St Cloud elementary school.
He spoke French fluently as well as German.
He was born in Greece in 1921 and.left Greece with his parents (exile) when he was 18 months.
He was Prince of Greece and Denmark.
Did not speak Danish
His mother was a german princess.
Fluent in German, French, English.

[@microfarming8583]

I'd love him to say his 1988 quote in German "In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, to contribute something to solving overpopulation."!

[@alanaw27]

Prince Philip was at school in Germany before moving to the UK, in the early 1930s and then going to Gordonstone School in Scotland. He also lived in France for years as a young child, when his family were exiled and went to school there, so he also speaks French. Modern Greek too since his father was brother to the King of Greece.

[@user-ld4nq6mg4l]

Принц Филипп из династии Глюксбургов-Зондерберг, а немецкий его родной язык также как и греческий и английский, он праправнук королевы Виктории его бабушка Виктория Гессен-Даршматдская была дочерью принцессы Алисы Великобританской, дочери королевы Виктории

[@kingj6776]

His german is absolutly perfect

[@jackdubz4247]

Well, he is a German.

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

He was Greek, born into the Greek & Danish Royal Family. He went to school in Germany.

[@penultimania4295]

He's not Greek FOR FUCKS SAKE.

[@pugliaccorsotv3776]

@@jackdubz4247 he is not German.

[@joshuaherbert30]

@@SurvivingTheApocalypse the royal family of Greece and Denmark was the House of Glücksburg (doesn't sound very greek) from Germany and his mother was the princess of Battenberg (also a noble house from Germany)

[@honeystrap]

Seine Aussprache ist so gut, weil er Deutscher ist.

[@NiVi192]

Genau, er war von Geburt an Grieche (ich glaube, geteilte Staatsbürgerschaften waren im Königreich Griechenland nicht erlaubt und im Dritten Reich ja schon gar nicht), genetisch außerdem Däne, Deutscher und Brite, während des Exils wohnhaft in Frankreich ... Und da er innerhalb der Verwandtschaft auch noch ständig hin- und hergereicht wurde, sprach schon mit elf Jahren fünf Sprachen.

[@Kate-ku9we]

Wow, was für eine Aussprache, er ist sprachlich unglaublich begabt! ❤🥰

[@aggitssk7055]

Ist seine Muttersprache, Haus Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

[@anthony19723]

This is one more example backing the argument that the royal family is greatly needed in Britain and for the rest of the world. The Windsors used to be Hanoverians and they still are despite nomenclature. The royals have immense wealth in language and diplomatic talents that we can all learn from. The late Queen and Consort are deeply missed on this side of the Atlantic.

[@ransomcoates546]

Ein Battenberg!

[@Bobhansl]

Eigentlich ein Schleswig-Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg der Königshäuser von Dänemark, Norwegen und Griechenland.

[@alexisnassan2064]

Nicht nur urspruenglich aus Schleswig Holstein

[@ds1868]

@@Bobhansl Correct. Battenburg was his mother's maiden name. The ultimate male line descent is Oldenburg from Northern Germany.

[@BalthasarRodellega]

The house of Windsor used to be the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. They are literally descendants of German royalty. Saxony > Anglo Saxon, and Engels > England. They still marry German royals like during WW1.

[@Lemmi7810]

Die Betonung und Aussprache ist schon echt bewundernswert.

[@calistafalcontail]

Er war ja auch halb Deutscher.

[@michis1890]

Ich bin echt krass beeindruckt wie gut er Deutsch spricht. Wenn ich nicht wüsste das er kein Deutscher Bürger ist, würde das einfach gar nicht auffallen. Unglaublich gute Aussprache ohne Akzent.

[@TrChica55]

Die wenigsten wissen das er lange in Deutschland bei seiner Schwester gelebt hat.

[@Randomgirl866]

Er konnte besser Deutsch als ich 😂 RIP.

[@nandinibandhini6933]

Are you an immigrant? Then it is completely nothing to be ashamed about.

[@lowenrubi9558]

Schade daß wir diese Stimme nie wieder hören werden von dem guten alten deutsch sprachlichen liebevollen Menschen....R.I.P

[@joemclaughlin995]

An incredibly talented human being! R.i.p. man

[@djembefola91]

really impressive, I just couldn't convince myself this is the Prince speaking😳

[@MaxMustermann-hd7oe]

His pronunciation is on point.

[@MW-bs1nb]

man merkt schon sehr deutlich, wenn jemand mit einer sprache aufgewachsen ist, die aussprache ist absolut heftig, fast komplett akzentfrei, die aussprache einer im kindesalter erlernten sprache ist auch das, was ein leben lang bleibt, lediglich das vokabular verkleinert sich über die zeit, vorallem, wenn man so lange in einem anderen land lebt und ausschließlich die dortige sprache spricht ..außerdem ''wie sacht man'' schon goldig :D

[@Aceman4Ever]

The electric car in 1982 is just as impressive as his German 😂😂😂.

