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Lulu's princely son
'60s singer Lulu had plenty to shout about after learning that her son is to play Prince William in a film.

Jordan Frieda, 24, fought off fierce competition from other up and coming British actors to appear in the movie which is being made by Fox TV Pictures.

The film, which will be shot in England and Ireland and will hit American screens on October 13, begins with the 1997 car crash which killed Princess Diana.

The controversial project has upset both Prince Charles and Diana's mother Frances Shand Kydd.

But Lulu was understandably delighted.'Naturally I'm delighted for Jordan,' she said. 'We're all very excited and I can't wait to see it.'

In an interview with the American TV show Good Morning, he was asked whether he thought there would be any criticism when the film was screened.

'Well, hopefully there'll be a litle bit,' he replied. 'I mean, you'd be disappointed if there was no response. But I think it will be well taken. I think the key is that we're trying to fill in some gaps and actually take a guess at what he (William) might actually be like in private. So that's really a question for the imagination more than anything else.' Frieda, who lives with Lulu in Maida Vale, North London, was educated at Eton and has a degree in philosophy.

He had a small part in the war drama Band of Brothers and his only other acting work came in the ITV teen drama 24Seven, about a group of boys at an exclusive boarding school.

It is not known whether the film about William will be shown in Britain.

Mrs Shand Kydd called for the project to be shelved. 'I find this film is insensitive and appeal to the makers to think again. William has come to terms with things privately - and that is how it should remain.'

Mrs Shand Kydd was named in Princess Diana's will as the guardian of William and Harry and her thoughts echo those of Prince Charles, who has expressed his 'deep concern' about the project.

David Madden, a Fox TV Pictures executive, said: 'We basically took the tack that we were going to do the true coming of age of a kid who is going through, in some ways, all of the things that every kid goes through of dealing with adolescence, coming of sexuality and dealing with your dad.'

'He admitted he was 'immediately terrified' when producer Bonnie Raskin brought the idea to him 'because any time you go near the Royal Family or celebrities of that ilk, it terrifies you that you're gonna do something that will feel exploitative or just tabloidish.' (Daily Mail)

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