Born 21 June 1982 at St Mary's Hospital, London. Father - Prince Charles of Wales (1948), first heir to the throne of Great Britain. Mother is a princess Welsh Diana (née Diana Spencer, 1961-1997), was born into the aristocratic family of the Earls Spencer and died tragically in a car accident. Wife - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (nee Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, 01/09/1982). Son - George Alexander Louis (07/22/2013), third heir to the British throne. Grandmother - Elizabeth II (1926), Queen of Great Britain from 1952 to the present. Grandfather - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921). Younger brother - Prince Henry (Harry) of Wales (08/15/1984), fourth heir to the throne.
On 4 August 1982, the Prince was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury Buckingham Palace. At baptism he was given the name William Arthur Philip Louis. He is now second in line to the throne after his father.
From 1990 to 1995, William attended the prestigious Ludgrove School in Berkshire. He was captain of the school rugby and hockey teams, played excellent basketball and football, and also participated in all running marathons.
After school, William entered Eton College, where he studied biology, geography and art history. For security reasons, the prince lived in a separate room at college.
In August 1996, Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorced. William took the separation of his parents very hard, but did not stop communicating with his mother, who continued to be considered part of royal family.
On August 31, 1997, a terrible misfortune occurred in the family - Lady Diana died in car accident in Paris. William and his brother Harry followed their mother's coffin all the way to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral took place. William blamed the press for her death.
After graduating from Eton College in July 2000, the prince took a break from his studies for a year. He traveled extensively in African countries, visited Chile and worked in a dairy factory.
In 2001, William entered the most prestigious university in Scotland - St. Andrews. William studied well and managed to date two pretty girls from the English literature department - Carly Massey-Birch and Arabella Musgrave. He had to part with Carly: she demanded a choice between her and Arabella. At the same time, the prince met art history student Kate Middleton.
In 2003, upon reaching adulthood (21 according to British law), William became a State Counselor and received the right to speak on behalf of the Queen.
Over time, Kate managed to push all the other girls out of his heart, including British actress and model Isabella Calthorpe, with whom the prince had an affair. Studying together at the University of St. Andrews and living under the same roof allowed them to get to know each other well. In 2004, the royal press service was forced to publicly admit that the prince had a lover.
In 2005, the prince graduated from university with a very good results, defending his thesis project on the topic of coral reefs. According to William himself, he spent four happy year.
For some time after graduating from university, William worked and was involved in social activities. useful things.
In May 2006, Prince William family tradition entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In December 2006, he received a junior commission and joined the Royal Cavalry as a second lieutenant. William's career was no different from the career of his ancestors, because. In Great Britain, the monarch formally heads the country's armed forces.
While William was preparing to pass military service at Sandhurst, Kate lived in London. The separation between them did not lead to anything good. William, along with future officers, had fun with girls in local pubs; all the newspapers featured photographs depicting his adventures. Kate could not stand such public humiliation, and they broke up. However, on June 4, 2007, the royal press office released a statement about the couple's reunion.
In 2009, the prince graduated from flight school in Cranwell, then was transferred to Royal Air Force and promoted to the rank of captain. William served for three years as a military and rescue helicopter pilot. In December 2011, the prince participated in the operation to rescue Russian sailors from the sinking ship Swanland.
On November 16, 2010, William and Kate announced their engagement. The wedding took place on April 29, 2011 at London's Cathedral Church of St. Peter's in Westminster Abbey. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams officially proclaimed Prince William and Kate Middleton husband and wife, and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain awarded the young couple the title of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
For the first time after the wedding, the newlyweds lived in a cottage that William rented not far from the deployment of his Air Force military unit in North Wales, where he plans to serve for another three years as a pilot of military and rescue helicopters.
Although the prince received all the titles and training necessary for the future king and commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces while still at the university, he dreamed of becoming a professional rescue pilot and had already proven himself well by participating in patrols. Caribbean Sea together with the sailors of the warship Iron Duke.
December 3, 2012 official representative The British Royal Household announced that Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant.
On July 22, 2013, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, gave birth to a boy weighing 3.8 kilograms.
On July 24, 2013, it was reported that Kate and William had named their first child George Alexander Louis, and they use the name George in everyday address.
