they also served as my advocates in getting cooperation from buckingham palace. my book on diana had been fair to the royal family and particularly to charles, so the senior staff at the palace briefed the queen, and they gave me the green light. as a result, i had access to her inner circle of close friend and advisers. while the queen has disciplined herself to keep her views and emotions under wraps in public, those close to her shared with me some of her fascinating opinions and feelings, what worried her most about prince charles when his marriage to diana was falling apart, for example. what would happen if she became physically or mentally incapacitated and even some politically-sensitive opinions including one hot button issue that she discussed with an american ambassador. her friends explained the secrets of her serenity and her courage, and they sized her up sometimes in unusually perceptive ways. monty roberts, the california horse whisperer, who is one of her most unlikely friends told me that when the queen gave him good advice, she showed an incredi

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we are live at buckingham palace throne. we are live at buckingham palace today, thursday, march 8, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this thursday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. the impact from that huge solar flare is being felt on the earth now but it is not a danger to people. however, it could pose problems, especially when it comes to technology. >> that's right. it all started with a massive solar flare this week captured in these nasa images. the last time the earth was hit by one it knocked out gps services. we'll have the latest on the story. it's a rare one to tell people. how often do you tell a story like this? >> not every day here. also, what happens if you lose your smartphone? an undercover investigation tracked 50 intentionally lost. the phones included icons that included salary information and private photos. if you don't password protect your phone now, you will after you see this report. >> also later, a new jersey woman with four kids has been

buckingham palace is looking for a trained butler.ou must be hard-working, flexible, and positive. >> people might be surprised that she advertises for a butler online but she's very modern thinking. >> the salary is $24,000 a year before taxes, hardly a princely sum, but the role comes with an apartment and food provided and a butler with experience at the palace can go on to earn much more. and what an experience. on different days the queen's training butler can find themselves running messages, works as a valet, and, of course, serving tables. so i went to the hotel to find out what qualities are needed. they serve the queen here many times. hi. >> may i take you to the royal suite? >> reporter: excellent. >> follow me. >> reporter: what do you think the but fehr for the queen needs to have? >> i think discretion is the key to any role such as that, especially when you're dealing with royalty. >> reporter: it's a hard job to get. >> anybody applying for a post, they would look into their background, there would be police checks, a

this ancient place, i should gladly settle for that >> the queen spent the rest of the day at buckingham palace and join a bit of down time in what will be very busy year full of events. royal family members are helping to clean celebrate. per son prince charles and his wife are in norway starting a scandinavian tour for the queens anniversary. prince harry just returned from the caribbean where he was not at all shy, partying hard in honor of his grandmother 60 years as queen. >> today we are due in one of my favorite dishes you can enjoy it at any time, burish data depending on where it part of italy you come from. it is so simple to make a few ingredients and a few secrets. we toasted some beautiful fresh bread and we added a little bit of shredded mozzarella but we did not put it. we put it on and let the heat from the bread warm up the cheese. for the topping we have some great tomatoes cut in half, i added some salt and cement which extracts the flavor of the tomatoes. we had some red onions and scallions and mix that in and out of the basal, and then, we will put a little bit more kosher

nbc's michelle kosinski is at buckingham palace with the very latest. michelle, good morning. >> hi, natalie. he was gone for six weeks. not as prince william but as flight lieutenant william wales a rescue helicopter pilot which is a tough job. they go out in the worst conditions to save people's lives. this was also considered a controversial posting because britain went to war with argentina over the falklands in the 1980s, argentina has not accepted the outcome and considered prince william going there provocative. back home the palace has kept william's bride kate very busy with appearances. just this week she gave her first speech in which she said she wished william could be there. the palace says william will take a little time off and return to his usual post in wales. natalie? >> hopefully catherine gets to spend a little time with her husband. thank you so much michelle cosenny outside buckingham palace. >>> for the first time since they were born in november polar bear triplets ventured outside of their den tuesday at the moscow zoo. they en

