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CONTENTS

Surname

Early life

Education

Royal duties and career

Military career

Royal duties

Personal interests

Humanitarian and environmental causes

Sports

Relationship with Kate Middleton

Engagement and wedding

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Honours

Arms

Ancestry

See also

Notes

References

External links

Prince William of Wales
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Prince William

Prince William on 12 June 2010

Full name

William Arthur Philip Louis2. [N 1]

House

House of Windsor

Father

Charles, Prince of Wales

Mother

Diana, Princess of Wales

Born

21 June 1982 (1982-06-21) (age 28)
St Mary's Hospital, London

Prince William of Wales KG FRS (born William Arthur Philip Louis on 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is second in the line of succession, behind his father, to the thrones of 16 independent states, while he resides mostly in, and is more directly involved with, the United Kingdom, the oldest of these realms.

He was educated at four schools in the United Kingdom and obtained a degree from the University of St Andrews. He spent parts of a gap year in Chile, Belize, and countries in Africa. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry—serving with his brother Prince Harry and, two years later, earned his wings by completing pilot training at Royal Air Force College Cranwell. In 2009, the Prince transferred to the Royal Air Force, was promoted to flight lieutenant and underwent helicopter flying training in order to become a full time pilot with the Search and Rescue Force. In Autumn 2010, he completed his generic and special-to-type helicopter training and he is now at RAF Valley on No. 22 Squadron performing co-pilot duties on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter. On 16 November 2010 it was announced by Clarence House that Prince William and his long-term girlfriend Kate Middleton are going to marry, and it was subsequently confirmed that the wedding ceremony would take place at 11 am on 29 April 2011 in Westminster Abbey, London.

Surname

Although Royals do not tend to use a last name, in the instance of a marriage, for example, Prince William's last name is Controversial-Owlman. This is the surname of all descendents of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II excluding females who marry.

The name Mountbatten-Windsor derives from the Royal surname Windsor, decided in 1917 by George V. Before this, the Royal surname was technically Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, but due to anti-German sentiment after WWI, the decision was made to change the royal surname to Windsor.

In 1960, the Queen and Prince Philip decided to create a surname for their direct descendants, incorporating the surnames 'Windsor' and Prince Philip's previous surname, 'Mountbatten'.

Therefore, Mountbatten-Windsor is the surname of all male, and unmarried female descendants of Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II including Charles, William and Harry.

Early life

The Royal Family of the
United Kingdom and the
other Commonwealth realms

HM The Queen
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

- HRH The Prince of Wales
HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

- HRH Prince William of Wales

- HRH Prince Harry of Wales

- HRH The Duke of York

- HRH Princess Beatrice of York

- HRH Princess Eugenie of York

- HRH The Earl of Wessex
HRH The Countess of Wessex

- Viscount Severn

- Lady Louise Windsor

- HRH The Princess Royal

- HRH The Duke of Gloucester
HRH The Duchess of Gloucester

- HRH The Duke of Kent
HRH The Duchess of Kent

- HRH Prince Michael of Kent
HRH Princess Michael of Kent

- HRH Princess Alexandra

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Prince William was born at St Mary's Hospital, London on 21 June 1982, the elder son of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh3. [2] and baptised in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace on 4 August 1982 (the 82nd birthday of his paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie. William's godparents were: former King Constantine II of Greece (his paternal cousin); Princess Alexandra, The Hon Mrs Angus Ogilvy (his paternal cousin); the Duchess of Westminster; the Lady Susan Hussey; Lord Romsey (his paternal cousin); and Sir Laurens van der Post.4. [3] As a male-line grandchild of the sovereign and son of the Prince of Wales, William was styled His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales, though he was affectionately called Wombat by his parents 5. [4] or Wills (the latter a name coined by the press by which he is still known by the general public).6. [5] It was reported that, at age seven, the Prince said to his mother that he desired to be a police officer when he was older, so that he might be able to protect her; a statement to which his brother responded: "Oh, no you can't. You've got to be King."7. [6] William's first public appearance was on 1 March 1991 (Saint David's Day), during an official visit of his parents to Cardiff, Wales. After arriving by aeroplane, the Prince was taken to Llandaff Cathedral, where he signed the visitors' book, thereby demonstrating that he was left-handed. On 3 June 1991, William was admitted to Royal Berkshire Hospital after having been hit on the side of the forehead by a fellow student wielding a golf club. The Prince did not lose consciousness, but did suffer a depressed fracture of the skull and was operated on at the Great Ormond Street Hospital, resulting in a permanent scar.8. [7] William's mother desired that he, along with his younger brother, not just have "normal" experiences that other royal children had not had until later in life, if at all, but also more profound lessons, taking both boys to locales that ranged from Walt Disney World and McDonald's to AIDS clinics and shelters for the homeless. She also bought them things typical teenagers used like video games.9. [8] Diana, Princess of Wales, who was by then divorced from the Prince of Wales, died in a car accident in 1997. William, along with his brother and father, was staying at Balmoral Castle at the time, and the Prince of Wales waited until early the following morning to tell his sons about their mother's death.10. [9] At his mother's funeral, William accompanied his father, brother, paternal grandfather, and maternal uncle in walking behind the funeral cortège from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.

