Where will Prince Harry be today?
Need you ask? He’ll be over in Paris for the Rugby World Cup final between England and South Africa. Might Kate Middleton and Prince William be there too?
Prince Harry at the semi-final when England beat France
The really intriguing question though, is which team will Chelsy Davy be shouting for? She will need all her diplomatic skills not to cheer every Springbok score. That match will be as interesting as the game itself.
After debating briefly about whether to go to Paris on a Royal Anecdotes Press Pass to watch the match today, I decided against it. An autumn day in the French capital in the middle of a transport strike, cool temperatures, cool Parisians (we beat France in the semi-final), and hundreds of thousands of rugger fans, is not as enticing as it might sound at last-orders in the local pub.
We predict an England win. The team will be two points adrift with seconds of the match to go. Jonny Wilkinson will receive a pass outside the Springboks’ ten-yard line, look up at the posts and kick a perfect drop goal to take the match by one point.
How do I know this? It happens every time : in the semi-final last week, and in the previous final in Australia four years ago. It’s now an established tradition. A British version of Groundhog day.
The Queen, we hear, will watch the match on television, no doubt looking out for her grandson(s). The BBC is reporting she believes “Jonny Wilkinson will be the key to victory”. Spot on analysis, Ma’am.
Now all that remains is to Cry God for England, Prince Harry and St. George!
Advance England! I am cheering for them, too! I think is is great that Prince Harry is there and I hope that Prince William and Kate join him.
By Gigi on October 20th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Gigi, the match is being broadcast by ITV, so I don’t know if you’ll get it in the U.S. Coverage starts at 7.45pm GMT — 2.45pm ET. I’m sure one of your sports channels will have it, though.
By John on October 20th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Thanks, John! If you listen carefully, you may be able to hear me cheering from across the pond! This is very exciting!
By Gigi on October 20th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Gigi, William is in Paris tonight with Harry, but I haven’t heard if Chelsy and Kate are with them.
By John on October 20th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
I don’t think Kate will accompany William on this trip but I could be wrong. Although I’m in America, I’m cheering on England all the way.
By Claudius on October 20th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
I read somewhere William and Harry took friends to the game. Very wise of Harry to go without Chelsy since England is playing against South Africa. It would have been a no win situation for both Harry and Chelsy and too much speculation about everything.
By Marilyn on October 20th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
I just some pictures of them at the game and it appears that Kate and Chelsy is not there.
By Claudius on October 20th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Oh, well. Will they now say that William was their jinx?
By Evelyn on October 20th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
If there is anything that is true about sports competitions, it is that on any given day, any team can win. No jinx involved.
By Gigi on October 20th, 2007 at 9:48 pm
John, I’m surprised you didn’t include Prince William in your article since he was present at the game with his brother Harry!
Unfortunately England lost, but at least ‘the Wales brothers’ 
were present in Paris to share their camaraderie with the fans and the team members.
It’s nice that Prince William and Prince Harry took a ‘lads weekend’ together. They do seem to be emotionally close brothers, and it’s really heartwarming to see them enjoying themselves and sharing things together, even though their team lost.
By mapleleaf on October 21st, 2007 at 4:12 am
Well said, Mapleleaf! I am pleased both Royal Princes were supporting England together in paris.
By Gigi on October 21st, 2007 at 4:42 am
Yes, it was a very disappointing result given that England had what looked like a good try disallowed when an Australian video judge deemed it invalid. The replays I saw were very ambivalant. The try would have given England 7 points at a crucial stage of the game. Oh, well, can’t be helped.
Both William and Harry were there with some friends, but not Chelsy or Kate. They probably thought it was a long way to go for a lad’s night out.
By John on October 21st, 2007 at 10:31 am
I watched the game on ITV and the analyist thought the try that was disallowed was the correct the decision but very very close, Irish TV analyist thought that it was so so close as in mms that it should have been allowed.
