Our reporters hit the streets to talk to the public in our major cities across the UK about the news making the headlines this week. In this episode, we look at King Charles allegedly calling his son a 'fool', reinventing pop stars and Christmas presents for pets
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:11 Welcome to The Verdict on the Street,
00:13 the show that listens to its audience.
00:17 We're going to take some of the hottest topics
00:19 out onto the streets of Britain to ask you
00:21 what you think of them.
00:24 In a world that seems full of experts,
00:26 sometimes it's the opinions of the people on the street
00:29 that really matter.
00:30 So, great British public, it's over to you.
00:34 We send our reporters out into a number of cities across the UK,
00:38 armed only with a camera and a microphone
00:40 to ask simply, what do you think?
00:42 On this week's agenda, we're asking,
00:49 Prince Harry was allegedly branded a fool by his father.
00:52 Was the king right?
00:55 Have acts like Madonna and Oasis still got it?
00:59 And will you be buying Christmas presents for your pets
01:01 this year?
01:02 So we start with the news that a new book has claimed
01:08 that King Charles branded his son Harry
01:10 as a fool after his and Meghan's explosive Netflix documentary.
01:15 The king was far from happy following
01:16 the release of the documentary, according
01:18 to author Omid Scobie, a firm friend of the couple.
01:22 The revelation came in Mr. Scobie's latest book,
01:25 Endgame, Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's
01:27 Fight for Survival, which also claims
01:30 that there was a second royal racist who
01:32 raised concerns about Archie's skin colour
01:34 and that Meghan and Kate had not spoken in four years.
01:38 The six-episode docuseries was released in December 2022
01:42 with the couple discussing Mexit, racism,
01:45 and their new life in California in the opening episodes.
01:49 But should they have done it?
01:51 And should they have just led the quiet life
01:52 they craved in America?
01:54 Or do you think Harry's a fool?
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01:59 Do you think Harry is a fool?
02:02 Yes, definitely.
02:05 I can't believe he's done what he did,
02:08 and especially to the queen.
02:10 And she'd be turning in the grave.
02:12 I think, yeah, that's bad what he did.
02:14 Do you think Harry is a fool?
02:16 No, I don't.
02:16 I love Harry.
02:18 Really love him.
02:19 No.
02:20 I'm both just both.
02:21 I love him.
02:21 No.
02:22 I'm not going to criticise the royal family
02:24 about their personal views, because every family does
02:27 have upsets and arguments.
02:30 So I think it would be unfair, really,
02:32 to comment on the royal family on that issue, really.
02:35 Royal author Omid Scobie's new book, Endgame,
02:38 claims the future of the British monarchy
02:40 is in a fight for survival, with the controversial new book
02:43 reporting several scandalous allegations
02:45 about the royal family.
02:47 Scobie claims the Princess of Wales
02:49 ignored Meghan's cries for help and can be cold,
02:52 and alleges King Charles is still
02:54 dealing with the fallout from his inability
02:56 to convene and command his own family in the wake of Harry
02:59 and Meghan leaving their royal duties behind.
03:02 The King is even said to have called his youngest son a fool
03:05 after the airing of the couple's Netflix show.
03:07 But what do you think?
03:08 Everything that they do is just for the public eye,
03:11 and it's just boring.
03:12 It's just like, if you want to not be in the public eye,
03:15 don't be in the public eye.
03:16 Just go away.
03:16 I think they make a lot of money from the press and just
03:22 the drama of it, I think.
03:25 I think that's kind of the point, partly.
03:28 But yeah.
03:29 I'd like to think that the relationship between Prince
03:32 Charles and Prince Harry is not damaged forever,
03:34 because family is so important, and that's
03:37 all we have in life, family and friends and a bit of love.
03:40 So I really hope they will mend it.
03:43 However, I think Harry was unwise,
03:46 and nobody really likes to know all the dirt.
03:51 And I do think perhaps some of it
03:53 was a bit exaggerated from his point of view.
03:55 I don't know that he's a fool.
03:59 I just don't understand the way he is with his family.
04:04 I'm sure if they'd both stayed here,
04:06 there's a lot they could have done, a lot of causes
04:08 that they could have done between him and Meghan,
04:10 because they were quite popular.