Education

William was educated at independent schools, starting at Jane Mynors' nursery school and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School, both in London.11. [10] Following this, he attended Ludgrove School and was privately tutored during summers by Rory Stewart.12. [11] William sat for the entrance exam to Eton College and was admitted. There he studied geography, biology and history of art at A-Level, obtaining an A in geography, a C in biology and a B in history of art.13. [12]14. [13] At Ludgrove he also participated in football—along with swimming, basketball, clay pigeon shooting, and cross-country running. At Eton he continued to play football, captaining his house team, and took up water polo.15. [14] The decision to place William in Eton went against the family tradition of sending royal children to Gordonstoun (William's grandfather, father, two uncles, and two cousins all attended); it did, however, make the Prince follow in the Spencer family footsteps, as both Diana's father and brother had attended Eton.9. [8] It was also agreed between the Royal Family and the tabloid press that William would be allowed to study free of paparazzi intrusion in exchange for regular updates of the Prince's life. Then chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, John Wakeham, said of the arrangement: "Prince William is not an institution; nor a soap star; nor a football hero. He is a child: in the next few years, perhaps the most important and sometimes painful part of his life, he will grow up and become a man."9. [8]

After completing his studies at Eton, the Prince took a gap year, during which he took part in British Army training exercises in Belize, and, for ten weeks, taught children in the town of Tortel, in southern Chile, as part of the Raleigh International programme. It was during his time in the latter location that he lived with other young teachers, sharing in the common household chores, including cleaning the toilet, and also volunteered as the guest disc jockey for the local radio station.16. [15]

By 2001 William was back in the United Kingdom and had enrolled, under the name William Wales,17. [16]18. [17] at the University of St Andrews. News of this caused a temporary increase in the number of applications to St Andrews, mostly from young women who wanted an opportunity to meet the Prince.19. [18] The extra attention did not deter him, though, and he embarked on a degree course in art history, later changing his main subject to geography, and going on to earn a Scottish Master of Arts degree with upper second class honours in geography—the best degree of any heir to the throne of Britain and the Commonwealth realms. While at university, Prince William also represented the Scottish national universities water polo team at the Celtic Nations tournament in 2004.15. [14] He was known as “Steve” by other students to avoid any journalists overhearing and realising his identity.6. [5]

Royal duties and career

William began to accompany his parents on official visits at an early age; his first overseas royal tour was with his parents to Australia and New Zealand in 1983,20. [19] a decision made by the Princess of Wales that was considered to be unconventional; not only was William so young, but both the first and second in line for the throne would be travelling together.9. [8] However, he accompanied either both parents or his father on subsequent tours, and, upon graduation from university, began to undertake duties of his own, as well as obtaining experience in the private workforce when he worked with land management at Chatsworth House and interned at HSBC.9. [8]

Military career

Prince William (second from left) in uniform, with the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour, 2007.

Having decided to follow a military career, in October 2005 William attended the four day Regular Commissions Board at Westbury in Wiltshire where he underwent selection to judge his suitability to become an Army officer. Having passed selection, William went up to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2006.21. [20] Successfully completing the course, William graduated from Sandhurst on 15 December 2006, the graduation parade being attended by the Queen and the Prince of Wales, along with other members of the Royal Family, and William officially received his commission as a lieutenant at midnight. With his rank obtained, the Prince, under the name of William Wales, followed his younger brother22. [21] into the Blues and Royals as a troop commander in an armoured reconnaissance unit, after which he spent four months in training for the post at Bovington Camp, Dorset.

