New interview with William

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Some interesting snippets here. He comes across as very sensible, grounded and decent. I was slightly surprised to hear him mention Harry’s name!

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/royals/article-15156825/Prince-William-agenda-reform-monarchy-King.html

He's said that he's a 'cider man' before on an engagement, and Catherine has complained that he's got a sweet tooth and is always hoovering up the kid's left over chocolate. Along with Mike Tindall calling him 'one-pint Willy' I don't think he's a big beer drinker.

Eugene Levy also has an episode in Ireland in this series, filmed in March just after filming this episode in England, so maybe he had Guinness on his mind as part of the pre production planning?

Yes I was surprised he went for a sweet one too! Mind you I can’t bear cider.

Yes, indeed!

His son will be king

Personally I think he is referring to the division that was put between him and Harry by him being trained for the job from a young age you can see the resentment it gave harry I hope he is trying to avoid history repeating itself

Having now seen the a longer clip, the question was specifically about Prince George becoming king so the answer makes sense.

Although it must be weird knowing your son takes your job the second you pop it. And have a zillion things to do related to the job under intense scrutiny and pressure when all they want to do is grieve.

All the while knowing that if you let your feelings leak in any way, say over a pen, then the press and social media will being it up for all eternity as an example of your temper.

I definitely think things will be done differently the next time. That is far to fresh in people's memories.

It was a big ask for things to change drastically between the longest serving monarch and her heir. So much would have been decided when the late Queen was alive and I don't see her as enormously forward looking.

People do forget that QEII and PP did change some things when she first came to power. For example they got rid of the debutantes being presented at court and introduced the garden parties for the public. Plus PP went on a real efficiency drive.

I think Philip was more forward looking.
But I think things like signing those papers it was so long ago and not filmed. I think the stress factor had been forgotten.

They clearly never had a rehearsal and I think they'll be a rehearsal before it next time. Or it won't be broadcast live.

A lot of Charles’ ‘busy-ness’ in the immediate aftermath of QEII death reflected the need to show continuity of the monarch; “the Queen is dead, long live the King”. The last time that happened TVs were still relatively uncommon, so it was mostly radio and cinema newsreels. There was still a need for physical visibility in various places in a way media and internet make more unnecessary these days. People enjoy a bit of historic spectacle too and something had to fill the week of mourning.

I suspect when KC dies his death will be marked in a much more restrained way - there just isn’t the same attachment for him, partly due to the much shorter time he will reign.

Anyone know when this was filmed? Because in certain clips it looks like Autumn is far more advanced. And in some, the trees are completely bare, as in mid-winter.

I think someone said February.

Letting his feelings leak would have been fine. Letting them leak in petulance aimed at a member of staff not fine.

I don't think it was fine but I do think it was understandable in the context. I remember watching it live and even before he started signing the people I was with were all commenting on the tiny table and how awkward it all looked for him. If I was tired and grieving in the glare of the cameras I'm not sure I'd stay even tempered throughout.

It was a human moment and I don't think it is fair to castigate him over it years later.

William is bang on the money tho when he says “The drama and stress when you’re small really affects you when you’re older”. I think many of us who were raised in the 80s have come to realise that as adults parenting our own kids.

@Piglet89 I was really intrigued by this comment. How do you think parenting in the 80s differs to now?

I think its fairly obvious KC has some sort of terminal cancer.

Oh, really? I truly hope not. I thought he was in recovery.

I’m not castigating him. I just think that when somebody shows you who they are, it’s wise to believe him.

At no point have they said Charles is cancer free or in remission.
Harry (rent a mouth) has said the "next year the focus has to be on his Dad" or words to that effect.
Someone mentioned up thread or on another thread KC appeared to be recieving weekly cancer treatment.

It must be 18mths nearly 2 years since Charles diagnosis. It's not looking great to me.

I assume that like many men of his age, he is living with prostate cancer and will probably die with it rather than of it.

He showed who he can be when exhausted and grieving. I'm not going to assume that is who he is all the time.

They made a statement when his diagnosis was first announced that it is not prostate cancer. They have never said what type of cancer he has.

Why would you assume he is suffering from the only type of cancer that they have specifically said he hasn’t got?

Because it seemed logical and I missed the message that it wasn’t.

Such a complicated narrative…..