Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent

Britain's Princess Michael of Kent likes to sing in the bath.

The 69-year-old royal, who is married to Prince Michael of Kent, admits she enjoys singing while relaxing in the tub at her apartment in Kensington Palace.

She told the BBC Radio 4 programme 'Saturday Live': "I come from a very musical family - we've always sung.

"As I've become a grandmother and become older, of course you have less voice and you notice this in the bath."

The princess is a big fan of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell and discovered her love for karaoke while attending the royal wedding of the king's daughter in Malaysia.

When presenter JP Devlin asked what songs she likes to sing, she replied: "Well, you know, I go back to my sort of youth and I don't know if you're old enough to remember somebody like Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell's early songs, that kind of sort of romantic, slow ... you know? In these old houses, I mean, we're in the 17th century part of the palace and I can really belt out a tune if I want, nobody's going to hear me at all."

The royal was brought up on classical music but has a penchant for jazz and says her husband, 71, is a fan of ABBA, although she isn't too keen on his choice of music.

She added: "I used to scorn him when he'd say 'I'm going to play ABBA', and I'd say 'uh, oh my goodness', so I think there's a lot of scope for different kinds of music in one's life."


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