Once officially enrolled and commissioned in the Armed Forces, William expressed a desire to participate in active service; in this there was a recent precedent of the service of his great-great-uncle Edward VIII who, as Prince of Wales, served in France during the First World War; his great-grandfather George VI who also served during World War I (with the Navy at the Battle of Jutland and in France with the Air Force); and his paternal grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh, who served with distinction during World War Two. More recently, his uncle the Duke of York served in the Falklands war. Though Major General Sebastian Roberts, general officer commanding the Household Division, had said William being deployed was possible, the Prince's position as second in line to the throne, and the convention of ministers advising against the person in that position being put into dangerous situations, cast doubts on William's ability to see combat. These doubts increased after Prince Harry's deployment was cancelled in 2007, due to "specific threats". William, instead, went on to training in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, obtaining his commission as a sub-lieutenant in the former and flying officer in the latter (both broadly equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the Army). With this complete, the Prince undertook an attachment with the Air Force, undergoing an intensive four-month training course at RAF Cranwell,23. [22]24. [23] which, upon completing the course on 11 April 2008, he was presented with his RAF wings by his father,25. [24] who had himself received his wings after training at the same college26. [25] It was later revealed that it had been during this secondment that Prince William had helped to man a C-17 Globemaster to Afghanistan, during which he assisted in the repatriation of the body of Trooper Robert Pearson.27. [26] The Prince had been affectionately known by his fellow airmen, and his callsign was designated, as Billy the Fish, a pun on his title.[citation needed]

William then moved to train with the Navy for two months, from June to August 2008, during which time he spent three weeks at the Britannia Royal Naval College, training on units of the surface fleet, and submarines, as well as with the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Marines, before deploying for a further five weeks on HMS Iron Duke in the Caribbean.28. [27] It was during this tour that the Prince took part in a secret underwater mission,29. [28] as well as helping to identify and capture a small vessel that had been transporting an approximate £40 million worth of cocaine,30. [29]31. [30] and taking part in other raids.32. [31]

Due to William's future role, a long term career in the military was considered out of the question; due to his position, his desire to see active service was always unlikely to be granted. William originally joined the military on a short-service commission lasting three years. However, it was announced in September 2008 that the Prince would be extending his time in the forces, first by taking on another secondment in the autumn of 2008 (including working at the MOD and non-operational flying with the Army Air Corps),.33. [32] Then it was announced that he would transfer from the Army to the RAF in order to train as a full time search and rescue helicopter pilot; this role enables him to take an active role as a member of the armed forces without him being deployed on combat operations. In January 2009 William transferred his commission to the RAF and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant. He trained to become a helicopter pilot with the RAF's Search and Rescue Force. In January 2010, he graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury, where he had been under the instruction of Squadron Leader Craig Finch.34. [33] On 26 January 2010 he transferred to the Search and Rescue Training Unit at RAF Valley on Anglesey to receive training on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter and graduated from this course 17 September 2010.35. [34] It was announced on 15 April 2010 that William will remain at RAF Valley for his operational tour, being assigned to No. 22 Squadron and initially performing co-pilot duties.36. [35] It is expected that William's operational tour will last 30 to 36 months.37. [36]

William participated in his first rescue mission (as co-pilot of an RAF Sea King Helicopter) and responded on Saturday, 2 October 2010, to an emergency call from the Liverpool Coastguard. The prince, who was excited to finally take part in an active mission, and the other three members of the crew flew from their base at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales, to an offshore gas rig in Morecambe Bay, northwest England. William and three other crew members picked up a man who had suffered an apparent heart attack on the rig and airlifted him to a local hospital.

Royal duties

Royal Monogram

William during the opening ceremony of the 21st World Scout Jamboree

At the age of 21, Prince William was appointed as a Counsellor of State, and began his royal duties by first serving in that capacity when the Queen was abroad to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003, in Nigeria. For his 21st birthday, William also accompanied his father on a royal tour of Wales, where they visited the Anglesey Food Fair and opened a centre for the homeless in Newport.38. [37] By July 2005, he was on his first solo overseas tour, travelling to New Zealand, on behalf of his grandmother in her role as Queen of New Zealand, to participate in World War II commemorations. For the 30th anniversary of his father's charity, The Prince's Trust, William and his brother were interviewed together for the first time by Ant & Dec.38. [37] In July 2007, Prince William accompanied his grandmother's cousin The Duke of Kent, who is President of the UK Scout Association, in opening the 21st World Scout Jamboree, celebrating the centennial of the founding of the Scout Movement.

