LEFT-HANDED people make up about 10 percent of the population.
But is Prince William on the list of famous faces who write with their left hand? Here’s everything you need to know.
Is Prince William left-handed?
The answer is yes – Prince William is left-handed and the revelation came as a shock to some.
One of the first times his trait became public knowledge was when he signed a book on his first day of school at Eton – where he was photographed alongside his father King Charles, his mother Princess Diana, and brother Prince Harry.
In later life, William has been seen on a number of occasions signing guest books using his left hand.
In 2022, the Prince of Wales also signed a proclamation as part of King Charles III’s Accession Council ceremony at St James’s Palace – and of course did so with his left hand.
As millions watched the ceremony, the social media commentary that focused around the proclamation was dominated with discussions of being left-handed.
One wrote: "I never knew Prince William was left handed! (as a mother of a left-hander I’ll be sure to let them know)."
William himself has even joked in the past about being left-handed, stating that "left-handers have better brains" than right-handers.
What other royals are left-handed?
Prince William is not the only member of the royal family to have been known to write with their left hand.
Other left-handed royals include Sophie Wessex, the wife of Prince Edward, who is often photographed using her left hand when signing her name.
Also on the list is King George VI, who was naturally left-handed, although he would write with his right hand.
He was also frequently seen playing tennis with his left hand.
And King George VI seems to have inherited the left-handed trait from his great-grandmother, Queen Victoria – who was often seen writing with her right hand but would paint with her left hand.
William’s son Prince George, who he shares with wife Kate, was also pictured using his left hand to play sports when he was younger – although it is not known if he is in fact left-handed like his father.
