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Did King Richard III have a Yorkshire Accent?
A digital avatar has been created of King Richard III by a team based at Face Lab in Liverpool John Moores University. His voice has also been created by a leading linguist in 15th-century pronunciation which has shown he had a Yorkshire accent. Vocal coach, Yvonne Morley-Chisholm tells Gayle what went into recreating Richard III.
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