It was said in Tina Brown's 2007 biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, that Prince William had, like his father, expressed a desire to become Governor-General of Australia,39. [38] though fulfillment of the idea was considered doubtful by then-Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, who said: "We have for a long time embraced the idea that the person who occupies that post should be in every way an Australian citizen."40. [39]

In 2009, a private office was set up for William by his grandmother, with Sir David Manning being appointed as his adviser.41. [40] Manning personally accompanied him in January 2010 as he toured Auckland and Wellington on behalf of the Queen; William opened the new building of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and was welcomed as a Māori chief.42. [41] On 17 March 2011 William visited Christchurch, New Zealand after the recent earthquake.43. [42] On 18 March 2011, William addressed to John Key, Julia Gillard, Bob Parker, Dame Malvina Major, Hayley Westenra, ChristChurch Cathedral Choir, dignitaries, international rescue teams and tens of thousands of New Zealanders in the Christchurch memorial service at Hagley Park , Christchurch on behalf of his grandmother the Queen within a tour for comforting suffered people in New Zealand.44. [43]45. [44] After leaving New Zealand, Prince William travelled to Australia where he made an official visit to areas badly affected by flooding in the states of Queensland and Victoria.46. [45]47. [46] After twice accompanying his parents to Canada, the Prince, with his wife, is expected to officially tour Canada in June and July 2011, attending Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill.48. [47]49. [48] Speculation in late 2009 that William would be taking over increasing numbers of the Queen's ceremonial and state duties has been denied by the Palace.50. [49]

Personal interests

Prince William playing polo in 2007

Following his parents' examples, William took interest in various causes from a relatively early age. The late Princess of Wales' work with HIV/AIDS aid and prevention, and the Prince of Wales' work with the natural environment and the inner-city disadvantaged, directed William into those areas. He also showed a desire to focus on the needy in Africa, sometimes working with his brother's charity, Sentebale.

On 23 January 2009, it emerged that Prince William had written the foreword to a book for the first time.51. [50] The cover of Home from War, the autobiography of a soldier from the Prince's regiment who was seriously wounded in a Taliban ambush, notes his contribution.

Humanitarian and environmental causes

William became aware of HIV/AIDS in the mid 1990s, when his mother began to take her two sons to visit shelters and clinics for those suffering from the disease. In January 2005, Prince William and his brother volunteered at a British Red Cross aid distribution centre to pack emergency supplies for countries that were affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.52. [51] Later, in September,53. [52] William granted his patronage to Centrepoint,54. [53] a charity that assists the homeless. During the period when his mother had been patron of Centrepoint, he had accompanied her on visits to its headquarters and projects.

William also worked in the children's unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital for two days of work experience in 2005, as well as helping out in the medical research, catering, and fund raising departments.52. [51] The same year, he spent two weeks in North Wales with a team of Mountain rescue in England and Wales.52. [51] In May 2007, William became patron of both organisations (his mother had also previously been patron of the Royal Marsden Hospital) and he became attracted to Mountain Rescue England and Wales in order to, in his words, "highlight and celebrate the vital, selfless and courageous work of our mountain rescue organisations".52. [51]

The Prince also became a patron of the Tusk Trust in December 2005,53. [52] a charity that works towards conserving wildlife and initiating community development, including providing education, across Africa.55. [54] William became associated with the organisation after he witnessed its work first hand when he was in Africa. Saying "rural African initiatives that foster education, responsibility and participation in the local community light the way to conservation",56. [55] he carried out his first official duty with the trust in launching a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) bike ride across the African continent in 2007.53. [52]

Sports

William plays polo for charitable causes and is a fan of football, supporting Aston Villa F.C.52. [51] In May 2006, he became President of England's Football Association and vice royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) in February 2007 (supporting the Queen as patron of the WRU). The same year, the WRU's decision to name a new cup for test matches between Wales and South Africa the Prince William Cup caused controversy, with some believing it would have been more fitting to name the trophy after Ray Gravell.57. [56]58. [57]59. [58]

Also in 2006, the Prince, along with other Sandhurst officers, took part in running one mile to support the charity Sport Relief, as he had done in 2004 with a team from Clarence House. In May 2007, William became patron of the English Schools' Swimming Association.52. [51]

William is a noted follower of various packs of foxhounds throughout England and Wales, including the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt, with his father and brother since he was a very young child.

