Prince William has faced sharp criticism from a Royal commentator over his lack of Welsh language skills, despite his title as the Prince of Wales. Following a recent engagement in Wales, the 42 year old prince shared a video for St David's Day in which he spoke a few words in Welsh, a move reminiscent of his father, who had studied the language prior to ascending the throne. However, the Daily Mirror's Royal Editor Russell Myers did not hold back in his critique, dubbing William's Welsh as needing drastic improvement and calling the situation "ludicrous". Myers expressed his views on the Mirror's Pod Save The King podcast, saying: "I thought it was AI at first because he can't even speak Welsh. I mean, how ludicrous is it that the Prince of Wales does not speak Welsh? "This is where the King comes into his own because he's had Welsh lessons, he can speak a bit of Welsh, he speaks French and German fluently. It's pretty poor." He continued to lambaste the Duke's efforts, or lack thereof: "You've been born into a role that you think you knew you were going to be doing somewhere down the line, and you still can't speak a bit of Welsh." Myers emphasised the importance of the local language, adding: "This is conversational Welsh, I'm told. He's not even having lessons! He should be having lessons. "I've said this before, it's not cricket, you've got to learn the language...I think for him, he needs to get to grips with Welsh. Nobody can say I'm wrong in this." Russell is not the only expert to criticise William's language skills, as Dr Dylan Foster Evans, head of the School of Welsh, also weighed in on the Prince's performance. Speaking to the BBC, Dr Evans described William's delivery as "halting" and stated: "People say that he should be able to do a bit more than read for a few seconds from an autocue, since Welsh does have an official status in Wales since 2011. Maybe we should expect quite a bit more." Dr Evans also noted that William's pronunciation was "a little faulty. He explained: "He gets most things right, but practice will do him a great deal of good. You need to use the language in a real-world situation with real people to really get to grips with it." He also pointed out that using the language in real-world situations with native speakers is essential to becoming proficient. However, Dr Evans also offered some mitigation, noting that Welsh is not a commonly spoken language in Wales, making it more challenging for William to become fluent. He added: "You need to use the language in a real-world situation with real people to really get to grips with it. Most people in Wales don't speak Welsh and it's not easy to broadcast in your second language."