William and Harry's TV interviews about Diana

[BeccaLynn07]

I can't wait to see the interview, I just hope it turns out to be as interesting as I'm hoping it will be.

[Jane1]

They've never spoken about her in an interview and they have never really done long interviews before so it is no surprise that they don't always answer articulately. They have chosen to celebrate her life, 10 years after her death after maintaining a dignifed silence while she has been so exploited all these years... I think they're doing like, you know, OK.

[Duchess]

Originally Posted by Jane1

They've never spoken about her in an interview and they have never really done long interviews before so it is no surprise that they don't always answer articulately. They have chosen to celebrate her life, 10 years after her death after maintaining a dignifed silence while she has been so exploited all these years... I think they're doing like, you know, OK.

i agree. on this board, we so quick to say let her rest in peace whenever a new book comes out but when her children want to celebrate her life after a "dignified silence" as you very accurately stated, we're still not happy.

[Roslyn]

Originally Posted by Jane1

They've never spoken about her in an interview and they have never really done long interviews before so it is no surprise that they don't always answer articulately. They have chosen to celebrate her life, 10 years after her death after maintaining a dignifed silence while she has been so exploited all these years... I think they're doing like, you know, OK.

These are not two shy country boys who have lived in the outback all their lives mustering cattle and being home-schooled. They are two very privileged young men who have grown up surrounded by wealth and constantly exposed to well educated and articulate people. They have been to elite schools. One has gone to university and both have attended Sandhurst. Both of them, and William in particular, would have been required to regularly make reports and short speeches in front of their schoolmates and teachers. They are not children, but young men in their twenties. There is no excuse for them not speaking confidently and articulately when interviewed.......unless they are dunderheads.

[Duchess]

in defense of some of the absent parents out there i have to wade into this discussion. while i know that nannies were probably there most of the time i don't think that charles and diana played any less important a role in parenting the boys. my husband is away for 2 weeks at a time and i firmly believe that it's not necessarily how much time you spend with your children but the QUALITY of the time you spend with them. it would be nice if we could all spend more time with our kids but if you've done your best and instilled the right things in them from the moment you brought them home from the hospital then id say you're a good parent. having said that, i know that the nannies were a big influence in their lives. while diana and charles both engaged in some phone sex, i don't think that makes them bad parents and i don't think that either of them would rather spend time on the phone doing that than spend time with their kids. lets be honest, for those of us that have children, we've all felt, from time to time "someone please take this child/children and give me some peace and quiet".

[Emily]

Originally Posted by Duchess

in defense of some of the absent parents out there i have to wade into this discussion. while i know that nannies were probably there most of the time i don't think that charles and diana played any less important a role in parenting the boys. my husband is away for 2 weeks at a time and i firmly believe that it's not necessarily how much time you spend with your children but the QUALITY of the time you spend with them. it would be nice if we could all spend more time with our kids but if you've done your best and instilled the right things in them from the moment you brought them home from the hospital then id say you're a good parent. having said that, i know that the nannies were a big influence in their lives. while diana and charles both engaged in some phone sex, i don't think that makes them bad parents and i don't think that either of them would rather spend time on the phone doing that than spend time with their kids. lets be honest, for those of us that have children, we've all felt, from time to time "someone please take this child/children and give me some peace and quiet".

I agree with alot of what you've written but I take issue with one point -- "quality" time does not just happen -- it takes "quanity of time" for "quality of time" to occur. Hopefully each child has quantity time with responsible, caring adults - parents, nannies, grandparents, whomever - so that quality time is achieved. I strongly believe that, as much as parents want to believe they can turn on and off quality time when they have the time, this is not the case. Children have their own pace of life also and their yearning/need for quality time, or lack thereof, doesn't always coincide with when a parent has time. And I say this coming from a family where my husband, also, travels frequently and for long periods at a time and where we, over time, have learned this lesson.

[Duchess]

Originally Posted by Emily

I agree with alot of what you've written but I take issue with one point -- "quality" time does not just happen -- it takes "quanity of time" for "quality of time" to occur. Hopefully each child has quantity time with responsible, caring adults - parents, nannies, grandparents, whomever - so that quality time is achieved. I strongly believe that, as much as parents want to believe they can turn on and off quality time when they have the time, this is not the case. Children have their own pace of life also and their yearning/need for quality time, or lack thereof, doesn't always coincide with when a parent has time. And I say this coming from a family where my husband, also, travels frequently and for long periods at a time and where we, over time, have learned this lesson.

hi Emily...don't you feel that inspite of the fact that your husband is away for long periods, that the time he does spend with the children is quality? my experience has been that all a child wants is your time...but not for long periods. take for example reading a book together - doesn't take long but it's quality time together. for me and my daughter, it could be while i'm bathing her, or she's "helping" me in the kitchen. all rather quick chores but over time they've become special times for us. that's the misunderstanding, i think, is that when you only have limited time with the children, people don't think you do anything special but over time those special moments make a huge difference.