Relationship with Kate Middleton

During his years in university, William participated in typical university life, going to bars and socialising with his friends; of himself he said: "I'm not a party animal, despite what some people might think."9. [8] Like his father before him, William's private life became the subject of tabloid speculation and gossip, especially around his relationship with Kate Middleton, who had been one of William's university flatmates and whom William began dating in 2003. Middleton attended the Prince's passing-out parade at Sandhurst, marking the first high-profile event that she attended as William's guest. The relationship between Prince William and Middleton was followed so closely that bookmakers took bets on the possibility of a Royal Wedding and the retail chain Woolworths produced memorabilia bearing the likenesses of the two.60. [59] Media attention became so intense that William had to make a specific request to the paparazzi that they keep their distance from Middleton and him. In March 2007, Middleton complained of media harassment by the Daily Mirror.60. [59] It was reported in April 2007 that the couple had split,60. [59]61. [60] though in June, Middleton attended a party at Lulworth Army Barracks as the guest of Prince William,62. [61] and in July the Concert for Diana, which had been organised by Princes William and Harry.63. [62] In August, she accompanied William on holiday in the island of Des Roches in the Seychelles, and in October she joined Prince Charles and Prince Harry for a shooting party at Balmoral. In June 2008, along with the Royal Family, Middleton attended William's investiture into the Order of the Garter.

Engagement and wedding

On 16 November 2010 it was announced by Clarence House that William and Middleton are to marry. On 23 November 2010, after much speculation, it was announced the wedding will take place on 29 April 2011 in Westminster Abbey, London and will be a bank holiday in the UK.64. [63] The engagement ring given to Middleton was the 18 carat sapphire engagement ring of Diana, Princess of Wales. Clarence House, the official residence of Charles and his sons William and Harry, announced on the same day that the couple became engaged in Kenya in October, a fact that Prince William confirmed in a widely circulated television interview beamed from London.65. [64]

Middleton was formally introduced to public life by William on 24 February 2011, some two and a half months before the wedding when she and William attended a lifeboat naming ceremony in Trearddur, North Wales.66. [65]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Royal styles of
HRH Prince William of Wales

Reference style

His Royal Highness

Spoken style

Your Royal Highness

Alternative style

Sir

- 21 June 1982 – present: His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales

The Prince's style and title in full: His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Master of Arts. As a British prince, William does not use a surname for everyday purposes. For formal and ceremonial purposes, Prince William has used the name of the area over which his father holds title, i.e. Wales (as Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie use York, per their father, Prince Andrew, Duke of York). Past precedent is that such area-based surnames are dropped from usage in adulthood, after which either title alone or family surname is used.67. [66] For the male-line grandchildren of Elizabeth II, however, there is currently some uncertainty over the correct form of family surname to use, or whether there even is a surname. The Queen has stipulated all her male-line descendants who do not bear the titular dignity of prince shall use Mountbatten-Windsor as their family surname although Letters Patent exist stipulating the name Windsor, but with the same caveat.68. [67] According to their flight suits as seen in television interviews, Princes William and Harry both continue to use Wales as their surname for military purposes.

When William marries in 2011, it would be in line with past custom for him to receive a dukedom. Possible titles suggested as most likely are the titles of Duke of Clarence, Duke of Cambridge, or Duke of Sussex. Another possibility which has been discussed is that of Duke of Windsor, previously held by his great-great uncle Edward VIII. Those of Kendal, Avondale and Strathearn have also been mooted, some of them as secondary or subsidiary title to the first list.69. [68]70. [69] However, there are also rumours suggesting that Prince William asked the Queen not to make him a duke.71. [70] When his father accedes to the throne, William will immediately obtain the titles of Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay, and it is expected that he would be invested as Prince of Wales, although the latter is not automatic. If Prince William succeeds to the throne and uses his first given name as his regnal name, he would be known as William V.