so they wrote to buckingham palace to see if she would like to share their day and received a polite decline. it was so shocking a fellow guesting noed something over. after wishing the newlyweds well, she and prince phillip left. >> i'll never forget it. it's special getting married but -- >> i never would have forgot it anyway, but everything was such a bonus. >> reporter: no word yet on if the queen gave the couple a wedding president. perhaps gifts don't get better than this. >>> more than a year now after the tsunami in japan, a boat that was swept away was spotted off the coast of canada. about 5 million tons of debris were swept into the ocean when the earthquake and tsunami struck in march last year. . >>> when we come back tonight, a little girl and her best friend, always beside her when she needs her the most. >>> finally tonight, the story of a young girl and her best friend in the world. she follows her wherever she goes. in fact, he's a real lifesaver. >> reporter: by all accounts, mr. gibbs looks like any other golden doodle much ppuppy, lovie scrunches and some naps.

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paurl men tear januarys were summoned to buckingham palace. and no better stage or setting for the queen's address later this morning. the oldest part of the palace westminster hall. it is the setting for some of the biggest occasions sad and joyful, in the history of the united kingdom. and before long we'll be joined here by the lord speaker for the house of lords and the speaker of the house of commons. they will each present their addresses to the queen and then following that her majesty will then reply. proceedings to be watched by members of both houses of parliament, including when he arrives, the current prime minister david cameron and two of the 12 prime ministers who have served during the kweepqueen's reign. so we have the deputy primary here former deputy of the labor party. tony blair who served as prime minister for a decade. that's the speaker's wife and gordon brown who had three years at number 10 many years at number 11 as chancellor and sarah brown here too. and there's a busy man in the second row, george osbourne who tom

but you get to live at buckingham palace and other royal residences as well. >> at that's out, you wouldng anywhere near london. >> much more in the next hour. >> coming up, an update to breaking news we have been falling all morning. a police chase ended with a fiery crash killing two people. we will have another report from the scene? . >> and lisa baden will help you get around that and the rest of the morning commute on this friday. and the pretty cherry blossoms. >> straight ahead, a police pursuit ends in a fiery crash shutting down a major montgomery county intersection. a live report, coming up. >> and a soldier accused of a shooting spree in afghanistan is expected to be formally charged. >> and out rates over the death of that florida

charlie d'agata is outside buckingham palace. >> good morning, gayle.ether to do lunch or gather for a spot of tea on a regular basis. there normally aren't this many cameras involved. today marked a turning point in their professional relationship. it's short of a royal flush. but close to three of a kind. the queen and a pair of future queens shall prince charles' wife camilla and katherine, the duchess of cam bridge on a rare joint appearance today. it's the first time katherine accompanied the queen at an official engagement without her husband william by her side. the prince is busy at his day job. he's currently on a tour of duty as a search and rescue pilot in the falk land islands off the coast of argentina. katherine has been flying solo since he left one month ago comfortably stepping into the spotlight to continue her royal duties. but the queen rarely shares the stage, which makes today's appearance something special. it's seen as a royal seal of approval that the queen is comfortable with katherine taking on a bigger role in representing th

when i lived at buckingham palace my room looked straight down the mile.nd efficient and you've got to love corgies. by the way, the man who plays him is constantly being mistaken for me. martha: i can see that. >> i'm used to be downstairs, though. martha: yes, you are. paul, thank you so much. good to see you as always. bill: and make your bed. martha: you've got to make your bed. bill: i mean, come on, right? martha: it's not a bad place to live, though, you could survive on that money if you had such a nice house. bill: a nice view. we are learning more about the selfconfessed matter tere mind of the attacks of 9/11. khalid shaikh mohammed. new details about the world-wideman hunt that led to his capture. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> ♪ going to the chapel, and we're. >> ♪ >> ♪ gonna get married. >> ♪ >> ♪ bill: nice version. shotgun weddings, a las vegas business offering couples a chance to get hitched by turning a gun store into a chapel. >> i walked in my boss' office about a year ago and i had this great idea, i said let's do weddings, we can do everything from lo

