00:01I think we also should mention that you are a godfather to Prince George.
00:05We just had the news that he's going to start at Eton.
00:08You were a student there yourself.
00:10Have you got any words of advice?
00:14Golly, I think it's probably, I'm not going to dodge this,
00:18but it's probably changed a lot since I was there.
00:21Actually, it certainly has.
00:22In many ways, it's changed for the better, actually.
00:25I'm not going to get all sort of frosty and Victor Meldrew about it.
00:29I think it has changed for the better.
00:31My son was there, too, so I've seen it quite recently.
00:35But, I mean, it's actually, you know, you're very, very privileged to go there,
00:41and there are all sorts of amazing things you can do.
00:44I mean, the drawing schools, for instance, at Eton are just sensational.
00:48That's the name of the art department, as it were.
00:52And you can do anything you want, and they have these amazing societies,
00:55you know, debating societies, history of art societies, this sort of thing,
00:59where incredible people come down.
01:01Now, that is a real privilege.
01:03And so if you, I wouldn't, I'm not saying this to poor old George being lectured,
01:07but I'm saying if anybody goes to that sort of place, then you've got to,
01:11you've got to take the opportunity to live it.
01:15And actually, dare I say it, you've got to then realise how lucky you've been,
01:22and you've got to pay back in some way, you know, whether it's public service,
01:25whether it's the military or whatever, you've got to pay back.
01:30But it is a great privilege, and you don't want to waste it, actually.
01:34And who knows, maybe in the years to come, if he reads his Tolstoy,
01:38he could follow in your footsteps.
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