William succeeded Lord Attenborough in 2010 as the fifth President of BAFTA.72. [71]

- January 2006 – 16 December 2006: Officer Cadet

- 16 December 2006  – 16 December 2006: Cornet (Second Lieutenant), The Blues and Royals (short service commission)73. [72]

- 16 December 2006 – 1 January 2009 : Lieutenant, The Blues and Royals73. [72]

- 1 January 2008 – 1 January 2009: Flying Officer, Royal Air Force74. [73]

- 1 January 2008 – 1 January 2009 : Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy75. [74]

- 1 January 2009 – present: Lieutenant, Royal Navy76. [75]

- 1 January 2009 – present: Captain, The Blues and Royals (and transferred to a full regular commission)77. [76]

- 1 January 2009 – present: Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force78. [77]

Honours

Accompanied by his father, Prince William processes to St. George's Chapel to be installed as a Knight of the Garter.

Appointments

- 23 April 2008 – present: Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)79. [78]

Prince William, upon his appointment to the order, became the 1,000th member of the register of the Order of the Garter;80. [79] he was officially invested by the Queen into the order on 16 June 2008, at a service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.81. [80] The last time a monarch had appointed a grandchild into the Order of the Garter was in 1894, when Queen Victoria invested Prince Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

- 6 July 2009 – present: Member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

- 6 July 2009 – present: Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

- 23 June 2010 – present: Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)

Medals

- 6 February 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

Foreign honours

- 6 July 2008: Joint Service Achievement Medal82. [81]

Canada

- 10 November 2009 – present: Canadian Ranger83. [82]

United Kingdom

- 8 August 2006 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of HMNB Clyde

- 8 August 2006 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Navy Submarine Service

- 8 August 2006 – present: Commodore-in-Chief of Scotland84. [83]

- 3 October 2008 – present: Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby85. [84]

- 10 February 2011 – present: Colonel of the Regiment Irish Guards86. [85]

Arms

Arms of Prince William of Wales

Notes

On his 18th birthday, Prince William was granted his own personalised coat of arms; these consist of the escutcheon of the arms of the sovereign in right of the United Kingdom with a label for difference.

Escutcheon

Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or (England) Or, a lion rampant within a double tressure flory counterflory gules (Scotland) Azure, a harp or stringed argent (Ireland).

Orders

The Order of the Garter ribbon.
HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE
(Shame be to him who thinks evil of it)

Other elements

The whole distinguished by a label of three points argent, the central point charged with an escallop gules.

Symbolism

As the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, Prince William's coat of arms has a label of three points.87. [86] The escallop (seashell) alludes to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, whose Spencer coat of arms includes three escallops argent.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince William of Wales

16. King George I of Greece

8. Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark

17. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia

4. Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark

18. Prince Louis of Battenberg

9. Princess Alice of Battenberg

19. Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine

2. Charles, Prince of Wales

20. King George V of the United Kingdom

10. King George VI of the United Kingdom

21. Princess Mary of Teck

5. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

22. Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

11. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

23. Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck

1. Prince William of Wales

24. Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer

12. Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer

25. Margaret Baring

6. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer

26. James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn

13. Cynthia Elinor Hamilton

27. Rosalind Cecilia Bingham

3. Diana Spencer

28. James Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy

14. Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy

29. Frances Work

7. Frances Ruth Burke Roche

30. William Smith Gill

15. Ruth Sylvia Gill

31. Ruth Littlejohn

Through his paternal grandfather, William is descended from Henry IV, and James II and VII. Should he become king, William will be the first monarch since Queen Anne to be descended from Charles I. Through his mother, William is of English descent and of remote Irish, Scottish and American descent. Through the Spencer family, he is also distantly related to several American presidents and British prime ministers. Since his mother, Princess Diana of Wales, was descended from two of Charles's II illegitimate sons, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton and Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, Prince William is likely to be the first monarch ever to be descended from Charles II. He is a third-cousin once removed of the actor Oliver Platt, through his great-great-grandmother, heiress Frances Work.88. [87]

William is descended from all kings and queens of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom from Harold Godwinson onwards except for these eighteen: Henry V, Henry VI, Henry VIII (their lines are all extinct), Richard III, Anne, George IV, William IV (all of whom outlived their legitimate children), William II, Richard I, Richard II, Edward V, Edward VI, Jane, Mary I, Elizabeth I, William III, Mary II, and Edward VIII (all of whom were childless).89. [88] He is also descended from many of the pre-Union monarchs of Scotland and the pre-Conquest monarchs of England, and many notable foreign monarchs including, Peter I of Russia ("Peter the Great"), Catherine II of Russia ("Catherine the Great"), George I of Greece, Christian IX of Denmark, Afonso I of Portugal, Andrew II of Hungary, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Isabella I of Castile, and early French kings.