charlie is outside buckingham palace. >> reporter: good morning to you, gayle.n tea on a regular basis, there aren't many cameras involved. today marks a turning point in their professional relationship. the queen and a pair of future queens, prince charles' wife camilla and catherine duchess of cambridge on a joint appearance. the prince is busy at his day job, he's currently on a tour of duty as a search and rescue pilot off the coast of argentina at the falklands. catherine has been flying solo comfortably stepping into the spotlight to continue her royal duties. but the queen ral rarely share the stage, which makes today's appearance something special. a royal seal of approval the queen is comfortable with catherine taking on a bigger role. catherine joined the queen and camilla at the luxury department store, for the royal family, it's like their corner shop, part of the queen's ongoing jubilee celebrations. the store will send tea and biscuits to troops serving in afghanistan who won't be able to celebrate back home. catherine joined the queen and her husb

. >> i think really buckingham palace will be pleased with how well he's gone down here. >> reporter: while harry's sister-in-law kate, the duchess of cambridge, might be known as the style icon, for some reason his suede shoes have become all the rage. >> suede dancing shoes. that was kerry sanders reporting. it's 9:05. back to al for a check of the weather. >> first of all, for today we have a lot of warmth to talk about from chicago to the northeast all the way down to the south. temperatures 10 to 25 degrees above normal. looking at a high of 57 in both albany and cleveland. 70 in st. louis. 78 in wichita falls. the jet stream has been up to the north almost all winter. so it's been a la nina weather pattern keeping things warm and a lack of snow. land temperatures warm up. so we are talking about december 2011 to february 2012, that's the meteorological winter. it looks like it will be the warmest on record. we'll have official word of that later today or tomorrow morning. >> good morning. high pressure on the east coast. we expect mostly sunny skies. nice and mild this afternoon

so they sent a letter to buckingham palace and sure enough -- >> she showed up. >> she showed up. >>re the doubles right? who hired the people to dress up like the queen of england. hilarious. >> they said it was probably the best wedding gift. >> this is in kuwait. very unfortunate woman. a sports woman wins a gold medal and the wrong anthem plays. >> not only was it the wrong anthem but an obscene version that played during the movie borat? she is a national. and she won the gold medal in the 75 target event at the tenth arab shooting event. as she is standing there in her moment of glory with all of these competitors of hers standing around, and what happens is they play -- the part that they actually -- i want to -- if we can play the part. it is in english, okay? it is played to the music of the anthem. ♪ >> did anyone notice at the time? >> they did. the event organizationers apologized for -- they called it due to a downloading error and later they redid the ceremonies with the correct national anthem. if we have that, we can play that, too, if we have time. >> listen, i hate

michelle kosinski outside buckingham palace, thanks. >> the numbers stopped being counted at 50 million. so many people viewed the short film online. now we are on the ground in uganda to see first hand what's igniting the controversy. for now, back to you. >> thank you, brian. now for a quick round-up of what has you talking online. the internet phenomenon that's kony 2012 has no signs of letting up. today invisible children has a new video after critics raised questions about its mission, finances and one of the founders with military weapons. jason russell addressed questions during an appearance last week on this program. a mysterious uh white flash has people headed to youtube to check out this video from a fox news affiliate. the strange light ace peered during a predawn traffic report. there were no reports of lightning or explosions in the area. long-time basketball fan president obama is using his campaign website to capitalize on march madness. it features his version of the ncaa college tournament pool. anyone who enters the

