COMPARED to right-handers, there are significantly fewer people who write with their left hand.
However, there are some real faces on the list of those who use their left hand.
Which royals are left-handed?
Prince William
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Prince William He is left-handed and the revelation came as a shock to some people.
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 the brother, Prince Harry.
Later in life, William was seen on several occasions signing guest books and documents using his left hand.
In 2022, the Prince of Wales also signed a proclamation as part of King Charles III’s Council of Accession ceremony at St James’s Palace – and he did so with his left hand.
As millions of people watched the ceremony, social media comments centered on the proclamation were dominated by discussions about being left-handed.
One wrote: “I never knew Prince William was left-handed! (As the mother of a left-handed person, I will definitely let you know).”
William himself has joked in the past about being left-handed, stating that “left-handed people have better brains” than right-handed people.
Sofia Wessex
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Sophie Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, is left-handed.
She was photographed using her left hand when signing her name.
She was seen using her left hand to sign official documents.
King George VI
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Also on the list is King George VI, who was naturally left-handed, but used his right hand to write
He was also often seen playing tennis with his left hand.
It is thought that King George VI appears to have inherited the left-handed trait from his great-grandmother Queen Victoria – who was often seen writing with her right hand but painted with her left.
Queen Victoria
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As mentioned, Queen Victoria was thought to be left-handed.
Like King George VI, she wrote with her right hand but painted with her left.
She may have been encouraged to use her right hand, which was common practice at the time.
Prince George
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William’s son Prince George was also photographed using his left hand to play sports when he was younger.
However, some photos show that he appears to dominate his right hand.
It has not been confirmed whether he follows in his father’s footsteps in terms of dominant hand.
The queen mother
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King George VI’s wife, Queen Elizabeth, is believed to be left-handed like him, according to Hello!.
However, this has not been confirmed.
If so, she did not pass this trait on to the deceased Queen Elizabeth II.
Infanta Elena of Spain
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Infanta Elena is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Queen Sofia and is third in the line of Spanish royal succession.
She is also considered left-handed.
She has been seen in the past using her left hand as her dominant hand.
Elena became Duchess of Lugo by her father, King Juan Carlos, when she married Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada, Lord of Tejada.
Since her younger brother’s accession to the Spanish throne, Elena has not been an official part of the royal family.
Princess Leonor of Spain
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Princess Leonor of Spain is another left-handed royal.
She follows her aunt Infanta Elena, who is also dominant with her left hand.
Princess Leonor is the eldest daughter of King Felipe VI.
In 2014, when her father ascended the throne following her grandfather’s abdication, Leonor received all the traditional titles of heir to the Spanish crown.
If she ascends the throne as expected, she will be the first queen of Spain to reign since her fourth great-grandmother, Isabel II.
How rare is it to be left handed?
Studies have suggested in the past that only 10-12% of people tend to be left-handed, while up to 90% of the population is right-handed.
However, it has also been found that some people who write with their left hand use their right hand for other tasks, such as playing sports or eating.
Children will develop a preference for being right- or left-handed around 18 months of age.
Before this, most children will use both hands in equal measure as they develop a preference.
They will have a definitive dominant hand by the age of three.
Is being left-handed genetic?
A direct genetic link to handedness has not been proven.
Some believe that a child will develop the hand they use due to genetics, but this does not mean that two right-handed parents cannot have a left-handed child.
Handedness does not have a simple line of inheritance, but it is said that children of left-handed parents are also more likely to be left-handed.
However, because the overall probability of being left-handed is relatively low, most children of left-handed parents are right-handed.
But others think that the child will choose the dominant hand based on environmental factors.
This might include seeing other people writing with certain hands or the way the furniture in your home is arranged.
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