Prince Harry's Book: BBC News Review 

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Hi Sian and Neil. When it comes to 'have (your) cake and eat it', for the explanation I think it would be better to say 'try to gain two (opposite) advantages from one thing' Thanks a lot for all the BBC Learning English's programmes, I'm learning a lot with you!

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complaints were flooding in my yesterday's presentation

Withing a month I'll take my B1 sufiency test and I'm practicing my listening, these videos help me so much, it only takes me 10 min daily to watch and I love it when I understand everything, unfortunately in this video didn't understand much but I'll continue learning more vocabulary.

Thank you very much for your support! I kindly request to introduce some vocabularies and some expressions with regard to book review. Best regards.

Love you Harry congradulations on you book !keep smiling ,!

Thank you for these wonderful expressions. I've never heard them before.

What a nice video! In Italian the "cake" idiom goes like "having a full barrel and a drunken wife" LOL!

Instead of Half Price, I read Half Prince on the cover of the book.

Harry forget to put all his Mother lover in the book

Thanks a lot for lesson 🙂 News about the royal family arouses interest in Poland too, although there are a lot of them and sometimes they evoke mixed impressions, including disbelief. Now, reading Harry's book, we can get first-hand information (this is an idiom used in Poland). Hope its Polish translation will be released later this year 😉

In french we say "have the butter and the money for the butter" ;)

The laugh of Sian when explaining the meaning of have your cake and eat it made my day, she's so sweet, thanks for the lesson

Am reading the book now and is very very exciting to read. No matter what you're feeling, please read the book first before judging him. Am so glad to learn more not just about him but about what goes on in the Palace of which we never knew. He tell it all

Gorgeous, as usual! Enjoyed it! Thanks a million! 🌸 You are the best! ♥️

I'm actually working on books and I was able to have one published. It's called "Amy and the Faith Scouts - The Diamond of Dandasterton." It's a novel and it took almost a year to write it. I'm so happy it's finished and published. I'm working on other books right now and the fact that you read so many books last year is an encouragement to me as a teenage author to keep on writing. Happy New Year!

such an interesting way to learn! thank you!

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One day they said our country had been under the coup, I was stunned and perplexed unless hearing it from the horse's mouth on radio. I remember those days when lots of people flooding into supermarkets and grocery stores during Covic. I feel like playing games but also watching the new released movie though I know I can't have my cake and eat it!!!

Finally, I am not a psychiatrist so I cannot make an evaluation as to Prince Harry's state of mind yet what I can say is In the past Prince Harry's served in Afghanistan, as a military soilder and he went through difficult times in his live For instance:;stress anxiety, Post trammatic stress disorder.

News about this book just flooded my social networks!

Vocabulary from the Video BBC news review "Prince Harry's book": - Autobiography (n) - a book about a person's life written by that person. Autographical (adj). Exp: Harry writes an autobiography named "Spare" about his life. The book has finally gone on sale. - Struggle (v) - make great efforts or try hard. Exp: He struggles with his homework. It means he tries hard to do his homework. Struggle (n) an act of struggling or a fight. Exp: Harry writes about his struggles growing up as a member of The Royal family. - Memoir (n) - syn autobiography, a book or other piece of writing based on the writer's personal knowledge of famous people or places or events. - Queue (n) - a line of people waiting for something or to do something. Exp: People are waiting in a queue to purchase Harry's book. 1) From the horse's mouth (idiom) - directly or straight from the original source or a well-informed and reliable source. Exp: He heard the story straight from the horse's mouth. It is not gossip. 2) Flood (n) - a lot of water. Flood (v) - enter in large amounts. related to people, sunlight, or complaints. Exp: People flood bookshops to purchase Harry's books. It means there are a lot of people entering the bookshops to buy the book. The room is flooded with sunlight every morning. The complaints flood in. It means they receive a lot of complaints. 3) Have your cake and eat it (too) (idiom) - want to have 2 advantages from one thing at the same time. It is not possible. You can't have your cake and eat it. It is used to describe for example You want to save money but also want to buy a car. So it is not possible. Thanks for this video. Have a nice weekend!!!

My house was flooded by my classmates as I invited some of them for my birthday's party last year, but since I told my best friend to have a get-together when someone else was there, this person shared to everyone that the news came from the horse`s mouth. In the end, I enjoyed that lively environment; however I would`ve preferred to be around the ones I rely on. I guess I can`t have my cake and eat it.