[@julieli5381]

I want to learn German so I can understand what he is talking about.

[@d.s3916]

I can tell you,its not so intresting what he is speaking but to learn german is anyway a good idea😁😊

[@Raphael-xd4me]

but its f*Ing hard and complicated

[@d.s3916]

@@Raphael-xd4me german is not an easy language. you're right. I don't know the grammar 100% either😅

[@Raphael-xd4me]

@@d.s3916 das finden ich also

[@jasminkl1716]

@@d.s3916 it is important.

[@liliaschindler9824]

Er hat besser deutsch gesprochen als manche einheimische!

[@barbaramesch6205]

Ich habe das Gespräch jetzt erst gefunden. Das war interessant und lehrreich dem Mann zu zuhören. Alle Achtung!

[@sfabsto5653]

Sympathischter Royal

[@dalibor3650]

His pronunciation and his accent are on point

[@guardianofthehill]

Faszinierend. Von der Aussprache und dem Akzent her klingt er wie ein Muttersprachler. Aber von der Wortwahl, dem Satzbau und den Lücken in den Sätzen kann man erkennen dass er die deutsche Sprache jahrelang nicht gesprochen hatte.

[@ninabeach1]

He spoke perfect french too, they were such multitalented leaders.

[@Newbie49]

Such a LAD. Listening is the hardest part. Too many people under-appreciated this man during his lifetime.

[@purplebutterfly4078]

true...it seems he was more than the cheeky,tall,handsome husband of the Queen...respect,Prince Philipp, RIP...

[@Ingens_Scherz]

PLEASE attach English subtitles when you have the time. Thank-you!

[@mehornyasfk]

PLEASE learn German instead of demanding everything to be English when you have time. Thank you!

[@thatsthat2612]

@@mehornyasfk oh believe me, I've tried for years but for some reason, German is the one language I want to learn but the only one that evades me completely. I don't know what it is but I just find it so so difficult. I'm really determined to get it though.

[@yolandi2629]

@@mehornyasfk u think that dudes gonna learn german for one video 💀

[@christinaberretz8855]

Echt jetzt, er sprach ein perfektes Deutsch, ohne Akzent...Hammer......sehr liebenswert....👍

[@cameronadkins2310]

Er spricht sehr gut! 💯 Sehr intelligent!

[@Lucy0809]

Amazing man 👨, this is lovely to see

[@joycegibbs5267]

brilliant man. We need more of them but they’ve all passed away 😢

[@hellam.3774]

...und er spricht nahezu akzentfrei! Toll! Sohn Charles spricht ebenfalls Deutsch!

[@jefffan5605]

Not surprise, he is a German originally. I am surprised that 40 millions German descendant in the US do not speak German out of of fear. But US is a free country.

[@matlock8150]

Out of fear of what?

[@thepretorian5292]

@@matlock8150 prejudiced, discriminated

[@calistafalcontail]

Most of them cant speak german at all.

[@l_eoo]

Mal abgesehen, dass seine Aussprache fast perfekt ist, die finde ich es toll, dass er sich mit solchen Themen beschäftigt hat und er viel für die Natur gemacht hat...

[@KokkiePiet]

Guy who's mother was German, actually speaks German, and people compliment him for this. LOL

[@thelazychefuk4410]

His Fatter was Greek but he could not speak Greek. He spoke English and French as well as German growing up.

[@blindknitter]

Well, I speak Irish but my son doesn't. People who are uprooted often lose their mother tongue.

[@visenyatargaryen9130]

@@thelazychefuk4410 His family left Greece when he was just a baby.
He was sent to boarding school in France, Germany and the UK since young age. His father and mother were separated. Technically, he almost never lived with his father. So, it is not surprising that he can not speak Greece.

[@voraciousreader3341]

Philip was also fluent in French, but his mothers linguistic skills positively puts him and other multilingual people in the shade, because _she was born deaf!_ Princess Alice was fluent in English, German, French, and Greek, and her life is one of the most interesting, difficult, and tragic that I’ve ever read about. Her determination ended with her being honored by Yad Vishem for helping Jews during WWII, and she was given the honor of being buried on the Mount of Olives, not because of who she was-the mother of the Queen of England’s consort-but for all of the good works she did in the years after her confinements in mental hospitals, all against her will. Princess Alice was an amazing woman who had an amazing son, even though she wasn’t allowed to raise him or to know anything about him.

[@Miristzuheiss]

Ich habe im Interview gehört, in seiner grossen Familie als Kind, alle Durcheinander gesprochen. Englisch, Deutsch, griechisch, Französisch. Das hat er als Kind erfahren und mitgenommen. War für ihn normal

[@lenasun9066]

Prinz Charming ❤️

[@PeterShieldsukcatstripey]

Thank you for looking after nature Prince Philip.