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Prince William on Graham Norton!

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Aveline Fri 23-Oct-26 08:40:56

Well what a surprise. The way ahead for modernising the royal family? Graham is a good interviewer and I bet William came over well. It's to do with his Earthshot prize.

fancythat Fri 23-Oct-26 08:44:19

The way ahead for modernising the royal family?

Make them more normal?
I dont think so personally.
If they dont have their mystery, how are they different to other people.
If they are not different to other people, then they are not Royal. In my opinion.

Margs Fri 23-Oct-26 08:57:11

If Graham Norton decides to call it a day then look no further for his replacement............mind you, Prince Harry would be cheesed off to see William getting the job!

GrannyGravy13 Fri 23-Oct-26 09:02:09

PW is on the show to publicise his Earth Shot Prize.

Andy Burnham is on Goggle Box tonight…

Whitewavemark2 Fri 23-Oct-26 09:04:10

……for stand up to cancer - apparently.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 23-Oct-26 09:24:25

Whitewavemark2

……for stand up to cancer - apparently.

Yes 👍

Cossy Fri 23-Oct-26 09:33:02

They are all just normal people, all of them, they are simply born into a different family to us.

In other countries Royals have been far more normal for decades.

I like it, others may not, that’s all fine thanks

fancythat Fri 23-Oct-26 09:41:56

^They are all just normal people, all of them, they are simply born into a different family to us.
^

I dont think they are.

Royal blood.
Centuries in some cases, of different ways of living.

eazybee Fri 23-Oct-26 09:58:35

The royal family has had quite an injection of ordinary blood, since the 18th and 18th centuries of marriage almost exclusively with German princes and princesses. Queen Alexandra was Danish, Queen Mary German, the Queen Mother Scottish, Diana English as is Catherine. Most of the wider royal family have married into the middle classes. Prince Philip was ostensibly Greek, the Duchess of Gloucester Danish (?), Princess Michael Austrian (?) and of course Harry's wife American. Very few from European royal houses which is good as so many were descended from Queen Victoria.

eazybee Fri 23-Oct-26 09:59:29

18th and 19th centuries....