Prince William starts Navy training Videos & Links
William starts his navy training - BBC News
Prince William has begun a two-month attachment with the Royal Navy by learning boat handling skills. He joined other recruits practising manoeuvres on the river Dart near Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, Devon…
Royal Navy rite of passage that left Prince William all at sea - Daily Mail
Generations of his family have served in the Royal Navy with distinction, so Prince William was no doubt anxious to impress on his big day. Unfortunately, Sub-Lieutenant Wales found his first forays on the water anything but plain sailing…
Prince William must do his duty and buy a crate of beer - Time Online
One of Prince William’s first duties as a naval lieutenant will be to buy a crate of beer for colleagues after messing up the traditional task of slipping a ship’s anchor…
June 4th, 2008 07:59
he looked hot and gorgeous yesterday. he doesnt looked too tan to me maybe he was in London the whole time after his Africa trip…what a way to break the tension and buying beer on his first day…good luck, Will…
June 4th, 2008 12:23
hey i can’t watch the video cause it says that veoh is no longer available in my country.. it’s the first time that it happens to me i used to watch veoh videos with no problem what’s wrong with it? if you can fix it i’ll be grateful.
June 4th, 2008 18:16
benign,
I still feel the Kenyan trip was a ‘no go’.
It is impossible that the several experienced investicative reporters could not get a single quote,comment or even a grainy photograph.
Either that or there has been a complete shut down on the subject similar to a ‘D’ notice and if that is so why ?
PW needed an excuse or reason not to attend Peter’s wedding and at short notice the long distance option seemed the best solution.
It may have been the Hello photographers as he didn’t want himself and KM photographed together which is strange because he and KM were well documented at his ‘Wings’ ceremony.
The absence of any confirmation of the holiday and the complete disappearance of KM since that wedding is also strange and in a way worrying.
It is also strange that there have been no sigtings reported of her sister, or her brother for that matter, so what is going on ?
Admittedly her attitude and her demeanour with Harry and Chesly at the wedding was of a happy contented person but from that day, not a word or even a rumour.
Back in the 1400’s we would probably say ‘look in the Tower’ but if so why?
The recent reports in DM and now Hello seem to be suggesting that a wedding has been put on hold. Why ?
PW too looks calm and relaxed with not a blink despite the news photographers on the quay side. So if the Hello wedding photographers spooked him why not these latest ones. Is it because KM is not with him ?
There is also the unexplained reduction in the time he is to be in the RN. Initially it was reported that he would spend up to three months at sea. Suddenly its three weeks . Why ?
Is all this an effort to shift the attention from PW&KM to just PW ? Possibly like his father PW resents the attention KM gets either alone or with him.
It will be interesting to check KM’s body language and demeanour if and when she reappears but if all the above is an attempt to promote attention for PW alone then it could fail miserably because it is KM people want to see be her Royal or not.
What is this all about?
June 4th, 2008 23:16
Hello
It isn’t very often that I see myself in agreement with the DM, in fact I immediately put myself in the position of being directly opposed to what has been said.
Amanda Platell’s article in the DM today has in fact summarised the feelings of the greater part of the population. I do not mean the population of our bloggs and commentaries but the wider population in general.
The whole idea of PW making limited appearances in a variety of uniforms is part of the grand plan to let PW regain the popularity he had a year or so ago.
Apart from our giggling and hopeful ladies it has failed and certain people out there know it has failed.
Pilots wings in 4/5 weeks ? Many real pilots have had their say on that .
Getting to know services prior to becoming C in C ? Ask for real comments from regular soldiers, sailors and airmen and see how the answers conflict with the various PR reports of the services.
PW gained his original reputation by being a male replica of Diana but lost it when he tried to become action man in a few weeks.
He’s really lost it even in comparison with his younger brother and will lose even more when he leaves fairy story service life and has to cope in real life with a possible hostile majority.
He need to get back to the real world, throw away his childish hatred of press and photographers. Milk them, work with them,use them. His mother knew how to do that and the sooner he learns to give them a little so he will regain their respect and they will get him his so desired popularity and back into the hearts of the populace
June 5th, 2008 01:02
Ked,
did you used to post under a different ’screen’ name?
June 5th, 2008 01:17
Amanda Platell is being completely trashing Willim and Catherine in her dumb artical. She really needs to stop that.
http://tinyurl.com/5s4s5u
June 5th, 2008 03:19
Rman,
Unfortunately most of what Amanda Platell has said in her article is tue.