On October 23, 2013, Prince George of Cambridge was christened at the Chapel Royal at St. James's Palace. Godparents seven people became: William von Cutsem, Oliver Baker, Emilia Jardine-Paterson, Julia Samuel, as well as Lord Hugh Grosvenor (son of the 6th Duke of Westminster), the couple's former private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips.
In April 2014, William, along with his wife Kate and son George, went on an official tour of New Zealand, which will last three weeks. On April 8, the royal family arrived in the town of Blenheim to take part in a parade to commemorate the soldiers who died defending their country.
On September 8, 2014, the Westminster residence of members of the British royal family, Clarence House, confirmed information that Kate Middleton and Prince William are expecting their second child.
Ranks
▪ From 07/21/1982 to 04/29/2011 - His Royal Highness William, Prince of Wales
▪ From 04/29/2011 to the present - His Royal Highness William, Duke of Cambridge
▪ In Scotland from 04/29/2011 to the present - Earl of Strathearn
▪ Canadian Ranger (11/10/2009)
▪ Captain of the Royal Air Force (01/01/2009)
▪ As a member of the royal family, he has his own coat of arms, based on the national coat of arms of Great Britain.
Awards
▪ Awarded the Joint Command Achievement Medal (2008)
▪ Awarded the highest order of chivalry in Great Britain - “The Most Noble Order of the Garter” (04/23/2008)
▪ Awarded a knightly order - “The Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Thistle” (05/25/2012)
▪ Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal (02/06/2002)
▪ Awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal of Queen Elizabeth II (02/06/2012)
Family
Wife - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (nee Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, 01/09/1982)
Son - George Alexander Louis (07/22/2013)
Daughter - Charlotte Elizabeth Diana (05/02/2015)
Son - (04/23/2018)
Novels
Jecca Craig
Rose Farquhar
Jessica Craig
Carly Massey-Birch
Arabella Musgrave
Davina Duckworth-Chide
Olivia Hunt
Isabella Calthorpe, actress and model
William was first crown prince born outside royal palace- he was born in St. Mary's Hospital in London. He became the object of attention of the paparazzi as soon as he was born: already upon leaving the maternity hospital, Diana and Charles came under the camera lenses of numerous photographers who wanted to be the first to take a photo of the heir.
On August 4, 1982, the prince was baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace and received the name William Arthur Philip Louis.
From 1990 to 1995, the prince attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire. It was a boarding school, and William did everything the same as everyone else, even sharing a room with four other students. At school, he was captain of the hockey and rugby teams, was an avid swimmer, played football and basketball well, and represented the school in cross-country running marathons on several occasions.
After school, William entered the famous Eton College, where he studied geography, biology and art history. The prince was always a diligent student and received good grades both in core subjects and in education, in addition, he easily found mutual language with peers. Thanks to his sociability, natural tact and modesty with an absolute lack of arrogance, he quickly acquired friends and acquaintances. True, in college he lived in a separate room and used a separate shower - but not out of arrogance, but for safety reasons.
When William's parents divorced in August 1996, the prince took it hard. He was always closer to his mother than to his father, but Princess Diana communicated a lot with the children even after the divorce. Even after the divorce, she continued to be considered a member of the royal family and lived in Kensington Palace and did a lot of charity work.
The big blow in the prince's life came on August 31, 1997, when his mother, Princess Diana, died in a car accident in Paris. The prince learned about the tragedy only on September 1 from his father, since Prince Charles forbade the children to have a radio in the house. No matter how hard it was for him to cope with the grief that befell him, William found the strength to take part in organizing the funeral. He and his brother, Prince Harry, followed their mother's coffin in funeral procession all the way to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral took place. After the death of his mother, William at will visited a psychoanalyst. During this period, William's long-standing hostility towards the press escalated to the limit: he blamed the paparazzi for his mother's death.
In July 2000, after graduating from Eton College, the prince, like many students, decided to take a break from his studies for a year. He traveled a lot, visited Chile, visited African countries following his mother (Princess Diana was actively involved in charity work), and even worked on an English dairy farm. After a year, Prince William chose his future path: he decided to enter the prestigious University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and soon became a student. The prince celebrated his coming of age (according to British law, it comes at 21 years old) with an African-style party, which he held at Windsor Castle under the supervision of the queen herself.
