Prince William Biography

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Name at birth: William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor

Prince William is second in line to the British throne, following his father Charles, Prince of Wales. William is the first son of Charles and the late Princess Diana, and the grandson of the current Queen Elizabeth II. William attended Wetherby and Ludgrove schools, followed by Eton College and then the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. His good looks, athletic manner and royal status made him a popular public heartthrob during his teen years. On 22 June 2005 he graduated from St. Andrews, receiving an upper-second class honors degree with a focus in geography. He entered Sandhurst Military Academy in January of 2006 and graduated in December of that year; in January of 2007 he reported for duty in the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry. His younger brother, Prince Harry, graduated from Sandhurst and joined the Household Cavalry before him.

Extra credit: William dated Kate Middleton, a fellow student from St. Andrews, from 2003 until their breakup in 2007... Prince Harry, born in 1984, is William's only sibling... In 2000 William visited Chile for 10 weeks of volunteer work with the group Raleigh International... He was played by actor Jordan Freida in the 2002 TV movie Prince William on the American network ABC... His childhood nickname is Wills... According to a 2005 report from the Reuters news service, William's upper-second class honors degree from St. Andrew's is "the second highest undergraduate award in Britain and the best academic grade any member of the UK royal family has managed."

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