{"id":2178810,"date":"2025-11-27T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2178810"},"modified":"2025-11-27T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T12:31:08","slug":"prince-william-shares-why-his-children-are-obsessed-with-this-classic-sitcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-shares-why-his-children-are-obsessed-with-this-classic-sitcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William shares why his children are obsessed with this classic sitcom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-excerpt font-semibold\">\n<p>Prince William reveals his children\u2019s love for Fawlty Towers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-sm\" x-data=\"{&#10;        posts: [],&#10;        loadPosts() {&#10;            try {&#10;                const relatedPostData = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('related-post-data').textContent);&#10;                if (!relatedPostData.length) return;&#10; 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