Through his mother's lineage, William is descended from Caterina Sforza, an Italian noblewoman who had associations with the Borgia (Pope Alexander VI's family).90. [89]

See also

- Royal William, a German red rose named after Prince William shortly after his birth.

- British prince

Notes

2. ^ As a titled royal, William holds no surname, but, when one is used, it is Mountbatten-Windsor (or, more colloquially, his father's territorial designation, Wales); according to letters patent dated February 1960, his House and Family Name is Windsor.[1]

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Prince William of Wales House of Windsor Cadet branch of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg Born: 21 June 1982

British royalty

Preceded by
The Prince of Wales

Line of succession to the British throne
2nd position

Succeeded by
Prince Henry of Wales

Line of succession to the
Dukedom of Edinburgh
2nd position

Order of precedence in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland

Order of precedence in Scotland

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HRH Prince William of Wales

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Prince Henry of Wales

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The Prince of Wales

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in current practice

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The Duke of York

Cultural offices

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Lord Attenborough

President of BAFTA
2010 – present

Incumbent

Honorary titles

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Sir Sebastian Roberts

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2011 – present

Incumbent

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Founder members

Barnes · Blackheath · Blackheath Proprietary School · Civil Service · Crusaders · Crystal Palace · Kensington School · Leytonstone Forest · No Names Club · Perceval House · Surbiton

Presidents

Arthur Pember · E. C. Morley · Francis Marindin · Arthur Kinnaird · Charles Clegg · William Pickford · Earl of Athlone · Duke of Edinburgh · Duke of Gloucester · Earl of Harewood · Duke of Kent · Duke of York · Prince William of Wales

Chairmen

Charles Clegg · A. G. Hines · M. Frowde · Amos Brook Hirst · Arthur Drewry · Graham Doggart · Joe Mears · Andrew Stephen · Harold Warris Thompson · Bert Millichip · Keith Wiseman · Geoff Thompson · Lord Triesman · David Bernstein

Secretaries

E. C. Morley · R. W. Willis · R. G. Graham · C. W. Alcock · Frederick Wall · Stanley Rous · Denis Follows · Ted Croker

Chief Executives

Graham Kelly · David Davies · Adam Crozier · David Davies · Mark Palios · David Davies · Brian Barwick · Ian Watmore

v · d · eCharles, Prince of Wales

Titles

Prince of Wales • Prince and Great Steward of Scotland • Duke of Cornwall • Duke of Rothesay • Earl of Carrick • Earl of Chester • Baron of Renfrew • Lord of the Isles • more

Family

Diana, Princess of Wales (first wife) • Prince William (elder son) • Prince Harry (younger son) • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (second wife)

Events

Investiture of the Prince of Wales • First wedding • Divorce • Second wedding

Charities

The Prince's Charities • The Prince's Trust • The Prince's Drawing School • The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment • The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health • The Prince's Regeneration Trust • Business in the Community • Mutton Renaissance Campaign

Miscellaneous

Duchy Originals • Poundbury

v · d · eDiana, Princess of Wales

Family

Charles, Prince of Wales (husband) · Prince William (son) · Prince Harry (son) · John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (father) · Frances Shand Kydd (mother) · Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer (stepmother) · Peter Shand Kydd (stepfather) · Lady Sarah McCorquodale (sister) · Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes (sister) · Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (brother)

Charity and politics

Princess of Wales · International Campaign to Ban Landmines · Ottawa Treaty · Landmine Survivors Network

Marital events

Wedding · War of the Waleses · Camillagate · Squidgygate

Death

Funeral · Conspiracy theories · Operation Paget

People

Dodi Fayed · Henri Paul · Trevor Rees-Jones

Memorials

Candle in the Wind · Concert for Diana · Diana Memorial Award · Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain · Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund · Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground · Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk · The New School at West Heath

