Prince William Tells Katie Couric He’s Eager for Kids
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Katie Couric interviews Prince William for the ABC network special, "The Jubilee Queen With Katie Couric." (Credit: Mark Large)
One year after their marriage, Prince William said that he and wife, Catherine Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, are eager to have children. What he didn’t say was exactly when the world could expect to meet the next British royal heir.
“I’m just very keen to have a family and both Catherine and I, you know, are looking forward to having a family in the future,” the Duke of Cambridge, 29, said in an interview with ABC News’ Katie Couric. Asked by Couric if there was anything else he wanted to share, he answered with a laugh, “You won’t get anything out of me. Tight lipped.”
To mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her 60 years on the throne, Couric conducted several rare interviews with members of the royal family, including TRH Prince Harry, The Duke of Cambridge Prince William and The Duke of York Prince Andrew, which aired in an ABC News special called “The Jubilee Queen With Katie Couric.”
Speculation about whether Kate Middleton is pregnant has been swirling for months. Meanwhile, whenever the royal couple does have children, it appears likely their first-born will be in line for the throne regardless of gender. Last year, the heads of 16 Commonwealth countries agreed to a change in the rules of succession so that first-born children of either gender — rather than only first-born males — can take the throne. (Queen Elizabeth II was only eligible to be sovereign because her father had no male children.) The British Parliament must still amend existing law to make the succession change official.
“Put simply, if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were to have a little girl, that girl would one day be our queen,” British Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters last year.
Prince William said he thought it was strange that his family planning was the subject of headlines, but he tries not to let it bother him.
What does bother the prince, however, is the decision he has to make by the end of this year: whether to take another tour of duty with the Royal Air Force — where he is a flight lieutenant — or assume royal duties full-time.
“I’m still trying to decide,” he said. “It’s a really difficult one because I really enjoy my time in the Air Force. And I’d love to continue it. But the pressures of my other life are building. And fighting them off or balancing the two of them has proven quite difficult.”
Like his older brother, Prince Harry has followed his family’s long-standing tradition of military service. He is a captain in the British Army Air Corps and famously had a tour in Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008.
In Afghanistan, he said, he learned what it meant to fight for queen and country.
“Once you’re in the military, she means a lot more to you than just a grandmother. She is the queen. And then you suddenly, it’s like start realizing, you know, wow, this is quite a big deal. And then you get goose bumps and then the rest of it,” he said.
Prince Harry is still figuring out his personal life, he said. The 27-year-old prince shared with Couric his own desire for a family.
“I’ve longed for kids since I was very, very young. And so … I’m waiting to find the right person, someone who’s willing to take on the job,” he said.
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I just read that Romney has the required delegates for the Republican nomination….and the headline story from ABCNEWS is Prince William is keen on having kids…. great job ABC you are the tip of the spear. If it was a Democrat all mainstream media would be covering the victory speeches….etc etc… This country is doomed.
Posted by: army_vet | May 29, 2012, 9:16 pm 9:16 pm
Umm … this is listed under “Entertainment” and the subtitle is “Celebrities”. You can find the other information you seek under the appropriate heading, just like different sections of a newspaper have different information. You wouldn’t look for news about Romney under ‘Sports’, so why under ‘Entertainment’?
Posted by: Joyce | May 29, 2012, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm
We don’t care abc ‘news’.
Grow up and report the news.
Posted by: Logicsgood5 | May 29, 2012, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
Loved watching Katie Couric’s special on the Queen. Great to see the family members, including Pamela Hicks. Not sure if Katie was aware that Pamela is the daughter of Earl Mountbatten who “arranged” for the wedding of Eliz and Phillip and is also cousin to both the Queen and Phillip.
Edward VIII was not “Uncle Edward” to the Queen as Katie stated, but “Uncle David”.
Posted by: Cara | May 29, 2012, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
ABC News — I found it offensive that Katie Couric referred to Prince Harry as going on tour to thank the Queen’s “subjects.” The British people may consider themselves subjects but to use that term to refer to inhabitants of countries like Jamaica which Harry visited as part of his tour is to deny the history of these countries independence from colonialism, from being subjects. By the way, it was interesting to compare the report of ABC of Harry’s visit to Jamaica with the BBC’s report, which included an interview with the prime minister who spoke about slavery as part of the British colonization. I deplore that mainstream channels make invisible the horrors that are in the foundation of European royalty, participating in the false portrayal of ‘it’s all good.’
thandiwe
Posted by: thandiwe | May 29, 2012, 10:57 pm 10:57 pm
@Joyce…. Ah.. NO.. it is the MAIN STORY at the top of the page. What are you talking about??