Paragraph by paragraph it is hard to find fault. This is not an article written to inflame or produce a reaction I do think she has been realistic in putting down exactly what has happened.
Some of her descriptions of PW are lurid I agree but even then she is basically correct. What he had done, what he has done and what he is now doing is basically correct and it is hard to find fault.
At times she has fallen into typical DM vernacular but that is probably editorial imput to suit the party (that is DM) line at present.
Her reference to PW being lead by Palace flunkies and suits in an attempt to renew his popularity is true and can be traced back to the now infamous break up in spring 2007 and the declared CH intention to get PW’s popularity back.
Remember the Palace and CH are in for the long haul . His popularity and therefore the popularity of the Monarchy is well planned because remember a few years ago PW was being touted as the saviour of the Monarchy and the regurgitation of the Windsor house.
Therefore dont say article is dumb . It was well thought out but possibly or typically spoilt by some crude editing.
June 5th, 2008 04:57
Hi Micaela,
Unfortunately I can’t control which countries are blocked by Veoh. Sorry!
Here is a link to another video about Prince William starting navy training;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZJ9dP3Nwcc&feature=related
Steven
June 5th, 2008 07:33
Platell is the same journalist who bashed Beatrice, and I ask what has she done (has she participated in charity) for the British soldiers/army, hospitals ? Why didn’t she mention the charities PW/PH have done for it, i.e. City Salute. If she can write like that, she can well participate.
June 5th, 2008 07:43
Hei, this video doesn’t working??? why everybody can see this video except me & micaela???? help us!
June 5th, 2008 08:28
There are pictures of Harry in Wales today here:
http://www.isifa.com/result_ed.php?search_id=1184167
He’s so adorable holding that baby! On the second page there are two pivctures of him holding up Hello magazine with Will on the cover. I wonder what he said.
June 5th, 2008 09:54
Thanks Trixie, Lovely.
June 5th, 2008 09:59
I am happy for William he is getting a lot of training for the Royal navy and he is in a ship.
June 5th, 2008 10:23
Trixie, quote from the DM
“Harry also joked with a couple of nurses who were carrying a glossy magazine with a picture of his brother, William, on the front posing in his naval uniform. ‘Yeah. we have really been ribbing him about that at home,’ he laughed.”
June 5th, 2008 10:40
thank BRW for the video
June 5th, 2008 12:09
New Idea Magazine is breaking the story that William & Kate is engaged. This is the same newsroom that released the information that Harry was in Afganistan and they later apologized to Harry and troops for releasing sercret information.
http://tinyurl.com/5jqvor
June 5th, 2008 12:25
Harry looks wonderful, he has such a warmth with people. He reminds me so much of his mother on Royal outings. Very sweet.
June 5th, 2008 12:45
Steven, Will or whomever,
Your advertisers are probably under the misconception that your website is legitimate.
How are Zara and Mike?
June 5th, 2008 14:05
Regardless of who posts here, and what their connections may or may not be, this site is still completely legitimate. If some of the people that post here are married to each other, best friend’s with the Queen, or from another country with no concept of what it is like to live with a Monarchy, then what does it matter? We’re just trying to have some fun, and the only thing that could change that is somebody that is trying to create an uncomfortable situation, for all readers, in the posting section. We understand that you are unhappy with us posters on this site, and you are entitled to that opinion, but perhaps it would be beneficial for you to find a site that is, in your opinion, better.
June 5th, 2008 14:13
OK Steven, Will or whomever.
Can you name any sites that don’t hire people to do their posts and then hide that information even when asked?
Fun - personal attacks on posters.?
June 5th, 2008 14:14
Yes, I really enjoy this site even though I don’t always agree with some comments. Ali, comment to Me and Myself was so out of hand and I tried to laugh it off but that didn’t work. Ali, I never want to read anything like that again, do I make myself clear?
June 5th, 2008 14:21
Thank you for the quote, Me. It doesn’t make much sense to me though. Why were they making fun of Will because of that cover? What’s funny about him entering the navy?
Rman I’m not sure how serious to take New Idea. They did break the Harry story but only after an online block had posted it. They basically took it from there and not through their own sources, IMO. Also this completely contradicts what Hello writes in its current issue namely that an engagement isn’t imminent and that noone knows when it will happen and that it can even take a couple of more years…
I guess that just means - once more- that the press doesn’t have a clue what’s going on behind the palace walls and is just speculating like all of us do.