The Prince's thesis in 2005 was dedicated to coral reefs. He graduated with very good results (though not with honors), and in this he surpassed his father, a graduate of Cambridge. According to William himself, he spent four happy years in St. Andrew. For some time after graduating from university, William worked and was engaged in socially useful activities, for example, representing Her Majesty in New Zealand, in the cities of Wellington and Auckland at celebrations dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In May 2006, Prince William entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned in December 2006 and joined the Royal Cavalry as a Second Lieutenant. In this regard, his career is no different from that of his male ancestors, starting with Henry V, since in Great Britain the monarch formally heads armed forces countries. In 2009, after graduating from the RAF flight school in Cranwell, he was transferred to
Prince William (William) Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, 21 June 1982 - Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, eldest son of the Prince Welsh Charles and his first wife, Princess Diana, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Second in line to the throne of the United Kingdom.
In England, the birth of every child in the royal family is accompanied by actions subject to strict rules. This also applies to the choice of names; Royal family history specialist Patrick Montague-Smith has compiled a list of names from which parents must choose a name for their child, necessarily only from this list.
For a boy, the future heir to the throne, the following names are recommended: William (at accession to the throne - William), Edward, Richard, Charles (at accession - Charles), James or George (at accession - George). Recommended for girls: Elizabeth (actually in everyday English speech this name sounds like Elizabeth. - Yu. R.), Margaret (at accession - Margarita), Anna (sounds like Ann), Louise, Maria (sounds like Mary), Victoria or Catherine (sounds like Catherine). On extreme case, as outsiders, the lists include Henry (at accession - Henry) and Robert, and for girls - Frances and Philippa.
Diana did not give birth in the palace. The two princes of the blood, William and Harry, are the only direct heirs to the throne who were born outside its walls. Both were born in the Lindo wing of one of London's most famous hospitals - St Mary's Hospital (St Mary of Paddington), which is not a luxurious or expensive hospital, but where Dr George Pinker, the royal gynecologist, works. Dr. Pinker has broken with customs and traditions because he does not belong to the titled nobility. Patients are transported to his office on Harley Street by an old, creaking elevator.
It was he, Dr. Pinker, who insisted that the princes be born in the hospital, and flatly refused to listen to all the nonsense about the fact that children from the royal family should be born in the palace, because he considered this place completely unsuitable for childbirth. The family and royal entourage were somewhat shocked and worried by his statements. The Queen believed that traditions should be respected and that custom would be respected. For Dr. Pinker this was out of the question, and the princess, who trusted him completely, was of the same opinion.
The nursery at Kensington Palace is very different from the nursery at Buckingham Palace. Charles and Diana chose pastel colors for her. For the curtains, Diana chose cretonne with a pink flower on a white background. On the bed with a soft feather bed in a cover with frills lay a luxurious bedspread that reached to the floor, and all this luxury was crowned with a canopy with draperies with many frills. Small blue rabbits and pink daisies adorned the white chairs and cabinets. On the light carpet that covered the entire room, there were pillows and a deep chair for the nanny.
The raising of royal children has changed since the childhood of Charles's grandfather, George VI, nicknamed Bertie, who was force-fed from a bottle and whose legs for a long time they kept him between steel plates because his knees were slightly dislocated and this threatened that he would grow up bow-legged.
The nanny was so jealous of his parents and so angry at him for spending any time with them that she twisted and pinched his hands before pushing him into the living room, so that he would always come to them in tears. Well, how can you not be surprised that he became a stutterer?
Henry (Harry) and William escaped all this. If Charles wanted his sons to be honest, decent, polite, serious, reasonable, well-mannered, then Diana, for her part, wanted the children, above all, to be happy. “The Princess is a very devoted mother and devotes a lot of her time to Prince William,” Victor Chapman, the Queen’s assistant private secretary, said shortly before Prince Henry’s birth. “She watches how he is treated, how he is spoken to, how he plays. She corrects him if he doesn’t do something the way she would like.”
Prince William as a child and Prince George
The Princess of Wales, who showed extraordinary attention to the most insignificant actions of her sons, even kept a detailed diary in which she recorded all the details of the children’s growing up.
She chose their clothes herself: the thinnest, softest cashmere sweaters and scarves, decorated with the most elaborate embroidery - all the best for William and Harry.
