Country Life confirms Prince George's kingfisher drawing for William's guest issue
Prince George's kingfisher drawing, made at home in the spring when he was 12, appears in a 300-page Country Life issue guest-edited by Prince William.
How it was covered
- Channel 5 was the only channel found covering it, concentrating on the drawing's authenticity and the guest issue's family and nature themes.
- BBC News, BBC One, BBC Two, Channel 4, GB News, ITV and Sky News: not found in tracked broadcasts.
The Full Story
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Channel 5 reported that Prince George's drawing of a kingfisher features in a special edition of Country Life magazine guest-edited by his father, Prince William. The channel said the drawing was made at home in the spring.
Country Life's managing and features editor, Paula Minchin, told Channel 5 that she could confirm the drawing was by Prince George. She said the picture was given to her earlier this year and that George enjoys drawing. Channel 5's lunchtime bulletin described him as 13, while its evening programme said he was 12 when he completed the drawing.
Minchin told the channel that Prince William was closely involved and changed images and headlines. She said the issue runs to 300 pages and took about six months to complete. She also said Country Life has published weekly since 1897 and has previously been guest-edited by the King, the Princess Royal, Queen Camilla and Sir David Beckham.
Channel 5 reported that the issue includes an interview with Catherine, Princess of Wales, who describes nature as a quiet teacher and says it helped her after her illness. Prince William discusses taking the couple's three children on walks with their two cocker spaniels, Orla and Otto. The channel said the magazine also includes an interview with Aston Villa manager Unai Emery.
Key Claims
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| A drawing by Prince George is included in a special edition of Country Life magazine. | |
| Prince George made a drawing of a kingfisher at home in the spring. | |
| The Country Life special edition was guest edited by Prince George's father, the Prince of Wales. | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
Channel 5 treated the story as a light royal human-interest item, giving it a brief mention at lunchtime before a fuller evening segment. The evening programme used an interview with Country Life's Paula Minchin to confirm the drawing was by Prince George and to widen the focus to the guest issue's nature theme, the Princess of Wales's interview and Prince William's family details.
- “It's a drawing done by none other than Prince George and features as part of a special edition of Country Life magazine, guest edited by his father, the Prince of Wales.”
- “Yes, yes, I can absolutely confirm that. The picture was given to me earlier this year, and yes, we were told that Prince George really enjoys drawing, and he completed that at home in the spring.”
- “He was absolutely fastidious in what he wanted.”
Who was on air
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- 17:43 GMT
- 17:43 GMT
Paula Minchin, Country Life's managing and features editor
5 News with Dan Walker · Wed 11 Nov
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