Matt Lauer says he had no idea that Prince William was getting back with former flame Kate Middleton. “I wish I could tell you he called me,” he told TV Guide today. “I have no inside knowledge." Noting that when he asked William during their recent interview if the media had anything to do with the couple’s split, “That was the one time he put up a bit of a 'my personal life is my personal life,'” Lauer says if the reunited couple does happen to stop by his booth during July 1st's Concert for Diana in London’s Wembley Stadium, “I might ask a quick question — "Is it official that you’re back together?" — and then move on. I don’t think I’m going to go digging much on that.” Anything else? “I’m going to ask [Kate] to dance,” he jokes. — Reporting by Ileane Rudolph
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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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