Basic items of clothing for boys were supplied to Diana by the most luxurious children's clothing store, White House (“ The White house"). The Princess of Wales, who suffered greatly from loneliness as a child due to her parents' divorce, was constantly with the children. She breastfed her sons herself and taught Charles how to change their underwear, swaddle and bathe them. She spent a lot of time with them every day and in the autumn of 1985 even took her eldest to kindergarten in Notting Hill. Then, as it seemed, everything was fine with raising children.
“The eldest,” the princess believed, “is a cheerful, enthusiastic boy, not at all timid, very independent. He is a born leader and organizer, which will benefit him greatly later. So, on the start day school year he chose his own clothes, and it was better to let him do it...
Although the princes were very different from each other in character, they got along well with each other and really did not like being separated. William, who was called “Will” in the family, was the livelier, the most playful of the two, but Harry easily agreed to take part in the stupid things that his brother did.
In photographs, William always has a roguish, playful look, while Harry looks into the lens with some apprehension. As much as William is smiling, charming, and lively, Harry is just as timid, secretive, unsure of himself and attached to his mother. Diana tried to give everyone what they needed most - love.
“William,” he asserted, “is far from an ordinary boy. One day he will be king of England." In his opinion, Barbara Barnes too often took William's side rather than his wife's. And Charles began to demand that a nanny be hired for his son, “raised and trained in the old manner,” if possible, sharing ideas that had gone out of fashion. Banish the nanny who has become too popular! Banish!
It must be said that William showed great liveliness and mobility.
He first demonstrated his wild temperament when he was only one year and three months old and was already able to walk quite well in order to get to the toilet and throw his father's shoes into the toilet. He repeated the maneuver with his mother's shoes, and then with his own; By the way, young children, for reasons known only to God, love to take off their shoes.
His terrible character was fully revealed when he wanted to force his little brother Harry, who was then only seven months old, to chew on a stuffed rabbit, which, of course, was completely indigestible. During the wedding of Andrew and Fergie, he amused himself by sticking his tongue out at the little pages.
His first real stupidity was committed with a specific purpose: to watch the most interesting spectacle, and for this he caused a fire alarm to be declared at Balmoral Castle. He gave vent to his frantic energy by riding Whiskey, his first steed. Charles gave him riding lessons
Prince Charles, according to People, looks like his great-great-grandfather King Edward VII
The Queen did not hide the fact that she would like greater firmness to be shown towards William. The choice of college in which the eldest son of Charles and Diana was to study turned into a bitter dispute. Diana did not want her children to be imprisoned within the walls educational institution located far from home. However, in 1990, William was sent to full board at Ludgrow School, in Berkshire.
The loss of their mother was a tragedy for the children... just like for any child
So, at the age of eight, the prince was forced to learn to live away from his family, whom he saw only on Saturdays and Sundays. Diana somehow adjusted and began to arrange things so that her schedule, which required her to perform official functions, coincided with the schedule of her children’s classes and did not interfere with her communication with them. In the first place in her weeklies there were always records of dates of school holidays, dates of choir concerts in which boys participated, dates of sports competitions, etc.
In the autumn of 1995, William entered Eton. In the famous college he was under the strict control of very high officials. He had at his disposal a separate room with a separate toilet (this privilege applies only to princes of the blood). His personal security officer was stationed in the next room to ensure his protection. To be extra precautionary, William was given a special watch worthy of James Bond, waterproof, clever, with an electronic device built into it that allows you to follow the movements of its owner on the screen
Up to sixth grade (graduate year) high school in England.) for the first three years - no television, no radio! Forbidden, that's all! There was no question of hiding even a transistor radio in a suitcase! Despite his title and position in society, upon entering Eton, William was perceived as a newcomer. He already knew by heart the history of the college, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI, who expressed the wish that seventy needy boys be enrolled as students.