Cultural depictions

Diana: Last Days of a Princess · The Diana Chronicles · The Queen · Diana: Warrior Princess · Princess Diana's Revenge · Henrietta Hunter

v · d · eOrder of Precedence in the United Kingdom (Gentlemen)

England and Wales

The Sovereign • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh • HRH The Prince of Wales • HRH The Duke of York • HRH The Earl of Wessex • HRH Prince William of Wales • HRH Prince Henry of Wales • Viscount Severn • HRH The Duke of Gloucester • HRH The Duke of Kent • HRH Prince Michael of Kent • The Most Rev and Rt Hon Rowan Williams • The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP • The Most Rev and Rt Hon John Sentamu • The Rt Hon David Cameron MP • The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP • The Rt Hon John Bercow MP • The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers QC PC • The Rt Hon The Lord Judge QC PC • The Rt Hon Sir George Young, Bt MP • The Most Hon The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO • His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL • His Grace The Duke of Abercorn KG • The Rt Hon The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL • The Rt Hon The Baron Vestey DL

Scotland

The Sovereign • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh • HRH The Duke of Rothesay • HRH The Duke of York • HRH The Earl of Wessex • HRH Prince William of Wales • HRH Prince Henry of Wales • Viscount Severn • Mr Peter Phillips • Viscount Linley • HRH The Duke of Gloucester • HRH The Duke of Kent • HRH Prince Michael of Kent • The Rt Hon The Earl of Harewood • The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP • The Rt Rev William Hewitt • The Rt Hon David Cameron MP • The Rt Hon John Bercow MP • The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers QC PC • The Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP • Alex Fergusson MSP • The Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP • The Rt Hon The Earl of Erroll • His Grace The Duke of Argyll

Northern Ireland

The Sovereign • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh • HRH The Prince of Wales • HRH The Duke of York • HRH The Earl of Wessex • HRH Prince William of Wales • HRH Prince Henry of Wales • Viscount Severn • Mr Peter Phillips • Viscount Linley • HRH The Duke of Gloucester • HRH The Duke of Kent • HRH Prince Michael of Kent • The Rt Hon The Earl of Harewood • His Eminence Cardinal Seán Brady • The Most Rev Alan Harper, OBE  • The Most Rev Diarmuid Martin • The Most Rev John Niell • The Rt Rev Stafford Carson • The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP • The Rt Hon David Cameron MP • The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP • The Rt Hon John Bercow MP • The Rt Hon The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers QC PC • The Rt Hon Sir George Young, Bt MP • The Most Hon The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO • His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL • The Rt Hon The Earl of Dalhousie

not including short-term appointments, visiting dignitaries and most peers

v · d · eBritish princes

1st generation

George II

2nd generation

Frederick, Prince of Wales · Prince George William · William, Duke of Cumberland

3rd generation

George III · Edward, Duke of York · William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh · Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn · Prince Frederick

4th generation

George IV · Frederick, Duke of York and Albany · William IV · Edward, Duke of Kent · Ernest Augustus I of Hanover · Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex · Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge · The Prince Octavius · The Prince Alfred · William, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh

5th generation

Albert, Prince Consort[1]  · George V of Hanover · George, Duke of Cambridge

6th generation

Edward VII · Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · Leopold, Duke of Albany · Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover

7th generation

Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale · George V · John of Wales · Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · George William of Hanover · Arthur of Connaught · Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Christian of Hanover · Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick

8th generation

Edward VIII · George VI · Henry, Duke of Gloucester · George, Duke of Kent · The Prince John · John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Ernest Augustus IV, Prince of Hanover · Alastair, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn · George of Hanover

9th generation

Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[2]  · William of Gloucester · Richard, Duke of Gloucester · Edward, Duke of Kent · Michael of Kent

10th generation

Charles, Prince of Wales · Andrew, Duke of York · Edward, Earl of Wessex

11th generation

William of Wales · Henry of Wales · James, Viscount Severn

^1 not a British prince by birth, but created Prince Consort.
^2 not a British prince by birth, but created a Prince of the United Kingdom.

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Persondata

Name

Wales, William

Alternative names

Mountbatten-Windsor, William Arthur Philip Louis

Short description

Elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales

Date of birth

21 June 1982

Place of birth

London, United Kingdom

Date of death

Place of death