I very much doubt we’ll hear of an engagement in some gossip mag first we’ll surely get the news through an official palace announcement including a very lovely cute interview of the happy couple. At least that’s what I picture it to be like.
June 5th, 2008 14:26
No Rman - Deception is never clear.
June 5th, 2008 14:30
I don’t take it serious, I just wanted to let you guys know what they are printing. I have always thought that William & Kate will make that announcement when everybody will least expect it. They want it to be a surprise not something that the papers is reporting that it’s imminent. Once they do that, site’s like this will blow up with joy. Did you guys see Harry hold up a magazine with William in his uniform and Kate on the side? He really seem to be proud of his brother and he should be.
June 5th, 2008 14:41
Ali, you just officially made yourself look like a fool and you should be band from this site. Know I know we should not call each other names on here but I’m saying that you are a fool and I did not bite my tongue.
June 5th, 2008 14:44
no news tends to bring out bity remarks,as long as we are all stating our pov,we should try and remain tolerent
June 5th, 2008 14:49
True Jenny and I’m trying.
June 5th, 2008 14:52
More news on Harry. He also held a speech at a Wales-Lesotho conference.
http://itn.co.uk/news/c67d4c59bbedc5943be77690c11c8167.html
June 5th, 2008 15:03
wow harry is really steping up
June 5th, 2008 15:11
Yes Jenny he is. Here’s a link to hear alittle of his speech.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7438978.stm
June 5th, 2008 15:13
Yes Jenny he is and here’s a link to see alittle of his speech.
http://tinyurl.com/53ar2l
June 5th, 2008 18:22
Maybe Kate will be this saturday at the http://boodlesboxingball.co.uk/2008/
Charity organized by James Amos, Charlie Gilkes, Hugh Van Cutsem and Jez Lawson. Kate went last year, so perhaps she might go this Saturday May 7th.
June 5th, 2008 18:28
I still think Will already asked Kate to marry him (privately and informally). Call me crazy!! Then again, I guess we all are a tad crazy.
June 5th, 2008 19:26
That’s what I’m thinking Maddie but I think William is holding it as a suprise for later. I feel William & Harry have these engagements in the bag. They will release them when they feel like it. In the meantime, we will just have to deal with the media stories.
June 5th, 2008 19:34
Agreed Rman. I think even the naysayers hate to admit it to themselves it is inevitable.
June 5th, 2008 21:50
Guys Reporter Neil Sean from Fox News is stating that Kate Middleton does officially want to be called Catherine and she is getting a royal makeover. The Royal Household is trying to spruce up her image. So she is officially being groomed as Princess In Waiting. They are also say that she may become Princess Catherine of Wales or Princess William of Wales. This is official inside information.
June 5th, 2008 22:11
Hello
Where do they say KM is living then
June 5th, 2008 22:13
Hello,
William is involved with several charities like the Royal Marsden. Why doesnt he get KM to help him there as that is something she could do
June 6th, 2008 04:02
I think ali has outdone herself with the conspiracy theories.
Just for the record there is currently only one owner/moderator of this blog, myself. I have never pretended to be anyone else! Who has the time to be two people? I have enough trouble just being myself
Steven
June 6th, 2008 05:05
do you have any other links? about what you have said claud?
June 6th, 2008 05:33
Hi bluefire,
I think this is the video Claudius is referring to;
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8152062&ch=4226714&src=news
June 6th, 2008 06:22
Hello,
There seems to be many comments about conspiracy theories over the past days.
I seem to be missing out so can someone please fill me in.
What have I missed ?
June 6th, 2008 08:09
Ked you’d have to read the 152 comments that are under the title Prince William goes to Navy.
June 6th, 2008 08:12
title: Prince William starts Navy attachment”, (150 comments) its already closed for further comments, but you can read it (the last 50 comments) may enlighten what you missed Ked.
June 6th, 2008 09:01
Yes that is the one BRW. I would not tell you guys that if I wasn’t sure about it. It really is good news. Nothing totally official but it’s getting there.
June 6th, 2008 09:18
Me,
Thank you for the directions.
Interesting comments !
I did read that GiGi was imported from Stringfellow together with three others without he knowledge of the official organisers.
It was said that Peter,Mike and others left before ‘that party started’
Any offers to go to Stringfellow to conduct ‘interview?’
June 6th, 2008 09:20
Wow, I was wondering what happened to the site. I also found a new artical. If the Queen wants to Kate to get a job, she don’t think her current job with the family business isn’t anything but may want her to get into a job that make the public understand that she’s not just sitting and waiting for an engagement.
http://tinyurl.com/6af9cg
June 6th, 2008 10:08
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23824201-5008620,00.html
A new article about Kate.