Since then, eighteen future prime ministers and many illustrious, eminent figures have attended the college, including the Duke of Wellington (victor of the Battle of Waterloo), Keynes, the economist, and George Orwell, the writer. The cost of training for each of the 1,267 students was about 15 thousand euros per year (130 teachers for 1,267 students). Parents could enroll their offspring on the list of candidates at the age of four, but without much hope, because only one out of ten “thirsty” ones was accepted as a student. The lists of those waiting their turn are already filled and “closed” for two years in advance. What is this? A tribute to old-fashioned morals? Perhaps not, given the great power of Eton, even if we admit that some of its rules are outdated
William in England is a celebrity, a star of the first magnitude. He inherited the features of his mother: he is also blond, like her, he has the same smile, at the same time timid and dazzling, the same delicate white skin, he is as slender as she is and just as charming, he is endowed with the same all-conquering charm. In short, William is everyone's new favorite, the ideal future Beautiful Prince. But when Lady Diana died, a very heavy burden fell on William's shoulders: he realized that whether he wanted it or not, he would one day become a king, and against his will, his childhood should be like that of a future king; in addition, he was entrusted with an even more responsible mission: to become the hope of the monarchy and its savior in case it was threatened with death. They say he is very smart.
Next to his father, he learned the basics of his future “craft”, his future “profession” - to be a king. William watched as his father carried the burden of his responsibilities, he saw his father rushing from various conferences to the opening of enterprises, from funerals to the ceremony of handing over the order to form a government or nominating candidates from political parties how he hurried from charity events to military parades. He now knew that his turn would soon come. He was also trained by another, truly irreplaceable member of the royal family - the Queen. Eton is close to Windsor Castle, and William often had tea with Her Majesty on Sundays. A car came for him, and he and the queen spent two hours together.
After Diana's death, William actually becomes more and more close to the other Windsors. Diana's soft influence gradually faded and disappeared. And yet she “bequeathed” to him extremely important values: the desire to help one’s neighbor, the need for sincerity and truthfulness, the ability to listen to others. This posthumous influence beneficial for the future king.
When William celebrated his eighteenth birthday on June 21, 2000, it became known that servants in the royal palaces began to refer to him as “Your Highness.”
William also trained in very exotic places South America(he spent two and a half months in Chile working with members charitable organization"Rally International") and in Africa, probably in search of adventure. So, he had quite a fun (if not rowdy) year before going to the University of St Andrew (St Andrew) in Scotland.
He began his "chronicle of the heart's affections" with Emma, the niece of Camilla Parker Bowles. He is also credited with fleeting affairs (more or less virtual) with Holly, the daughter of Richard Branson, with Annalisa Asbjornsen, with Elizabeth Jagger, with Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, with Isabella Anstruder-Cog-Colthorpe and with Natalie Hicks-Lobbecke... not counting the so-called innocent flirting with Britney Spears. William became the most excellent, the most eligible bachelor the world, the most desirable party and of course number one in the yellow press.
The sons of Charles and Diana, distinguished by their special charm, ease, naturalness and carefreeness, brought a light breeze of youth to the British royal court. Perhaps they will succeed in a matter in which Diana failed. Perhaps they can force the monarchy to change.
The Prince's thesis in 2005 was on coral reefs. He graduated with very good results (though not with honors), and in this he surpassed his father, a graduate of Cambridge. According to William himself, he spent four happy years in St. Andrew.
For some time after graduating from university, William worked and was engaged in socially useful activities, for example, representing Her Majesty in New Zealand, in the cities of Wellington and Auckland at the celebrations dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. In May 2006, Prince William entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He was commissioned in December 2006 and joined the Royal Cavalry as a Second Lieutenant. In this regard, his career is no different from that of his male ancestors, starting with Henry V, since in Great Britain the monarch formally heads the country's armed forces.
In 2009, after graduating from the RAF flight school in Cranwell, he was transferred to the Royal air Force and promoted to the rank of captain (Flight Lieutenant). In December 2011, he participated in the operation to rescue Russian sailors from the sinking ship Swanland.
On November 16, 2010, Clarence House announced the engagement of Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton.
The future duchess had been waiting for a marriage proposal from her indecisive prince for almost 10 years. For my royal patience Kate Middleton was awarded not only royal status, but also the love of her subjects, and most importantly, two amazing kids. We remembered the love story of Prince William and Duchess Catherine and, of course, dreamed about our own princes (maybe even bald ones)…
The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton took place on April 29, 2011 at St. Peter's Collegiate Church in Westminster Abbey in London.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams officially proclaimed Prince William and Kate Middleton husband and wife, and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain awarded the young couple the title of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
On December 3, 2012, an official representative of the British Royal Household announced that Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, was pregnant and was in the King Edward VII Hospital in central London with symptoms of toxicosis and would remain there for the next few days.
