George Michael came up with the idea of reworking Stevie Wonder's "You & I" as a wedding gift to William and his bride Kate Middleton and the couple gave him permission to proceed.
George Michael, who was good friends with the prince's mother Princess Diana, admits he was relieved to hear William didn't bear a grudge for a performance snub way back in his youth.
Premiering the song on CNN chat show Piers Morgan Tonight on Friday, the singer recalled, "It was a very, very awful thing to have to do, to say no to him... because he was such a lovely kid. But the fact is I was at a Christmas party that Diana invited me to at Kensington Palace and the only other person I knew there was Sir Elton John.
"William came up to me... and asked me, 'Would it be Ok if you sang a song...
George Michael, who was good friends with the prince's mother Princess Diana, admits he was relieved to hear William didn't bear a grudge for a performance snub way back in his youth.
Premiering the song on CNN chat show Piers Morgan Tonight on Friday, the singer recalled, "It was a very, very awful thing to have to do, to say no to him... because he was such a lovely kid. But the fact is I was at a Christmas party that Diana invited me to at Kensington Palace and the only other person I knew there was Sir Elton John.
"William came up to me... and asked me, 'Would it be Ok if you sang a song...
- 4/17/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Sportscaster, George Michael dies at age 70 due to cancer. According to the Los Angeles Times, longtime sportscaster, George Michael died early this morning after a long two-year battle with cancer. He was 70 years old,and was most noted for his nationally syndicated TV program entitled, " The George Michael Sports Machine." It was a syndicated TV show that ran nationwide for 27 years. He was on TV for more than 25 years in Washington,and he was a sports anchor on NBC's channel 4. His producer, Matt Glassman said he was a pioneer. He stated, "George was a pioneer in sports broadcasting.He was a gifted interviewer, a master storyteller, and one of the hardest working journalists out there."...
- 12/24/2009
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
By Dylan Stableford
Legendary sports broadcaster George Michael is dead.
According to a report out of Washington, Michael had been battling cancer for nearly two years. He was 70.
For 27 years, he was the anchor of the sports desk at D.C.'s Channel 4/Wrc, but he was known to most as the host of "George Michael's Sports Machine" -- a nationally-syndicated sports highlights show that aired on NBC for more than 20 years, beginning in 1984.
It was a Sunday night institution for many sports fans, including me. (For those of a certain age, if you were a kid lucky enough to have...
Legendary sports broadcaster George Michael is dead.
According to a report out of Washington, Michael had been battling cancer for nearly two years. He was 70.
For 27 years, he was the anchor of the sports desk at D.C.'s Channel 4/Wrc, but he was known to most as the host of "George Michael's Sports Machine" -- a nationally-syndicated sports highlights show that aired on NBC for more than 20 years, beginning in 1984.
It was a Sunday night institution for many sports fans, including me. (For those of a certain age, if you were a kid lucky enough to have...
- 12/24/2009
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
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