. >> queen spent the rest of the day here at buckingham palace enjoying down time and what will be asy year full of jubilee events. royal family members are helping the queen celebrate. her son, prince charles, and his wife, are in norway, starting a scandinavian tour for the queen's anniversary. prince harry just returned from the caribbean where he wasn't at all shy, partying hard in honor of his grandmother's 60 years as queen. tina, cbs news, london. >>> and the queen says she is looking forward to the big anniversary celebration. millions of people are expected to show up to hold street parties all across the country. >>> this is 9news now. >> nearly two years have passed since shots rang out in a drive by shooting along south capital street killing four young people. a fifth victim had been shot earlier because been accused of stealing jewelry. tonight, from that violence coming sweeping mental health and reforms. to help identify and treat use before they get into serious trouble like that. bruce johnson has the story. >> a group of young people gather on the steps of an apart

. >> reporter: the queen spent the rest of the day here at buckingham palace, enjoying a bit of downl be a very busy year, full of jubilee events. >> reporter: royal family members are helping the queen celebrate. her son, prince charles, and his wife camilla, are in norway, starting a scandinavian tour for the queen's anniversary. prince harry just returned from the caribbean, where he wasn't at all shy, partying hard in honor of his grandmother's 60th year as queen. in london, tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> the queen says she is looking forward to the big anniversary celebrations planned for june in london. millions are expected to hold street parties across britain. >> i think we need to get prince harry in fells point for a weekend. >> that might be dangerous. never be the same. >>> scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> if you can imagine battling cancer and finding out that how did a useless counterfeit end up in u.s. clinics? an investigation tonight on the cbs evening news. >> thanks, scott. here's a look at tonight's closing

during these trips i was able to see the buckingham palace machinery on the road. to get to know the senior official and to get a feel for the atmosphere around the queen and the way her household has changed from the early days when it was run entirely by aristocratic men, as i stood in the lobby of her hotel in trinidad, her master of the household pointed towards a -- one of whom was a woman all dressed in navy blue suits. see sam over there he said, he has a master's degree in paleontology. it was a far cry from the stereotype of doubt and. >> coming up next, after words presents after words an hour-long program where we invite guest host, to interview others. this week, craig timberg and his first book, "tinderbox" how the west sparked the aids epidemic and how the world can finally overcome it. in it, the former washington johannesburg bureau chief promotes a theory that western colonial power unwittingly sponsor the hm adamic and african the present day attempt by western governments to stem the outbreak are ineffective because they don't incorporate homegro

we're live at buckingham palace with that and many more stories on a thursday morning. we've got a thursday whip to get you ready for spring. that's how we get started today. >> we're ready for spring. thanks so much. we'll see you soon. >> okay. bye-bye. >>> much more to come on this broadcast. we'll tell you about a local man who's a first-timer on the list of billionaires. >> plus, something's fishy on metro. the suspected source of a nasty smell. >>> single and loving it, why women in washington are perfectly happy looking for love. >>> 6:37. 55 degrees out there. you might want to grab deep i ♪ all the single ladies all the single ladies ♪ >>> the happiest single ladies are right here in d.c. according to "glamour" magazine, 87% are happy with their single lives. new men keep coming into town. almost half the single women believe either party could pay for the date depending on the situation. more than half say a messy or unclean appearance is a deal breaker. take note. according to the study, the worst city to be single in, boston. >> now what situation would make

we're live at buckingham palace. >>> and the emmy-winnie cast of "mad men" will be live as the show gets set to return after a 17-month hiatus. that should be fun to talk to them. a lot more as we get started on a monday on "today." back to you. >> we'll be there. thank you very much. >> all right. thanks. see you soon. >> okay. see you. >>> ahead, the new starbucks store that doesn't sell coffee. >>> a close call. the father who jumped into action when a car went outer of control. >>> padas are helping to mike -- pandas are helping to make the most expensive tea in the world. teamaker are using panda droppings to make an organic green tea blend. that's right, panda droppings. look, you have to wear a uniform to make it, too. apparently panda droppings have high nutritional value since pandas eats bamboo. couldn't you just eat the ballpark do instead? you can buy the tea on line for $180 an ounce. that's $13 a teabag. wow. the money will support environmental projects. >> got to be an easier way. >> there's got to be an easier way. a lot of foods, try spinach. greens, rabb berries -- >>

