British Accent Examples | Pronunciation | Posh Accent

Fine and clear examples of a British Accent. This video features video clips of British royalty, politicians and esteemed actors. 0:00 Jacob Rees-Mogg accent 0:11 The Prince of Wales accent 0:22 Emilia Clarke accent 0:31 Sir Patrick Stewart accent 0:44 Jude Law accent 0:47 Alan Rickman accent 0:56 Peter Hitchens accent 1:11 Duchess of Cambridge accent 1:17 Hugh Grant accent 1:24 Prince William, Duke of Cambridge accent 1:32 Emma Watson accent 1:40 Sir Ian McKellen accent 2:01Tom Hiddleston accent 2:09 Dame Judy Dench accent What accent to these speakers have? The answer to that question is that it depends who you ask! Posh English, Received Pronunciation, upper-class English, BBC English or Standard Modern English are all names that could be used to describe the speech in the video. Close observers will note the extra ’posh’ heightened R.P. vowels in ’parents’, ’years’ and ’obey’. You may also observe a smattering of glottal stops uttered by Jude Law and Emilia Clarke, which are not considered posh. 👉 Get a FREE lesson “12 Words You Pronounce Wrong”: #signup #UpperClass #BritishAccent