WATCH: Cheeky young British royals Britain's future king Prince William is famously a leftie, and has been seen on a number of occasions signing guest books using his left hand.
A number of royal family members have been known to write with their left hand, including the Queen Mother, King George VI, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Queen Victoria was reported to be left-handed too, undergoing training to write with her right hand but continuing to paint with her left.
Prince William, newly dubbed Prince of Wales, is left-handed. This works out nicely for the British royal family; he and Princess Kate can both wave to well-wishers with their dominant hands. Here they are waving to crowds in Jamaica in March 2022 as they took part in a tour to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
A lot of the Royal Family
As demonstrated with her regal right-handed wave, our current monarch, Queen Elizabeth, is no southpaw — but plenty of her relatives/ancestors are/were. These include her great-grandmother Queen Victoria, her dad King George VI, her mum the Queen Mum, and her grandson, William.
The Left-handed Royals
Queen Mother, King George VI, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex have all written with their left hands, as have Queen Victoria, who was said to be left-handed. Middleton has a right hand bag, but she is usually left-handed when attending royal events.
Whether it be a classic clutch or dainty purse, Kate is usually seen carrying a bag in her left hand at royal events, despite being right-handed.
Princess Diana was right handed; however, like many Royals, she carried her handbag in her left hand. This was done to keep her right hand free for greeting others.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is probably one of the most famous left-handed artists of all time.
She is ambidextrous
As per the Daily Mail, Meghan is just as strong with her left hand as she is with her right! Reports suggest that while she writes with her right hand, she eats and plays guitar with her left.
Several past US presidents have been left-handed, including Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. In Britain, former prime minister David Cameron is left-handed, as was famous wartime PM, Winston Churchill. Future King of the United Kingdom, Prince William is also left-handed.
Julia Roberts on Instagram: “A glimpse of my left handed life ?♀️ with @sergenormant and @geneviveherr Happy Lefty Day. ”
Some Of Your Favorite Celebrities Are Lefties!
Many deceased celebrities, like Marilyn Monroe, Kurt Cobain, and Jimi Hendrix were left-handed too.
Bruce Willis
We're seeing southpaws here, as the action star (and harmonica enthusiast) is a lefty too.
And this is it. This is not a headcanon. I know that may seem really surprising to most… I also assumed Elsa is left-handed because Idina Menzel is left-handed and we saw Elsa use her left-hand numerous times when creating snow out of thin air… but she's not a leftie.
Left-handedness occurs in about 8% of the human population. It runs in families and an adoption study suggests a genetic rather than an environmental origin; however, monozygotic twins show substantial discordance.
Hand preference probably arises as part of the developmental process that differentiates the right and left sides of the body (called right-left asymmetry). More specifically, handedness appears to be related to differences between the right and left halves (hemispheres ) of the brain.
A new study suggests lefties are rare because of the balance between cooperation and competition in human evolution. The findings come thanks to some data from the sports world. Representing only 10 percent of the general human population, left-handers have been viewed with suspicion and persecuted across history.
But about 17% of all twins are left-handed. The cause of hand preference is not well understood. It is likely to be a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Environmental factors such as stress during birth, hormone levels during pregnancy, or position in the womb have been suggested.
Left-handed people are more ambidextrous, pupils find – The Irish Times.
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, and she is also an accomplished guitar player. While she is right-handed, she actually plays guitar left-handed. This is because she started playing guitar when she was only 12 years old, and she was taught by a left-handed friend.
Left-handers use the right side of the brain more. The human brain is cross-wired -- its right half controls the left side of the body and vice versa. Hence, left-handers use their right side of the brain more than right-handed people do.
Clearly, being left-handed is not without its disadvantages.
However, left-handedness does not rise to the level of being a disability. The Social Security Administration has a list of all conditions which qualify as disabilities. This listing is commonly known as the “Blue Book”.
Mulan and Princess Tiana are the only left-handed princesses.
King Charles III is sometimes the subject of questions online over whether he is left-handed—but in actual fact, the U.K.'s new monarch writes with his right hand.
Princess Diana struggled with bulimia nervosa, a type of eating disorder involving binging and purging that affects millions. According to a 2007 study that involved 9,282 Americans in Biological Psychiatry, 1.5% of women and 0.5% of men experience bulimia during their lifetime.