Prince Harry is a big Bond fan, just not for the current Bond.
The Brit, along with heir apparent big bro Prince William, made the London world premiere of Quantum of Solace a royal affair Wednesday night, but would've much rather have had someone else star in the flick than Daniel Craig.
"There's only one Bond ...
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Well, slightly uncovered. I settled into my comfy couch last night anticipating a royal masterpiece — Matt Lauer's highly-publicized interview with Princes William and Harry, just before the 10-year anniversary of their mother's still-mysterious death. While the hour was filled with brotherly love, a few jokes and a perspective never given to American television before, it was also less than what I wanted it to be. I supposed I should have expected the commercials leading up to this Dateline interview to lead me on, but I was hopeful that I'd learn more about these siblings born into the spotlight than I did. And when it was over, I thought, "That's it?"Still, there were moments that truly shed light on who they are — most of us will never even come close to speaking with them, but Mr. Lauer did open a few doors to their wrongly-depicted lifestyles.Harry, for example, said he'd be living in Africa for both humanitarian and safari-driven reasons if he weren't a public figur...
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A three-part documentary premiering tonight on PBS (check local listings) lets us do more than peek through the keyhole into Queen Elizabeth's private world. In Windsor Castle: A Royal Year, we pull up a gilded chair alongside Her Majesty at lavish parties (with such, um, notable guests as David Hasselhoff), at a wedding and at one of Prince Harry's polo matches.
But what's in it for her? Good PR and a little damage control. The 79-year-old monarch never gives interviews (nor does she in this show), but the cameras reveal her as warm and accessible. We even see her driving herself around town. And while hubby Prince Philip, 84, has a rep "for always putting his foot in
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