<div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto">From the (U.K.) <i>Evening Standard</i><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">>>>>></div><div dir="auto"><b>Prince William shows off sign language skills at Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony</b></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prince-william-sign-language-alex-duguid-buckingham-palace-a4334086.html" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/prince-william-sign-language-alex-duguid-buckingham-palace-a4334086.html</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">[Jan. 14, 2020]</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The Duke of Cambridge was all smiles at Buckingham Palace today as he honoured stars of sport, politics and television at a special investiture ceremony.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">...</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">In a particularly touching moment at today’s red carpet event, the father-of-three showed off his sign language skills as he awarded an MBE* to TV interpreter Alex Duguid.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mr Duguid has spent the past three decades helping broadcasters communicate with deaf audiences, becoming the British Sign Language (BSL) face of ITV’s Emmerdale and Coronation Street.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Today, the second in line to the throne spelt out “congratulations, Alex” with slow and steady BSL finger gestures.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The TV star looked delighted as he received his insignia for services to deaf people and BSL education, fingerspelling “thank you” in response.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">...</div><div dir="auto"><<<<<</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">* abbreviation for Member of the Order of the British Empire: a British honour given to a person by the Queen for a particular achievement. See <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">--MAM</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div>
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