England played great and they deserve huge kudos for getting to the final in the first place from being rank outsiders. They definitely had the moral victory.
After the game the camera showed Harry laughing at a text message he had received and showing it to the lads, my guess it was from Chelsy slagging him!
Just to comment on the previous article, Kate going out with friends is not a big deal and in it self means nothing and i find it hard to believe that she allowed a quote about how much she was drinking. She comments on nothing so why she should say that she is drinking heavily is beyond me.
The Kay article is just making news about nothing and as John says if they don’t get engaged soon this non news stories will continue to undermine their relationship.
By Eliza on October 21st, 2007 at 10:58 am
Eliza, there are two great pictures in the Mail HERE which show conclusively that his foot was not touching the line when he grounded the ball. It was definitely a try. I wonder if the Aussie video judge was reluctant to help the Poms?
By John on October 21st, 2007 at 11:03 am
Well I don’t know i was only repeating what i heard on TV. The Irish TV analyists also thought that the referee decisions were a little pro the Springboks, seemingly he awarded penalties to SA that in the same circumstances he didn’t to England and there was one particular penalty that England should have been awarded and it was at a critical time in the match.
To be honest I’m fairly new to to the intricacies of rugby. In fact my husband took me to the match when Ireland won the tiple crown in 2004 even though i didn’t know who Willie John McBride was, his brothers were none too impressed that he was giving up his second ticket to so undeserving a person!
Great game though and a wonderful occasion!
By Eliza on October 21st, 2007 at 11:34 am
Ah, the great Willie John McBride — also captain of the triumphant British Lions. England could have done with him last night.
By John on October 21st, 2007 at 11:46 am
The photo does seem conclusive, John. I thought the referrees appeared to be biased on the part of Sout Africa on more than a few of their calls. It sort of reminded me of the SEC refs here, who are often unfair in their calls. I am proud of the English team, however, for making it to the final and playing with such heart.
By Gigi on October 21st, 2007 at 4:59 pm
That’s true, Gigi. And while SA were given five kickable penalties, England had hardly any inside the SA half.
Still, we rugby types don’t complain. We’re far too well behaved for that — except on the field, of course.
By John on October 22nd, 2007 at 9:21 am
I must say, John, that the very civilized attitude of both English players and fans to what appeared to me to be unfairly biased refereeing is very admirable behavior. Here in America, there is a far more emotional reaction to officials who do not “call the game both ways,” i.e. in a fair and unbiased manner. The English team and their fans are an example to us all.
By Gigi on October 22nd, 2007 at 2:55 pm
In marked contrast to Engish soccer fans, Gigi, who seem to have been infiltrated by thuggish types. Most continental cities dread them coming.
By John on October 22nd, 2007 at 2:59 pm
We have that here for professional football games, John. The problem is thought to be that some fans indulge in very hard drinking before and during the games and that leads to belligerent and aggressive behavior. The situation could probably be aided by the cessation of beer sales in the stadiums, but the owners do not want to lose the profit from those sales. There is, however, a lot of private security employed at the stadiums, so if fights break out, security officers move in and drag the thugs out. I have gone to a fair number of professional football games over the years and have never actually seen a fight break out, but I know they occur. Some people seem to lose all common sense when they enter sporting events!
By Gigi on October 22nd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
The whole thing was so much more civilised than professional football. It was great to see opposing fans get on so well with each other and sportsmen not behaving like spoilt brats.
By kit on October 24th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Very true, Kit. We don’t have riots breaking out at NFL games, at least none that I know of, but if you want to see a real brou-ha-ha, go to an MLB game, especially between rival teams. Some of the behavior on the field is worse than the behavior in the stands when a call by an official is contested. Especially since ticket prices have gotten so outlandishly expensive, it seems as if people think that they paid dearly for a seat and can behave in nay manner they choose.
By Gigi on October 24th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Blah, another typo. I meant “any.”
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