July 22, 2013 at 16:24 local time with Prince William and the Duchess Cambridge Kate Middleton was born a boy. The newborn weighed 3.8 kilograms. On July 24, 2013, it was announced that the name of Prince William's first child is George (George) Alexander Louis. He ranks third (at the time of birth) in the line of succession British throne.
Three months after birth, little prince christened in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Royal heirs are supposed to be baptized at Buckingham Palace, but Prince William and Kate Middleton broke this tradition. In the chapel where the sacrament of baptism took place, Kate received communion before the wedding, and in 1997 the body of Princess Diana lay here.
Even before the birth of the prince, The newspaper Washington Post called him "the most famous baby in the world." Prince George of Cambridge became one of the first people in history to have articles about him appear in several language sections of Wikipedia even before his birth.
On September 8, 2014, a royal household spokesman announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were expecting their second child. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to her daughter Charlotte Elizabeth Diana on May 2, 2015 at 8.34 am in the presence of her husband. A birth weight of 8 lb 3 oz (3.71 kg) was recorded.
Prince William, on two weeks' maternity leave from his Royal Air Force service, attended the birth. He also spent the night that soon followed in the hospital - in a room specially allocated for him next to Kate’s room. William decided that he would personally take part in caring for his son.
Fans of the British royal family celebrated the birth of the princess with all their might. The famous restaurant Zizzi even prepared a pizza with a portrait of Charlotte and her parents.
Knowing the love of ordinary Britons for the royal family, Kate Middleton invited everyone to the christening of Princess Charlotte on July 5 at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Sandringham (Norfolk). Outsiders were not allowed into the church itself, but everyone was able to see Princess Charlotte before and after the ceremony.
Moreover, the guests were invited not only to witness the event, but also to join the charity event: all the flowers that the guests brought with them were sent to East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice (EACH) - the organization has been patronized by Kate Middleton since 2012.
God bless the Queen, the Duchess, the Princess and the photographer Mario Testino who gave us these pictures!
Prince William never misses an opportunity to remember his beloved mother, Princess Diana. At the charity gala, William gave an emotional speech dedicated to Diana. And not just as her son and heir royal throne— Prince William heads an organization founded by his mother that helps children and adults who have suffered serious illnesses. psychological trauma, first of all, the death of loved ones. Prince William continues many good endeavors of Princess Diana. And this work gives him true pleasure and satisfaction. And we are waiting for Christmas and keeping our fingers crossed for the prince...or maybe the king?
To be continued...
Member of the Royal British family. Eldest son and heir of the Prince of Wales, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Officer of the Royal Horse Guards of Great Britain.
William, the eldest son of Prince Charles of Wales and his first wife Princess Diana, was born in London on June 21, 1982. At baptism he received the name William Arthur Philip Louis. The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, he is second in line to the British throne after his father. Was brought up in London kindergarten Jane Mynors, attended Wetherby School in London, then Ludgrove School in Berkshire. In 1995 he entered Eton College, where he studied geography, biology and art history.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana separated in 1992 and officially divorced in 1996. After this, William played the role of Diana's main supporter in the royal family. On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris. Together with father and younger brother William took part in the funeral ceremony. William inherited a significant part of his mother's popularity; a significant part of the British wanted to see him as the next monarch, and not Prince Charles.
In June 2000, Prince William successfully completed his secondary education at Eton, took a “gap year” before entering university and worked in various jobs in Chile, Belize, the UK and Kenya. In September 2001, he began his studies at the University of St. Andrews in the Scottish city of Fife. At first he specialized in art history, but in the middle of the four-year course of study he changed his specialization to geography. In 2003, upon reaching the age of 21, William became a State Counselor and received the right to speak on behalf of the Queen. In 2005, he graduated with honors from the university with a master's degree.
In June 2005, William made his first independent official visit - he visited New Zealand. Then he interned for some time in various positions in agriculture, finance and mountain rescue unit in Wales. From January to December 2006 he studied at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, after which he was seconded to the Blues and Royals Regiment of the Royal Horse Guards with the rank of sub-lieutenant.
