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Royal Report

Aired May 06, 2003 - 10:45   ET

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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's move on to the royals now. Reports in a British tabloid say Prince William is thinking about a move to New York City, perhaps to study, perhaps to work. Buckingham Palace calls the report mere speculation. The prince will turn 21 next month. David Renny (ph), a correspondent for London's "Daily Telegraph," definitely not a tabloid and here to give us the scoop on the prince.
Hello, thank you for joining us.

DAVID RENNY (ph), "DAILY TELEGRAPH": Good morning, Daryn.

KAGAN: What is the deal? Is the prince coming to the U.S.?

RENNY: Well, it's a tabloid report, and sometimes these reports are pretty accurate, sometimes they turn out to be complete rubbish, but I think we can say it is only plausible he may want to come to the U.S. It's well known that his mother, Diana, loved America, particularly loved New York.

And I think there is a wider issue, it's really very, very hard being Prince William and his brother, being a young prince growing up in UK. It is their home, but the problem for them is that they are somehow public property in the UK and a lot of people feel almost a sense of ownership of them, and I think that's an enormous pressure for someone of his age.

KAGAN: And how this playing back home?

RENNY: I think the people are pretty supportive of him. He's tremendously popular, obviously sympathy, because he had a very rough time with his mother's death, but also pretty popular. People think he has his feet on the ground. There is an insatiable appetite for stories about him, and that has meant he's had a rough time at university. The paparazzi have been stalking him. Perhaps that wouldn't really change in New York, but I guess New York has a lot of celebrities, a lot of very famous and rich people; maybe he feels he can melt into the crowd there better.

KAGAN: So we hear about New York City. Would this be in place of doing military service?

RENNY: It's always an issue. There is a tradition that the children of the monarchy or the heirs go into the military, but his uncle Prince Edward slightly broke that went into the Royal Marines, and then just really hated the training and left. So I think that maybe set a precedent that next generation will be a little more relaxed.

Maybe he'll go into military service. Its supposed that his younger brother Harry is really very keen on the military and might want to join the army pretty quickly.

KAGAN: We'll be tracking that.

RENNY: And finally, Sophie, I guess would be their aunt, married to Edward, is she pregnant? That's the word we're hearing here. Have you heard anything about that?

KAGAN: I've heard that that's what people are saying are saying in London. Obviously they lost a baby very early on, a while ago, so if it's true, that's great news.

RENNY: That would be great news indeed. We will keep our fingers crossed for them. Thanks so much for joining us. David Renny giving us the latest on the royals. Appreciate your information.

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Aired May 6, 2003 - 10:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's move on to the royals now. Reports in a British tabloid say Prince William is thinking about a move to New York City, perhaps to study, perhaps to work. Buckingham Palace calls the report mere speculation. The prince will turn 21 next month. David Renny (ph), a correspondent for London's "Daily Telegraph," definitely not a tabloid and here to give us the scoop on the prince.
Hello, thank you for joining us.

DAVID RENNY (ph), "DAILY TELEGRAPH": Good morning, Daryn.

KAGAN: What is the deal? Is the prince coming to the U.S.?

RENNY: Well, it's a tabloid report, and sometimes these reports are pretty accurate, sometimes they turn out to be complete rubbish, but I think we can say it is only plausible he may want to come to the U.S. It's well known that his mother, Diana, loved America, particularly loved New York.

And I think there is a wider issue, it's really very, very hard being Prince William and his brother, being a young prince growing up in UK. It is their home, but the problem for them is that they are somehow public property in the UK and a lot of people feel almost a sense of ownership of them, and I think that's an enormous pressure for someone of his age.

KAGAN: And how this playing back home?

RENNY: I think the people are pretty supportive of him. He's tremendously popular, obviously sympathy, because he had a very rough time with his mother's death, but also pretty popular. People think he has his feet on the ground. There is an insatiable appetite for stories about him, and that has meant he's had a rough time at university. The paparazzi have been stalking him. Perhaps that wouldn't really change in New York, but I guess New York has a lot of celebrities, a lot of very famous and rich people; maybe he feels he can melt into the crowd there better.

KAGAN: So we hear about New York City. Would this be in place of doing military service?

RENNY: It's always an issue. There is a tradition that the children of the monarchy or the heirs go into the military, but his uncle Prince Edward slightly broke that went into the Royal Marines, and then just really hated the training and left. So I think that maybe set a precedent that next generation will be a little more relaxed.

Maybe he'll go into military service. Its supposed that his younger brother Harry is really very keen on the military and might want to join the army pretty quickly.

KAGAN: We'll be tracking that.

RENNY: And finally, Sophie, I guess would be their aunt, married to Edward, is she pregnant? That's the word we're hearing here. Have you heard anything about that?

KAGAN: I've heard that that's what people are saying are saying in London. Obviously they lost a baby very early on, a while ago, so if it's true, that's great news.

RENNY: That would be great news indeed. We will keep our fingers crossed for them. Thanks so much for joining us. David Renny giving us the latest on the royals. Appreciate your information.

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