Hurry! If You Spend $2.5 Million On An Interview With Prince William Right Now, The Royal Fam Will Throw In An Interview With Prince Harry For Free 37394

We’re living in a world where everything has its price. And apparently, the going rate for an interview with Princes William and Harry (a.k.a. “the heir and the spare”) is $2.5 million nowadays.

At least, that’s what it was worth to the execs over at NBC, who shelled out for the rights to an exclusive chat. Oh, but just to keep things legit, they’re technically not paying for the interview per se, but rather, the right to sponsor some bullshit Diana tribute concert with lots of British has-beens and a few almost-but-nots!

NBC News doesn’t pay for news, but NBC does. Matt Lauer just interviewed British Princes William and Harry (the heir and the spare) after NBC paid $2.5 million for the “rights” to the Diana tribute concert on July 1.

But, of course, that’s not all.

Sources say the unwritten quid pro quo was that whichever network paid for the concert would get an exclusive interview with the royals. “It’s not like they would pay for the concert otherwise,” said one source. “It’s a bunch of C-listers.” The concert at Wembley Stadium will include performances by Duran Duran, Elton John, Joss Stone, Rod Stewart and Lily Allen.

And while we’re not the least bit surprised about the iffy journalism ethics exhibited by NBC, one thing does have us slightly confused. Since when did Duran Duran become C-List? We’ll give you Rod “My Daughter’s Promiscuous” Stewart, but come on, “Rio?” Come Undone?” “Hungry Like The Wolf?”

Those babies are classics!