04:11 And I think there's a lot of things that they could have
04:13 helped the country with.
04:15 The King's the fool for even thinking about that.
04:19 Because when the Queen was still alive,
04:23 she never did nothing to the princes.
04:26 Because he's in charge now, he can say what he wants
04:30 and do what he wants.
04:31 Well, I always found him pretty good, Harry.
04:34 Now with her, I'm not sure.
04:37 But for the royal family in general,
04:39 I mean, they've always been the people that most British people
04:44 look up to, you know.
04:45 So I think Harry has been very unwise is a good way
04:49 to put it, yeah.
04:50 He's done some very foolish things.
04:53 I mean, hopefully the family can be forgiven.
04:58 The Pimbers.
04:59 Next, some of the older bands from the 80s
05:07 are making comebacks and embarking on brand new tours.
05:10 65-years-young Madonna kicked off her celebration tour
05:13 in October, declaring, "It's good to have me back, right?"
05:17 And Liam Gallagher has announced a 30th anniversary
05:20 Definitely Maybe tour, even though it's not the Oasis
05:23 reunion fans might have hoped for.
05:25 But the question is, have they still got it?
05:27 Do artists like Madonna and Oasis still have it?
05:33 Would you go and see them if they did comeback tours?
05:36 Yes, I would.
05:37 Yes, definitely would.
05:39 Yes.
05:39 Is there like a particular artist
05:41 that you would love to see kind of come back and do a tour?
05:45 No, no, no, there isn't.
05:46 But once the stadium's built in Bristol,
05:49 it'd be easier to see some of the bigger bands.
05:51 I would certainly go and see Madonna,
05:53 just out of curiosity.
05:55 I was a big fan of her earlier work,
05:57 not so much her recent work.
05:58 Oasis, a load of her passion.
06:02 Never a fan.
06:04 They were out at a time when it was a kind of lad rock,
06:07 and that was kind of the antithesis of everything
06:10 that I liked at the time.
06:11 So no, not even if we were giving tickets away for Oasis
06:14 would I go and see them.
06:15 Well, if Mick Jagger can do it at his age,
06:19 then surely she can as well.
06:22 I think for someone like her who's
06:27 been doing it for as long as she has,
06:29 that passion and that desire to perform,
06:33 I don't think it ever goes away, no matter how old you are.
06:36 There's loads of greats, Bob Dylan, Keith Richards, Mick
06:40 Jagger, they're all-- they can do it.
06:43 I have a feeling that they might die on the stage.
06:46 They're going to do it forever.
06:47 I love Oasis.
06:48 I'd definitely see them any time of the day.
06:51 Madonna, I've never been a big fan,
06:52 but I was watching her on the news this morning.
06:54 She's like 65 or something.
06:55 If she's still got it, let her do it.
06:58 But I like Spice Girls.
06:59 I'm from the '90s, so I like Spice Girls, Busted,
07:01 stuff like that.
07:02 They all need to come back, all the '90s stuff.
07:05 Well, some have, and some haven't,
07:07 which I think they should retire,
07:09 because I'm hating myself.
07:10 And I think when I say, oh, goodness me,
07:13 the outfits, but really, they are doing well.
07:16 I did watch Elton John at Glastonbury,
07:19 and I keep watching the last 10 minutes when he sang "Rocketman."
07:24 It's on BBC iPlayer.
07:26 I just cannot stop watching it every night.
07:28 I mean, he is a legend, and it's one
07:31 of the most beautiful moments I've ever seen in my life.
07:34 Actually, when I was a kid, I went to see Madonna,
07:37 because we share a birthday.
07:38 And I remember being really tired.
07:41 And I pretty much stayed for the first two songs,
07:44 then we decided to leave.
07:45 But as of that, I don't really know any old,
07:48 too many of the older early 2000s artists, unless it's R&B.
07:53 She's probably done everything already.
07:55 She should be happily retiring and taking it easy.
07:59 But look, she keeps going.
08:00 So I think it's uplifting.
08:02 It's energizing.
08:03 And I think it's cool.
08:05 So I would 100%--
08:07 for example, Lady Gaga.
08:09 She's one of my favorites.