William (William) Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge(English: William Arthur Philip Louis of the United Kingdom, Duke of Cambridge) - Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus; eldest son of Prince Charles of Wales and his first wife, Princess Diana, grandson of the Queen of Great Britain. He is second in the line of succession to the British throne after his father.
Place of Birth. Education. William was born on June 21, 1982 at 9 pm, in London, in the Paddington area. William was the first crown prince to be born outside the royal palace - he was born at St. Mary's Hospital in London.
On August 4, 1982, the prince was baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace and received the name William Arthur Philip Louis.
From 1990 to 1995, the prince attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire. It was a boarding school, and William did everything the same as everyone else, even sharing a room with four other students. At school, he was captain of the hockey and rugby teams, was an avid swimmer, played football and basketball well, and represented the school in cross-country running marathons on several occasions.
After school, William entered Eton College, where he studied geography, biology and art history. The prince was always a diligent student and received good grades, both in specialized subjects and in education, in addition, he easily found a common language with his peers. Thanks to his sociability, natural tact and modesty with an absolute lack of arrogance, he quickly acquired friends and acquaintances. True, in college he lived in a separate room and used a separate shower - but not out of arrogance, but for safety reasons.
When William's parents divorced in August 1996, the prince took it hard. He was always closer to his mother than to his father, but Princess Diana communicated a lot with the children even after the divorce. Even after the divorce, she continued to be considered a member of the royal family and lived in Kensington Palace and did a lot of charity work.
The big blow in the prince's life came on August 31, 1997, when his mother, Princess Diana, died in a car accident in Paris. The prince learned about the tragedy only on September 1 from his father, since Prince Charles forbade the children to have a radio in the house. No matter how hard it was for him to cope with the grief that befell him, William found the strength to take part in organizing the funeral. He and his brother followed their mother's coffin in a funeral procession all the way to Westminster Abbey, where the funeral took place. After the death of his mother, William visited a psychoanalyst of his own free will.
In July 2000, after graduating from Eton College, the prince decided to take a break from his studies for a year. He traveled a lot, visited Chile, visited African countries following his mother (Princess Diana was actively involved in charity work), and even worked on an English dairy farm. After a year, Prince William chose his future path: he decided to enter the prestigious University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and soon became a student. The prince celebrated his coming of age (according to British law, it comes at 21 years old) with an African-style party, which he held at Windsor Castle under the supervision of the queen herself.
The Prince's thesis in 2005 was on coral reefs. He graduated with very good results (though not with honors), and in this he surpassed his father, a graduate of Cambridge. According to William himself, he spent four happy years in St. Andrew. For some time after graduating from university, William worked and was engaged in socially useful activities, for example, representing Her Majesty in New Zealand, in the cities of Wellington and Auckland at celebrations dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Military service. In May 2006, Prince William entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was commissioned in December 2006 and joined the Royal Cavalry as a Second Lieutenant. In this regard, his career is no different from the career of his male ancestors, starting with Henry V, since in Great Britain the monarch formally heads the country's armed forces. In 2009, after graduating from the RAF flight school in Cranwell, he was transferred to the Royal Air Force and promoted to the rank of captain (Flight Lieutenant). Served as a rescue helicopter pilot. His service as a rescue helicopter pilot ended in September 2013.
Working as a pilot. In 2014, it was announced that the Duke would work as an East Anglian Air Ambulance pilot. medical care, located at Cambridge Airport. The prince was paid a salary, which he transferred in full to charitable foundation medical service. In July 2017, the Duke left his Air Ambulance job to take a more active role in royal duties on behalf of his grandmother, the Queen.
Sport. In May 2006, Prince William succeeded his uncle, the Duke of York, as President of the FA. As an active sportsman and Birmingham fan football club"Aston Villa", the prince expressed an ardent desire to attract as much as possible larger number children for football.
Family. On 16 November 2010, Clarence House announced the engagement of Prince William and his longtime girlfriend. The wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton took place on April 29, 2011 at London's Cathedral Church of St. Peter's in Westminster Abbey. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams officially proclaimed Prince William and Kate Middleton husband and wife, and Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain awarded the young couple the title of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
On July 22, 2013 at 16:24 local time, Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton gave birth to a boy, George (George) Alexander Louis.
September 4, 2017 Kensington Palace reported that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child, who will be born in the spring of 2018. April 23, 2018Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton gave birth to a boy.
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