Princess Diana left an indelible mark on the royal family, and the world - and her eldest son, the Prince of Wales, looks to be determined to ensure her legacy lives on.
One of her greatest legacies was becoming the first royal to use British Sign Language (BSL) publicly to communicate with the deaf community.
Now, Prince William appears keen for his eldest son, Prince George, to learn how to do the same and carry on his grandmother's work.
While presenting deaf studies teacher Wendy Daunt with her OBE at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle this week, the Prince stopped to have a short chat她和她一起。在英国学习大约15万人使用的语言。
'[威廉]的脸说：“我不确定”，但随后他说：“也许乔治王子想”，'，'，'' BSL。但是我认为对于一个年轻人来说，教他足球迹象也许会更好。我希望乔治王子与聋哑孩子成为朋友。 src =“ https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/05/05/16/10/98442277-14719067-Image-image-image-a-14_17473890289028388.jpg”高度= Palace after the military procession to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on May 5, 2025 in London" class="blkBorder img-share" style="max-width:100%" loading="lazy" />
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温迪（Wendy），她通过BSL解释器与威廉进行了交流，她说她还希望王子知道他的母亲的聋人社区是如何的。
她回想起了戴安娜（Diana）的同时，戴安娜（Diana）戴安娜（Diana）与英国透露姓名的一本书
class =“ mol-para-with-font”>在这里，戴安娜（Diana）首次在公共场合使用BSL，使观众感到惊讶和敬畏。温迪强调了像戴安娜一样，王室拥抱语言并尊重BSL的重要性，并补充说她的举动永远不会被遗忘。
Wendy also drew gasps from onlookers when she managed to get a hug out of William, breaking royal protocol.
The Prince initially extended his hand to shake hers after their conversation but Wendy said that people usually hug in deaf culture - so she asked for one 'without thinking'.
Diana became the first Royal to use BSL publicly in 1990 and was patron of the British Deaf Association (pictured with William in 1994）
威廉一开始似乎不愿打破皇家协议，但最终他热烈拥抱老师。
戴安娜第一次在BSL签下公众观众是在1990年，当时她在英国聋人协会的一次会议上与800名代表讲话。我向英国聋人协会表示祝贺100多年的服务。'
该组织称赞戴安娜是'聋人社区的灵感。
发言人伯纳德·奎因（Bernard Quinn）当时说：'当时没有错误，没有绒毛，她说了什么。她对聋人做出了非常重要的手势。
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