08:11 I always listen to her.
08:13 I would 100% go to one of her concerts.
08:16 Do you know what?
08:17 I'm going to really show my age here and say 10 CC.
08:20 I loved 10 CC, all that era, Genesis, and Yes,
08:25 and that type of thing.
08:26 But yeah, anyone from back there to remind me of my misspent
08:32 youth.
08:33 [LAUGHS]
08:36 Now, our pets are part of the family, right?
08:39 But according to a new survey, one in five Brits
08:42 are set to spend more on their pets
08:43 this Christmas than their partners or children.
08:46 Are you?
08:46 What do you think about pets getting Christmas presents
08:53 or advent calendars?
08:55 We get our more, see a little something.
08:57 But it's usually just a little treat.
08:59 It's not an overboard.
09:00 No one spends thousands on it or not.
09:03 Little five pound token.
09:04 [LAUGHS]
09:05 Token of your appreciation.
09:06 Yeah.
09:07 Not me.
09:09 Actually, but when my daughter lived with it
09:11 quite a long time ago, nearly 20 years ago or so,
09:14 we had two cats.
09:15 And at Christmas, she bought them some cat treats.
09:19 Pet?
09:21 No.
09:22 I don't agree with all that.
09:24 But then again, I don't have a pet, so I wouldn't know.
09:26 Some people, it's a member of the family.
09:30 So I can't really have an opinion on that.
09:32 What other people do is entirely up to themselves.
09:35 But me personally, I wouldn't have pet presents even
09:39 if I had a pet.
09:41 There are around 17 million households in the UK with pets
09:44 since the pet baby boom we experienced during the pandemic
09:47 helped to boost the number.
09:49 And it seems despite the cost of living crisis,
09:51 we're not being put off spending on our furry friends,
09:54 especially over the festive period.
09:57 According to a study from Pets at Home, a quarter of owners
10:00 will be spending just as much on the animal
10:02 members of their household as their human counterparts.
10:07 Yes, they're part of people's family.
10:08 Yeah.
10:09 Yeah.
10:09 Ours have Christmas jumpers, and we'll be getting a stocking,
10:12 albeit full of sweets and biscuits,
10:14 but they will be getting presents.
10:16 Yeah.
10:16 I mean, it's a bit OTT, but yeah, I think it's--
10:18 They only think it's another day,
10:20 but they get lots of sweets that day.
10:21 And why not, yeah.
10:22 Just like a child.
10:23 It's another day, you get lots of sweets
10:25 till they realise it's Christmas and Santa's coming.
10:27 I think it's the feel good factor.
10:29 Because you're giving something, even though it's
10:31 to a creature who doesn't understand.
10:34 Yeah, but they do understand love and affection, don't they?
10:37 Exactly.
10:38 And I think you just feel better that you've
10:40 included your pet because it's part of the family.
10:43 I think it's brilliant.
10:44 You know, they're like your baby, they're like your child.
10:47 I mean, I've got a son, and the dog, he's just like a child.
10:51 He gets everything.
10:52 I mean, he gets Christmas presents, he gets sweeties,
10:55 he gets the lot.
10:56 What my son would get, my dog gets.
10:59 So you've said you do all that.
11:00 What do you think is the perfect pet present?
11:04 Sort of like, you know, something to wear,
11:06 something to eat.
11:07 Do you know what?
11:08 No, it gets on people's nerves.
11:09 And I know when you buy a dog this, they always say,
11:12 oh, my, you bought squeaky toys.
11:14 The dogs love it.
11:15 I've even actually had a bazooka, which fires tennis balls.
11:20 So what can the pups and moggies of our nation
11:23 be expecting to unwrap this December?
11:25 A quarter of owners plan to get their pets a Christmas jumper.
11:28 Just over 50% will be treated to a Christmas dinner,
11:31 and half will even get their own stocking.
11:34 I have a black Bombay cat called Elga.
11:37 Love her to bits.
11:37 And she will be getting spoiled at Christmas,
11:39 just like my two children and their children,
11:42 my grandchildren.
11:44 Christmas is a time to celebrate, not just for humans,
11:47 for pets as well.
11:48 They're all God's creatures, so are we.
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