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The noteworthy American Songbook: Don Black on Van Morrison (R2) | iPlayerThe three hours in which Prince Harry shared his thoughts on the world as guest editor of Today seemed to have been conceived to convince us that our future as a go-ahead sovereign nation will properly involve his father’s Christmas message. Having final month stepped in on Remembrance Day, and here was the heir to the throne sharing his paternal wisdom with his son,and “every other family” on the shape of things to arrive. Some commentators have wondered if the Windsors might skip a generation next time around, but this fireside chat format sounded like a workable PR compromise.
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