Prince William used a visit to Spiral Skills—a youth organization in Lambeth, south London—to spotlight the importance of music education, revealing new details about his children’s hobbies and his own musical past. Calling music “crucial,” William said he ensures Prince George, 12, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, 7, each learn an instrument: George plays guitar, Charlotte studies piano like her mother, and Louis is taking up the drums. The Prince of Wales admitted he once played piano, trumpet, and drums but struggled because he couldn’t read music, a gap he wants his children to avoid.
During a tour of Symphony Studios, which partners with Spiral Skills and receives support from William’s homelessness initiative Homewards, the prince praised students’ “amazing rhythm.” When invited to try the drum kit, he declined with a laugh—adding that Louis, who is practicing at home, would have happily taken a turn.
The article places Charlotte’s lessons in the context of the Princess of Wales’s well-documented musicianship. Kate has twice performed publicly at the piano: a Westminster Abbey duet with Tom Walker on Christmas Eve 2021 and a surprise cameo for the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in 2023.
Her musical training began in childhood alongside siblings Pippa and James; she studied flute (performing in school ensembles), sang as Deputy Head Chorister, and passed graded exams in both flute and singing. She has even conducted briefly, leading the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra during a 2017 visit to Germany.
Spiral Skills itself is profiled as a community hub that equips 14–25-year-olds at risk of exclusion or homelessness with early intervention, skills training, and pathways to employment; funding from Homewards helped it move into a new space at Oasis Village in Tulse Hill. William met alumni turned youth workers and observed a workshop with Young Creators UK, a creative agency linked to the program.
Running parallel to William’s London engagements, Prince Harry spent the day visiting patronages in Nottingham and London amid ongoing security disputes and strained family ties. He has publicly expressed hopes for reconciliation, despite legal setbacks over his UK protection status following his 2020 royal exit.
Overall, the piece frames a warm, relatable royal moment: a father championing arts education, children finding their own instruments, and a throughline to Kate’s musical legacy that Princess Charlotte now appears to be continuing. It underscores Homewards’ reach via culture-focused youth opportunities and training programs.
