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Prince William

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William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor (Prince William) was born on 21 June 1982 in London. On 4 August 1982 he was christened in the music room of Buckingham Palace.

Family

Duke & Duchess of Cambridge

Prince William is the older son of the Prince of Wales (Prince Charles) and Diana, Princess of Wales, and has a younger brother, Prince Harry. His parents split-up at the end of 1992, which was announced by John Major, the then Prime Minister; 4 years later, on 28 August 1996, their marriage was dissolved, but Princess Diana stayed at Kensington Palace ([1]). When Prince William was 15, his mother was killed in a car crash.

In November 2010 he announced his engagement with his long-term companion Kate Middleton. On 29 April 2011 he married his fiancée and thus became HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. The couple have two children. George (born in 2013) and X (born in 2015).

Education

At first, William attended Mrs Mynors School, then he went to Wetherby School (London) between 1987 and 1990. After that, he spent five years at Ludgrove School (Berkshire) and then went to Eton College where he studied History of Art, Geography and Biology [one cannot really "study" at a Public School - did he take his A-levels in these subjects?]. After a gap year, he started studying at St Andrews University (Scotland) and graduated in Geography in 2005.

Army

In 2006, Prince William became an army officer at Sandhurst and a Second Lieutenant of the Household Chivalry. Now he is in training in order to become a Search and Rescue Pilot for the Royal Air Force. In the RAF he is known as "Flight Lieutenant William Wales" ([2]).

Charities and patronages

At the moment Prince William is the President or Patron of 13 charity organisations, but he also supports other charity organisations and events.




Sources

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