Posted by: dbase1986 | May 29, 2012, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm
thandiwe, You forget, the idiotic News Media in our country still think that “we” are still subjects of the Queen.
Posted by: dbase1986 | May 29, 2012, 11:15 pm 11:15 pm
Excellent interviews but Ms Couric should know Penny Junor is disreputable and widely despised as a nasty anti-Diana shill for Charles and Camilla who makes Martin Bashir look like Cronkite. Horrible woman, don’t want to see her again. The Queen is smart enough to know who to serve up for her Jubilee: Harry and William, who are delightful. Harry in particular.
Posted by: Grandfield | May 29, 2012, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
Fantastic show please let me know how to obtain dvd of this show. Loved every minute! Katie you did a magnificent job, I am so envious of you getting to speak with William Harry and meeting the Queen All of these are life long dream of mine!
Posted by: Lauren Cortes | May 30, 2012, 12:06 am 12:06 am
Who’s idea was it to have Katie Couric do that interview about Queen Elizabeth and the Royal family? It was like watching a high school kid doing an interview. How silly to ask if Prince William’s wedding reception “got wild”. Someone with some class and dignity should have done that piece. Couric was awful..what a putz.
Posted by: Vikkif | May 30, 2012, 12:13 am 12:13 am
Great footage and nice to hear the Prince’s talk but Katie Couric doesn’t seem to possess any class or dignity. How embarrassing for ABC. I’m sure the Royals regret letting her have so much access to them and their home. Shameful.
Posted by: Chow | May 30, 2012, 1:48 am 1:48 am
Loved the footage, not happy with Katie….she did not get some facts correct and just seemed silly not professional at all. Also, at the garden party – why sleeveless with bra strap showing – again not professional or correct.
Next time ABC should get someone they can be proud of and not someone trying to act like an aging cheerleader.
Posted by: Antonia | May 30, 2012, 10:12 am 10:12 am
Robin Roberts should have had the honour of interviewing the Royal Family. I did not watch it because of Katie Couric.
Posted by: Pacini | May 30, 2012, 4:44 pm 4:44 pm
The most unprofessional interviewer on American TV. She’s pushy, pushy, pushy while trying to cover it up with girly giggles and a huge gummy grin. Notice how she was angling for an invite to the Queen’s Garden party, and was just dying to get out onto the Buckingham Palace balcony. Like if she asked/hinted at it enough times, they would finally let her out there! Hey Katie – you were told that it’s only for royals – who do you think you are? At one point, she even asked what would happened if she pushed her way out there – would they kill her? Yes, Katie, I’m sure the royals want to after the way you embarassed yourself and ABC with your tackiness, lack of decorum and lack of class. They’re probably regreting that they ever agreed to talk to you!
Also, she didn’t get a single thing from interviewing William that we didn’t already know. He’s been saying that they wanted to start a family as soon as the engagement was announced. Also, who wouldn’t miss their dead mother on their wedding day? A big yawn. Oh, and one other thing, next time you meet the Queen, try not to have your bra strap showing!
Posted by: J.W | May 30, 2012, 5:21 pm 5:21 pm
Katie Couric is a trashy, silly idiot and ANYONE who meets the Queen with her bra strap showing deserves to be thrown in the Tower. I’ll never watch a Katie Couric show again.
Posted by: AM | May 31, 2012, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
I only watched segments of the interview. I stopped watching due to Katie Couric’s lacked of control-to put it kindly. I felt she only asked questions that were allowed or that she thought would not offend -a puppet being put on a short string or maybe an unprepared reporter. The interview was good for the royals; they seemed intelligent, patience, and open while Katie seemed like a silly little girl with no self-control.
Posted by: CeeYee | June 1, 2012, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Katie Couric lacks professionalism for sure. The Royals were classy, answered her smartly and must have thought she was a joke of an interviewer. I totally agree with other comments – she was giddy, asked silly questions especially about going out on the balcony, grinned too much, had no class, wore inappropriate clothes, acted like an aging cheerleader, was an embarrassment. She also turned around to close the front door as she was greeted at the entrance. Oh, Katie. Give up interviewing PLEASE. Katie, will these comments reach you?
Posted by: R.M.M. | June 4, 2012, 8:08 pm 8:08 pm