This week, keen observers took to Twitter to discuss Meghan Markle's voice in clips from ITV's Queen of the World, which aired at the weekend.
The Duchess of Sussex was featuring in the documentary about the Queen's contribution to the commonwealth as she spoke about how her veil was embroidered with 53 flowers which signified each commonwealth country.
Some viewers suggested that Meghan appeared to be losing her US accent and that her voice was sounding 'softer', with one commenting: 'Meghan has had voice coaching, she seems much softer, bit like how Kate's changed too.'
However, it's very unlikely that the former actress has had elocution lessons - let's face it - it's a bit too archaic even for the royal family, and it goes against Meghan's independent streak and advocation for equality. Plus, we've moved on since 1913's Pygmalion.
But, former royal editor Duncan Larcombe has said that it is possible that Meghan has been been helped with breathing exercises and offered advice on what to say during royal engagements or during public walkabouts.
'This is not a surprise because the Duchess of Cambridge has had advice on similar aspects of public speaking however, it is a little different in Meghan's case,' expert Larcombe told Elle UK.
He added that the duchess is 'very keen to preserve her American accent, and has no desire to start talking and sounding like she was born and bred in upper crust English circles.'
Kate was given voice coaching and was advised on breathing techniques before her royal wedding in 2011.
But the royal biographer said it was inevitable that Meghan's accent may start to change as she naturally picks up the accents of those around her.
Dialect coach Pamela Vanderway expanded on this point, arguing that a change in accent is unavoidable when you move to a new country.
'It's absolutely normal for a human being to take on the accent of the people around them when they want to belong to that group,' Vanderway told The Guardian.
'Accents are one of the ways human beings identify as being part of a group. [In] Meghan’s situation, she is representing the royal family, so she's part of England. So there’s a particular pull for her to take on that way of speaking [and] she may or may not be taking it on consciously.'
And while speech coach John Fleming claims the royal is changing the sound of her Rs at the end of syllables to make them sound 'lighter', Hollywood voice coach Vanderway pointed out that even Prince Charles' accent has changed throughout the decades.
'Speech is a living thing. It's not locked down,' she stated.
As Meghan presented a pitch-perfect speech at her recent cookbook launch, we doubt she needs much assistance in public speaking...
Naomi Gordon is news writer mainly covering entertainment news with a focus on celebrity interviews and television.