June 7th, 2008 02:16
is this a speculation or not?
June 7th, 2008 02:18
Steven, thanks for the links.
June 7th, 2008 11:07
Well I don’t think she is just sitting around and waiting for him but doing what she wants to do. She’s involved with her family business. But people are getting the impression that the queen don’t like her and think she is doing nothing but waiting for William and that’s not true. Her Majesty has met her many times including the recent wedding and the girl was sitting with the royal family. She is just telling her to do something that will let the public know that she is working because the public don’t see her going to work anymore so they think she is doing nothing. They need to see her doing something.
June 7th, 2008 11:11
I think it’s right to say that the public don’t want to hear that she is involved with the family business, they want to see it for themselves. If not they will continue to dub her “waity Katie” which is the dumbest name to call anybody.
June 7th, 2008 11:35
I have a feeling that years from now, it will come out that William guided Kate through all of this. I’m sure they’ve has conversations about her work ethic public perception, and that he’s told her to not get a job, etc. I think their error is in not seeiing that she could have atleast devoted herself to one special charity…one she has a passion for. Atleast I would hope she would be capable of having a passion for something other than William. That would transition nicely into her royal role and would have done huge volumes in helping with her public image.
June 7th, 2008 12:06
Hello all,
Just been reading recent comments and thinking about standards, even double standards.
The grandson goes to see his grandmother to tell her about the girl he thinks he’s going to marry. They’re not engaged but have been going out a couple, perhaps three years. So grandmother says good let me invite her to come on a holiday cruise with me.
So the girlfriend comes on board and enjoys her holiday with her boyfriends grandmother.
Ten month later they get engaged and after a further 9/10 months they are married. So the girlfried of 18 months ago is now the wife of the grandson. Eighteen months!!
Another grandson may or may not have told his grandmother about his loyal girlfriend of lets say four to five years but no one else knows what else he told her except 12 months ago it was reported that he he told her that although he loved his girl friend it’s wasn’t enough to marry her.
They break up . Two months or so later they are together again for whatever reason.
Perhaps he persuades his girl friend to come back as he wants to marry her. Perhaps because we don’t know.
Some twelve months later it is reported that grandmother doesn’t like the life style of girl friend but no one knows for sure if she said it.
The girl friend has been pilloried and even crucified by press and others so perhaps grandmother could make amends and invite her to some public event to show support for grandson’s girl friend of four to five years.
About eighteen months before first grandson was married she showed support for his girlfriend by publically inviting her on cruise.
So by mathematical calculation and logical reasoning it’s going to be be many, many months years) before grandson(2) and girlfriend (2) make any moves to advance relationship.
Long time isn’t it.
June 7th, 2008 12:46
And I have feeling that will happen soon. The fact that the TWO girlfiends was sitting with the grandmother and family at the grandmother grandson’s wedding tells people that she is showing support for them. The girlfriend may just be at the Order of The Garter ceremony on Monday the 16th. If not there are many more opportunties. the press is currently treating the girlfriends unfairly, tearing one girl down and building the other up and repeating this over and over again must be hard for them but they have shown us all that they can handle it and they have the private support of their boyfriends and family. The media is totally different from the days of the royal grandparents courting. But despite what the press print they smile, keep their heads up and walk with confidence and that’s all you can do. But as Rman said the public needs to see Catherine doing her job at the family business or something because if they are not seeing her working, they will continue to write non-true things about her and the that’s not good. The same goes for Chelsy. The only reason they aren’t saying anything much about her is because she’s still in school and when she gets done with that and is not seen doing anything, they tear her down too. So give Catherine time and we will see her in action soon enough.
June 7th, 2008 13:11
Hello again,
I think you misunderstand what I was trying to say.
I was commenting on the unfairness of the treatment of KM by all and sundry as against the treatment that Autumn had from HM almost two years before she became a family member.
It doen’t look at all fair for KM to be treated differently by the highest in the land to HM’s treatment of the eldest grandsons girl friend at the time.
Why is it so different to treat one with honour after such a short courtship and not to acknowledge publicly a loyal girl friend of so many years, especially after a statement attributed, rightly or wrongly,to HM ?
Some measure of support could have been forthcoming from PW also.
Look, KM hasn’t been seen for weeks and now, perhaps alone, in hiding, possibly breaking her heart, she need support and not just privately, she need public support big time to show the idiots out there that she does mean something to someone.