[gfg02]

Prince Harry: Mum Was A Good Actress

The Royalist - Prince Harry: Mum Was A Good Actress

[Duchess]

privilege and education -and in some cases even life experience do not make someone a good public speaker. here's an example - i remember listening to a gentleman talk about how he was injured in a motor vehicle accident - burns to over 90% of his body and confined to a wheel chair - while his story of regaining a life was certainly inspiring his public speaking was terrible and he'd been on the circuit for a number years. i'm giving the princes the benefit of the doubt that with time and experience you won't hear the um's and you know's that we heard in this interview. that's not to say that they'll be great speakers, they will just be more comfortable and better able to find the words that would more appropriately convey what they want to say.

[Skydragon]

I was lucky enought to have nannies and other staff to help bring up my children and their father was sometimes away for long periods of time, but we are both their parents.

They always knew we were their parents, but a cut knee would send them scuttling to their nanny, not me. I wasn't there for the nappy changing, the weaning etc. At 7 teachers, matron and school took over, followed by uni and then RMAS, Cranwell & St Athan.

All parents like us do, is reinforce what they are learning at any one time. That is probably one reason why W & H have good memories of their mother.

Originally Posted by gfg02

Prince Harry: Mum Was A Good Actress

She was indeed!

[Idriel]

After reading the transcripts I did think the princes' communication skills were appalling but in all fairness, the actual videos (available on various websites and Youtube) are nowhere near as bad.
It's more a case of Will and Harry overlapping each other in their answers and a certain lack of confidence/con fort in front if the camera.

Still, William strikes me as lacking in vocabulary, particularly as English is his first language and he his a college graduate. But dumb he is not (nor is he dull, imo. Harry can barely do any wrong in my eyes so I won't comment on him.

[Duchess]

hahahahahahaha

[Laura Elizabeth]

I watched the Today show this morning and I think the interview is better than the transcript. Yes they use "like" "you know" "yeah" way too much... just like all teens and twenty-somethings do.

Harry really shines in this interview. My only complaint is that they talk to fast!

[Elspeth]

Originally Posted by Laura Elizabeth

I watched the Today show this morning and I think the interview is better than the transcript. Yes they use "like" "you know" "yeah" way too much... just like all teens and twenty-somethings do.

Harry really shines in this interview. My only complaint is that they talk to fast!

I've seen short excerpts of the interview, and as you say, the "you know"s really aren't as prominent in the interview as in the transcript. In the context of the spoken interview, they're obviously just throwaway words that you don't really notice unless you're listening for them.

[Mary1966]

For those of us who don't get up early in the morning, the Lauer interview will be re-broadcasted on Dateline NBC tonight at 10PM EDT.

[HRH Kerry]

I hope the interview can be watched online because I just moved Friday night (seven states over) and don't have cable yet.

[avrilo]

William´s Xmas messae 2037

People of England you know, I address to you as you know your King you know to wish you all you know a Merry Xmas you know. That peace and love fill you know your homes in this time when you know we remind the birth of you know our Lord you know Jesus Christ or whatever

NBC Preview:

YouTube - NBC: William and Harry Preview

[pollyemma]

I watched the interview on the today show this morning. I dont think i'll be getting up early to watch the second half tomorrow.

most of what was said had already been released in the excerpts or had been said in the interview they did a few months ago to anounce the concert.

i had been very much looking forward to this interview and i was a bit disappointed. the things the princes were said were pretty uninteresting and kind of bland. not bad or stupid but just a bit boring.

[Sister Morphine]

I guess I'm in the minority of people who are actually looking forward to seeing this. I haven't seen any excerpts or anything, just a quick promo on NBC Sunday morning at about 1:30 in the morning. I know they won't be saying anything earth-shattering or revealing, but I'm still interested in what they have to say.

[pollyemma]

Originally Posted by Sister Morphine

know they won't be saying anything earth-shattering or revealing, but I'm still interested in what they have to say.

royalty rarely says anything earth-shattering or revealing in their interviews. but many of them manage to say the things I already know they are going to say with a bit of wisdom or wit or originality that is quite engaging and not boring.