The Antony and Cleopatra of the Modern Age? Think Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor

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Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor singing in Welsh on US TV

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton singing Ar Lan y Môr on the Sammy Davis Jr Show As far as we can be sure, Elizabeth Taylor did not speak Welsh fluently. But one thing we do know is that thanks to her Welsh-speaking husband Richard Burton and his family, the actress was very much immersed in the language. She did speak French and Italian, and thanks to a clip which has resurfaced on social media, she was evidently more than comfortable singin…