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Prince William declines Diana documentary offer to avoid ‘being pitted against’ Prince Harry

The Mirror UK and Daily Mail describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened The Prince of Wales has reportedly rejected offers to take part in a film about his late mother, as the 30th anniversary of her death approached, as to not clash with his estranged brother’s plans for a similar project.
The headline split The left frames it as "Prince William declines Diana documentary offer to avoid ‘being pitted against’ Prince Ha...". The right frames it as "Prince William will not take part in a documentary to mark 30th anniversary of Diana's de...".
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Left / center-leftPrince William declines Diana documentary offer to avoid ‘being pitted against’ Prince Harry

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

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Right / center-rightPrince William will not take part in a documentary to mark 30th anniversary of Diana's death 'to avoid any more conflict with Har...

Daily Mail · Center-right · News report

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The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 28, 10:11 AM

Prince William declines Diana documentary offer to avoid ‘being pitted against’ Prince Harry

The Prince of Wales has reportedly rejected offers to take part in a film about his late mother, as the 30th anniversary of her death approached, as to not clash with his estranged brother’...

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Daily MailNews report · Sep 28, 10:03 AM

Prince William will not take part in a documentary to mark 30th anniversary of Diana's death 'to avoid any more conflict with Harry'

The Prince of Wales, who was 15 when his mother died in a car crash in Paris in August 1997, had been carefully considering whether to take part in any programmes.

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