Protocol is one thing , humiliation is another.
June 7th, 2008 13:21
Sorry, okay I understand. I just still stand by what I said and I feel we will see more royal support soon.
June 7th, 2008 13:32
I don’t think it would be a good idea for the Royal family to start reacting to obviously ridiculous media gossip. Should the Queen go and hug Kate in public everytime a papers writes a lie? Or should William have to walk hand in hand with her in the streets of London whenever someone calls into question his love? Hell No! That’s, IMO, exactly what the press is playing at. It’s like a form of blackmail. We’ll write trash about your girl to force you to come out and “prove” your love since we haven’t seen you guys in weeks and run out of stories.
Noone came out and “defended” Chelsy either when she was basically labelled a dumb blond party bimbo. Neither did anyone warrant the degrading articles about Autumn’s family with a comment. And rightly so.
Furthermore while Peter and William may both be grandchildren of HM and insofar have the same “status” the fact that William is an heir does make a huge difference. Noone cared when the Queen was pictured with Autumn or Sophie or even when Mike joined the family in front of the Chapel at Peter and Autumn’s wedding. There was basically no speculation about possible marriages when it comes to those royal g/f b/fs. Definitely nothing alike to what Will and Kate have been facing for 3 years now. Not even Harry and Chelsy face the same sort of media interest. Can you imagine the media frenzy if Kate was pictured with the Queen? They could as well announce their engagement. That’s why I don’t expect that to happen before an official announcement. I would assume that William would want an engagement to be at least a little surprise and not an event that has already been announced weeks before in the press.
June 7th, 2008 13:41
Very true Trixie. Do anyone know if any royal is attending the Boxing Ball?
June 7th, 2008 13:48
Hello all,
So humiliation and apparent abandonment is good for he soul ! I think not.
KM has been treated abominably for over a year with no support from any source especially newspapers.
As I said earlier portocol in this particular case should go to h***.
Km does not deserve this
June 7th, 2008 13:50
She’s a confident young woman I’m sure she doesn’t take any of the c*** written seriously. She probably doesn’t even read it. Again it’ll only hurt them more if they join that game the media is playing. The best they can do is ignore it.
June 7th, 2008 13:54
Sorry for second post,
I don’t think that comments similar to ‘ it’s never been done before’ or ‘they can’t keep saying this or that each time comments are made’ is doing anything at all to comfort KM.
She needs support, gve it to her . Don’t hide behind cliches (sorry can’t find acent) let everyone know that there is support for KM at least on here.
If we do then perhaps, just perhaps someone may get a conscience and help that poor brave girl
June 7th, 2008 16:08
I do not support her ,the writing is on the wall.
June 7th, 2008 17:17
Hello jenny,
I assume that you don’t know KM or have ever met her. Correct ?
All you know about her is what you have read. Correct ?
You are female and I assume that you are in work so each day you get up and go to ofice or whatever.
You dislike the fact that KM does not have to do that regulary.
There is therefore only one reason for your hatred. Jealousy ! It can’t be that you are jealous because she has William because even if she didn’t you haven’t a chance. Correct ?
So you are jealous of her life style because you are disatisfied with your own life style.
There is no other reason that you dislike KM because you’ve never met her . You are just jealous
June 7th, 2008 20:11
she is a bad role model ,no queen of England before has ever publically mooned people,or had that many boyfriends,orcome out of bars drunk,or talked of vibrators in public,or shown the whole world her undies 2x,or had sex before marriage(even if the virgin queen did)no one new about it.she is a discrace who is lazy,and refuses to work,and she has told friends even if she marries william she will not do royal engagements,(real good princess material.she has only shown she cares for herself,and her race towards the tiara,but keep worshipping her if you like your intitled to your pov as i am to mine does not mean there is any thing wrong with me ,or that i am jealous,would actually love to see him with hollt branson,km is just a goldiggerto me,and an obvious one at that
June 7th, 2008 20:25
We should not hold our collective breaths waiting for anyone to stand up for KM. It will simply not happen. It is not protocol and for anyone inside the firm to break from that would just open up a nasty ole can of worms. I am convinced William and Kate have their agenda,they are sticking to it and are ignoring or laughing at all these fictional writings.In this case I believe Kate is subscribing to the old adage…He(she in this case) who laughs last,laughs the best! Prince William will begin his life as a fulltime royal next year and you can make bet on it that he will have his bride by his side.
June 8th, 2008 01:37
Steven,
Noted.
OK