I watch lots of videos on RU-vid but only enjoy some videos and BBC news review is one of them.

Thanks a lot for the great vocabulary!!

In spanish "have their cake and eaten" is "matar dos pájaros de un tiro" lol

I like reading in English.. It has always been a great pleasure and a perfect way to improve my English vocabulary but I'd rather be reading O.Wilde than a book called "Spare". If you fancy Princes and Princesses you should instead go to Disneyland... There are a lot of them around. 🌟🌟🌟 Great Video as usual and Greetings from Spain

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Have ( your) cake and eat it = vouloir le beure et l'argent du beure in French !Thanks for that one !

Still my favorite program

I can't get over the fact that his ITV Interview he says that it's the press (even Bradbury looked bewildered) he blames for racism towards Meghan and on Anderson Cooper interview he says it was his family! The man is horrible!

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Hello! Thank you a lot for your lesson. As usual it's great and undoubtedly useful. I have heard many times about the difficulties that Royal family members face, but I didn't expect that somebody writes a book about it. So that's why many people now are craving to purchase it, our curiosity is working right now

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Where is she? I dont understand her pronuntiation

- Mathew will get married by november. I heard It from de hourse`s mouth - The shopping is flooded of people - I want a calm hospital shifts this morning. But I cant have the cake and eat It.

Fantastic as usual ❤

This episode got some technical problems with the audio, the same on BBC sounds😢

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I et a lot with an exclamation mark!!!

'From the horse's mouth' could mean 'from a source of fact rather than account' and come from a time when the modern day car salesperson was selling people horses and the horse's teeth was like the car milometer. A horse trader might tell you a horse is five years old, but an expert could tell you the horse is ten years old and that was 'from the horses mouth' likewise, any statement proved by fact is 'from the horse's mouth. Another explanation might be 'first news of an event' as important news used to be taken place to place on horseback - just like 'winning by a nose' the horse was the first to arrive with the important news, so very new news is 'from the horse's mouth'. Another explanation might be 'what actually happened opposed to account' as all events of any importance were with horses and the horse would be seen as an impartial reliable witness (especially in battle) so 'from the horse's mouth' could have derived from 'the horses would tell a truthful story' and 'from the horse's mouth' allude to 'truth' not 'tale'. The BBC is probably echoing modern usage of the idiom, but it's very unlikely people in past centuries would have likened others to animals in polite conversation.

Is there a problem with Sian's voice? Echo?

Interesting.

Very good.

excellent

I hope a bunch of nice stuff and happiness flood into your life, Guys.since your fantastic job, absorb everyone to learn English with this nice and awesome accent.

We leant 3 idioms today.

I had not read about Prince Harry's book prior to what I had said been told. However, if these aligations

Princess Rita from Jakarta freind Prince Harry God Bless Amen.

I need to go to the school and I want to watch movies as well.I don"t think so I can't have cake and eat it.

This woman is beautiful ❤

If it's true that William bashed him....man, dude is gonna be a great king

this "flood" is used same as Japanese :3 it's very understandable for me.

Super

Can somebody explain the meaning of spare? Spare is an extra thing right?

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it is amaizing for your lesson. I learn a new thing. flood, horse's mouth and cake and eat it , All are idioms. All theses are very useded, althoug I havent read the book. It is great shape for you are studing englis. thk you.

Finally, he is not if these things which Prince Harry has published are true he is not just damaged the Royal family but damage himself because he also comes from Royal blood and is close related to the Royal family.

I don't understand the prince attitude.

Don't be a Harry or Meghan in life. No matter instant praise or profit, there are no short cuts to emotional discipline and goodwill needed for authentic self respect.

I just don't understand why there is a phrase " Prince Harry book leaks", what's the meaning of leaks in this case? At first, I thought it was peak, just meaning the record of sales.

Harry is not a man to be taken seriously. His comments about his family are spiteful, vindictive and hurtful but people don’t change overnight and rest assured they’ve seen this side of Harry before. This unnecessary drama will pass, it always does. While Harry rolls a spliff and continues to turn the spotlight on himself, the true Royals will go about their duties in a dignified, calm manner and continue to shine the spotlight on deserving causes.

thanks for the explanation of such nice idioms.

