General English Level 4 V 3
UNIT 01 The media TOPIC 03 Get the gossip
Reading READING 01 A future king
This is an article from the magazine Get the Gossip. It is about Prince William.

Wherever Prince William goes, the crowds cheer. As he strolls through the streets of St Andrews, he smiles shyly at the people who have come out to greet him. It is his first day at the famous Scottish university. He will spend the next three years here studying art history.

The cameras have loved William since he was a baby but, in recent years, journalists have not been able to photograph the young prince. After his mother, Lady Diana, died in a car crash while escaping from the paparazzi, his father, Prince Charles, got an agreement from the press. He asked them to leave his sons alone while they were still at school, and they agreed. He did this in order to protect the privacy of his two sons.

Now that Prince William has reached eighteen he is in the spotlight once again. It is rare to get an interview with him. But…. last month William agreed to an exclusive interview with the Daily Globe's Judy Pearson. Our chief reporter, Rachel Pascoe, spoke to Judy earlier this week about the interview.

shyly privacy private
exclusive charming cope with
to stroll to walk slowly and calmly
paparazzi photographers who chase celebrities to take their photo
the press newspaper and magazine journalists
to protect to look after
to be in the spotlight to be the centre of attention
a scoop a story that no other journalist has reported yet
constant attention when people watch everything a person says or does
pressure from the media when people watch and report everything a person says or does

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