nbc's michelle kosinski is in buckingham palace with more on this story.n't seen any photos yet of william with kate. which is great for them now that they finally have some time together believed to be at their cottage at kensington palace. we did, though, get an early glimpse of kate's parenting skills with her new puppy. while william was away, kate could play. in the park behind kensington palace, with a cute little cocker spaniel puppy. kate appeared to be instructing her fluffy friend. he, as puppies are, seemed to be thoroughly preoccupied with a lovely piece of garbage. an empty bag of chips. no indication that kate had eaten them. but what a whirlwind six weeks she's had. while her husband was on helicopter duty 8,000 miles away. for kate it was appearance after appearance. letting the public see her personality and humor shine on her own. getting rave reviews. with natural poise. her very personal approach to charity. and, of course, her style. sect the bar for elegance, whether she was accepting valentine's, getting to know her grandmother in la

buckingham palace is hiring a trainee butler. the help wanted ad is the official, on the official website of the british monarchy. the hours are long. 45 hours a week. but more may be required. the salary isn't that great, either. $23,000 a year. the ad also says the butler must possess a friendly, polite and approachable disposition. with the ability to maintain confidentiality. closing date for applications is april 8th. >>> our time now, 19 minutes after 11:00. still ahead, we meet the youngest piano player to headline at the strathmore, we talk to this piano prodigy, coming up. >>> but first, a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. i was shocked to find out how many couples don't sleep in the same bedroom. but in the sleep number store, we hear it all the time. yeah, nine out of ten couples disagree on the firmness they want in a mattress. i sleep on the couch. with our bed, the sleep number setting represents the firmness that you like on your half of the mattress. don't mess with my side because i'm comfortable. i can ad

during these trips, i was able to see the buckingham palace machinery on the road. to get to know the senior officials and to get a feel for the atmosphere around the queen and the way her household has changed, from the early days when it was run entirely by acristocrat tickic men. in trinidad, he master of the household pointed to a half dozen footmen, one of whom was a woman, all dressed in nave where boots. she same over the in he has amassers degree in paleontology. a far cry from -- >> you can watch this and other programs juvenile at book booktv.org. >> now daniel felony -- daniel flynn looks back when intellectuals were just as important to popular cultures as entertainers. this gist over an hour. >> good evening. my names patrick daneen and it's a great pleasure to have with is tonight daniel j. flynn, the author of an extremely provocative, interesting, and timely look, called blue collar intellectuals. it's timely, certainly given the current political climate in recent days every op-ed piece in the washington post was devoted in one way or another to com

the queen would be passing through manchester so she decided to send a wedding invitation to buckingham palacedeclined by the palace. little did the newlyweds know that the queen was planning to surprise the happy couple. >>> a candy lover's dream came to life at a fashion show in portugal over the weekend. these lovely ladies were all walking the run way wearing dresses decorated in chocolate as part of the tenth annual international chocolate festival. this year's show had a disney theme. the winning designer scored a trip to disneyland, paris. >>> a bill to ban minors from tanning beds in maryland has died in a state senate committee. the bill was sponsored by montgomery county democrat jamie raskin and would have prohibited anyone under 18 from using electronic tanning beds and would have eliminated a provision that allows minors to tan with parental permission. another version of the bill is before the house of delegates but has not yet received a vote. >>> coming up next an app that helps you spring clean your house. >> plus a college student falls out of a sixth floor window and survive

buckingham palace is hiring a trainee butler.wanted ad is on the official website of the british monarchy. the hours are long, though, 45 hours a week. but more may be required. salary isn't that great either at $23,000 a year. the ad also says the butler has to possess a friendly, polite, and approachable disposition with the ability to maintain confidentiality. >>> and when news 4 at 4:00 returns, troops step up their hunt for african war lord joseph kony. >>> and gas thieves on tape. the great lengths people are willing to go to to fill up their tanks as gas prices soar. >>> nonstop foodies is all night. >> wow! mama mia. >> mama mia. >> watch foodies on nonstop. experience what the hottest new restaurants, tastiest food trucks, and most influential chefs are dishing out. >> i think this is the easiest recipe. even i could make this at home and i bet you could, too. >> so many great places, right? >> foodies, tonight, only on nonstop. >> check us out on comcast 208, verizon 460, and cox 803 and over the air on digital 4.2. nev