No culturally classy man will admit to reading a book in which the author without consent describes intimate relationships, including sex with other people. Especially since these people can be easily identified. It is a form of rape and violence. It's funny that in the context of the book, everyone only talks about Harry and Meghan's privacy - that they once wanted privacy and ran away from the media and today they describe everything. It's hypocritical of course, but that's their business, they agreed to it. More sad, however, is that no-one notices what kind of violence they committed on the privacy of other people in this book. This lady from the first time was identified as their polo teacher. Other women are mentioned there as well. Did they agree to let the whole world read about their relationship? Do Harry and Meghan so supposedly understand what disrespect for privacy and leaking private information to the media is and what it does to mental health when it is not wanted, do they not notice what hell they may have inflicted on these people? This is a scandal, they should never be at any human rights, feminism or mental health gala ever again(sorry for my english)

Strip their titles please.

Prince Harry family and children verygood and wonderful.

Where is quiz

How do I view the Royal family, I think now is a very good institution for people to look up to. They are connected with the church and God. They do charitable work and we must not forget Princes Diana who did so much churitable work. They Marry through the church and have there say in political arguments

Imagine, you find out your whole family cosplays.

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Can we also say people flocked into bookshops?

Can't have the cake and eat it: the same in french with butter "vous ne pouvez pas avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre " literally meaning can't have the butter and the money from the butter "

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Thanks Neil & mam🙏🇮🇳🧕

🌿 Ladia got the highest score in the competition. I knew from the horse's mouth. 🌿 My house was flooded with water because the washing machine went on blind. 🌿 You can't be rich without hard work. You can't have your cake and eat it.

I know one thing about my world , I amlivibg on the earth😲😐

The book should have rename ...FLAT ...NOT a Spare....Royal family really flat him out hah hah ...I see the diff between British and American. Remember that saying...Money cant buy class !

What does " todger" mean? 🤔

Nice

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The Book- It’s so hard to put into words what I’m feeling after reading Harry’s book, Spare. I cried, I vented to my hubby, it was a roller coaster. This morning I woke up feeling this- It’s hard watching others go down with a ship, but utterly heart-rendering to watch people you love go down with the ship, after you have thrown them a life jacket. Harry has opened the cell door, and left it ajar…but sadly Charles and William don’t want to exit. They are both ill prepared to do any other kind of work. They are slaves to an institution that is built on greed, lies and deceit. The Monarchy is a sinking ship, and they refuse to put those life jackets on even though Harry can show them a better way. Thankfully, Harry isn’t bobbing in the water anymore. He’s emerged from the icy grip of death into real life. He’s wearing dry clothing, sitting in front of a blazing fire (with a window open…LOL). He’s free at long last to say and do as he pleases. One can respect that. I can respect that. Harry deserves to be happy, alas, as long as his brother and father (whom he continues to love), refuse to be helped, there will always be a tiny shadow of sorrow that he must go forth with. However, he doesn’t walk that long road of life alone. He has the love of his life by his side, faithful and strong. He has his two children- a son and a daughter. He has his dogs. He has the California sunshine. He has a new country. He has the love and respect of those faithful (not so few), who have never stopped supporting him. Not since he was born, and certainly not since we watched him walk behind his Mum’s coffin. I made a vow to both boys that day, to mentally support them from afar, and to pray for them. I realize now that the vow I made was made especially for one vulnerable, grief-stricken 12 year old boy. I was outraged to watch you do that walk. It should never have happened. If it had been in my power, it would not have happened! Harry, you may have not been able to cry much over the years…but know this, I’ve cried plenty for you, and on your behalf. I’ve read all the tabloids of you growing up. I never believed them all, and for those that I did believe, I filed them under “youthful missteps”in what must have been (and is now confirmed) to be a near impossible existence in that suffocating, but gilded jail cell you were in. Breathe the fresh air, Sir. With Love, Your Faceless Mom from 🇨🇦

He needs money.

Harry is a genius. He can write without read.

Finally, the only thing I can say to him mature man seek some help in your mental health and now that you published your book get more security to protect you because you are still inline to the throne of becoming one day king of England.

I had not read Prince Harry's latest book that is selling like hot cakes but if these things that Prince Harry states in his book are true then it could damage the Monercy and Prince Charles now succession to the throne as being King of England.

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Downloaded it for free. Not spending money on this drivel.

love this video

Even free I don't interest to read the book

Everyone has the right to speak their truth. Sodoes Harry. I'm not going to purchase his book but if I see it in the library or a charity shop in future, I will read it.

We must not forget our late Queen Elizabeth the Ii that was connected to the Church and God and did so much churitable work and was head of state.