we're going to go live to buckingham palace with the latest on the story. tomorrow on "today," whitney houston's hairdresser speaks out for the first time since the singer's death. she was in the hotel room as efforts were made to try to resuscitate whitney houston. we'll talk to her exclusively tomorrow on "today." >> that's right. we begin this half hour with a mother of four accused of running a multimillion-dollar prostitution ring. nbc's stephanie gosk is in manhattan's upper east side this morning with details on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. this less than glamorous apartment building may not look like a high-end brothel catering to wealthy and powerful men but that's what the new york district attorney says it was. at the center of the alleged prostitution ring, an unlikely madam a mother of four annie mall activist from the suburbs. new york's district attorney says anna gristina made millions of dollars over 15 years. a well known madam who sold sex to a large circle of rich, influential friends. prosecutors told the court th

we're live at buckingham palace. >>> and the emmy-winning cast of "madmen" will be live in our studioat show gets set to return after a 17-month hiatus. that and more on a monday morning here on "today." back to you. >> matt, thank you very much. >>> san jose state not giving up on the idea of raising admission standards for local students. the university will hold the first of three public hearings today to discuss the changes to the 2013 school year currently qualified santa clara county students are given preference over other applicants. but in the future, that preference may not come with a guarantee. administrators say they need to be more selective because of severe overcrowding in classrooms already impacted by the loss of state funding. today's meeting is at the dr. martin luther king jr. library in san jose starting at noon. >>> well, the warriors will retire chris mullen's number 17 jersey during the game against the minnesota t wolves. he spent 13 years playing for the warriors and was a first-round draft pick down in 1995 and serves as the team's v.p. of basketball operat

well, buckingham palace declined the offer. but instead planned a little surprise visit on the down low. the queen and the prince met the couple right after their wedding in manchester, england. word is the queen brought down the house during the electric slide -- i made that up. they actually just congratulated the two on their wedding. >> that's pretty good, john. >>> 5:20 right now. in colorado, a popular easter egg hunt for kids is being canceled this year because parents are too aggressive. event organizers in colorado springs say parents jumped over rope barriers, swarmed into the tiny park determined their kids get the eggs. some say the so-called helicopter parents are to blame for hovering over their children. it's outgrown the original intent of being a neighborhood event. last year it attracted hundreds of parents and kids. get out there and get those eggs. >> brings a whole new meaning. >>> coming up, cracking down on big brother. the investigation into how much access companies can get into your personal facebook p

nbc is at buckingham palace with more on the queen's tea party.or three ladies of the royal household. it's the first time the queen, kate and camilla have carried out an official engagement together. they're going to be attending a tea party and also promoting the queen's roses. [ applause ] >> an up market luxury grocery store, the venue of choice for a royal first. three generations of royals doing for british produce, what kate has done for british fashion. her majesty wanted a day out with her sons and grandsons' wives. >> the queen couldn't have been happier, frankly at buckingham palace last year for the royal wedding. seeing william happily marrying kate, a girl she likes, she respects, she sees kate as a very good influence on william. a great thing for the royal family. >> a unique bit of bonding time for the queen and her two duchesses. how different from princess diana's day, when diana thought camilla a rottweiller. as for camilla and the monarch, they're on better terms, too. past tensions pushed aid aside and kate seems to be a bond

from crashing weddings to love bird reunions, perhaps a kindled relationship, you would think buckingham palace over the weekend. from the queen crashing weddings. to newelly weds being newelly reunited. love is in the air in london. this morning, prince william is back home after six weeks training in the falklands as a search and rescue helicopter pilot. >> he's been gone for six weeks. they had a romantic reunion this week we believe. >> reporter: now back together with his bride, they're planning a ski get away to switzerland. >> i would like to say thank you. >> reporter: not to say that the duchess hasn't kept herself busy the last six weeks. and maybe another royal romantic reunion afoot. rumor has it prince harry and his on again off again girlfriend chelsy davy were looking very chummy together over the weekend. he was spotted wearing a pendant believed to have been given to him by davy. >> she clearly makes him happy. i think eb would love to see them together. never say never. >> reporter: and yes, even mer majesty was feeling the love. crashing this couple's wedding over the weekend

from crashing weddings to lovebird reunions, perhaps a kindled relationship, you would think buckingham palace over the weekend. how else do you explain the recent romantic gestures from a family known for their constraint and stoic public image. from the queen crashing weddings. to newlyweds being newly reunited. love is in the air in london. this morning, prince william is back home after six weeks training in the falklands as a search and rescue helicopter pilot. >> william has been gone for six weeks, and they had a very romantic reunion this week. >> reporter: now back together with his bride, they're planning a ski getaway to switzerland. the scene of that first photographed kiss. >> first of all, i would like to say thank you. >> reporter: not to say that the duchess hasn't kept herself busy the last six weeks. and maybe another royal romantic reunion afoot. rumor has it prince harry and his on-again off-again girlfriend, chelsy davy, were seen on friday looking very friendly, while celebrating princess eugeneny's 22th birthday. if that weren't enough, prince harry was spotted wearing a

mark phillips is outside buckingham palace to tell us all about it.er: good morning, erica. well, she has been a busy little duchess, kate has in this period which prince william, her husband, has been away as his other job as a helicopter pilot. normally as you say her job is to be seen and not heard at these events but this was a speech at a children's hospital, a charity at which she was a patron. at the beginning she did seem a little nervous. >> first of all, i would like to say thank you. thank you for accepting me at a patron. thank you also for inviting me here today. you have all made me feel so welcome. and i feel hugely honored to be here to see this wonderful center. i'm only sorry william can't be here today. he would love it here. >> reporter: you bet she would have liked william to be there. kate has usually looked very good at her public appearances. it's been a year now -- almost a year since the royal wedding. and she's taken very well to her role as a member of the royal family the public very much wants to see. she not only has to

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. >> i think really buckingham palace will be pleased with how well he's gone down here. >> reporter: while harry's sister-in-law kate, the duchess of cambridge, might be known as the style icon, for some reason his suede shoes have become all the rage. in case you would like a pair, they are called russell and bromley, cost about $180. look at matt's feet. he's wearing the blue ones now. >> they're red. they look amazing. >> everybody will be wearing these in three days. >> sweet assignment for kerry. meantime, coming up, we have a father who was seen by more than 31 million people shooting up his daughter's laptop over her comments on facebook. he's here with his daughter to talk about it for the first time. first, this is "today" on nbc. look! here she comes! ♪ she'll be comin' 'round the mountain when she comes... ♪ ♪ when she comes. ♪ it'll be spinning new chrome wheels when it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. ♪ and they'll all know that it's kevin's awesome car. ♪ bought em! ( clears throat ) sorry. when it's on your mind, i

. >> i think really buckingham palace will be pleased with how well he's gone down here. >> reporter:hile harry's sister-in-law kate, the duchess of cambridge, might be known as the style icon, for some reason his suede shoes have become all the rage. in case you would like a pair, they are called russell and bromley, cost about $180. look at matt's feet. he's wearing the blue ones now. >> they're red. they look amazing. >> everybody will be wearing these in three days. >> sweet assignment for kerry. meantime, coming up, we have a father who was seen by more than 31 million people shooting up his daughter's laptop over her comments on facebook. he's here with his daughter to talk about it for the first time. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> just ahead, nicollette sheridan's lawsuit could be falling apart. >> plus the mom who shielded her kids from a tornado and lost parts of her legs in the process. she'll join us live after your local news. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real lar