William and Harry walked behind the funeral cortège from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. William accompanied his father, brother, paternal grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and his maternal uncle Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, at his mother's funeral. The Prince of Wales waited until his sons awoke the following morning to tell them about their mother's death. William, then aged 15, together with his 12-year-old brother and their father, were staying at Balmoral Castle at the time. Diana died in a car accident in the early hours of 31 August 1997. Diana was reported to have described William as 'my little wise old man' whom she started to rely on as her confidant by his early teens. She took them to Walt Disney World and McDonald's, AIDS clinics, shelters for the homeless, and bought them items typically owned by teenagers, such as video games. Known informally as 'Wills' within the family, William was nicknamed 'Wombat' by his mother, who wished him and his brother to obtain broader life experiences than those usually available to royal children. Prince William and his younger brother, Harry, were raised at Kensington Palace in London, and Highgrove House in Gloucestershire. He travelled with his family to Canada in 19. William accompanied his parents on their 1983 tour of Australia and New Zealand, when he was nine months old, as his first trip overseas. He was the first child born to a Prince and Princess of Wales since Prince John in 1905. William had six godparents: former King Constantine II of Greece (his paternal second cousin once removed) Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Mrs Ogilvy (his paternal first cousin twice removed) the Duchess of Westminster Lady Susan Hussey Lord Romsey (his paternal second cousin once removed) and Sir Laurens van der Post. He was baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace on 4 August, the 82nd birthday of his paternal great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. His names, William Arthur Philip Louis, were announced by Buckingham Palace on 28 June. Prince William was born at St Mary's Hospital, London on 21 June 1982 as the first child of Charles, Prince of Wales ( heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth II), and Diana, Princess of Wales. 6.1 Humanitarian and environmental patronages.The couple have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis of Cambridge. In 2011, William was made Duke of Cambridge preceding his marriage to Catherine Middleton. In October 2020, William launched the Earthshot Prize, a £50 million initiative to incentivise environmental solutions over the next decade. In April 2016, the Cambridges and Prince Harry initiated the mental health awareness campaign 'Heads Together' to encourage people to open up about their mental health issues. In December 2014, he founded the 'United for Wildlife' initiative, which aims to reduce worldwide illegal wildlife trade. He undertakes projects through The Royal Foundation, with his charity work revolving around mental health, conservation, and emergency workers. He holds patronage with over 30 charitable and military organisations, including the Tusk Trust, Centrepoint, and London's Air Ambulance Charity. The Duke performs official duties and engagements on behalf of the Queen. He served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance from July 2015 for two years. In April 2008, William graduated from Royal Air Force College Cranwell, joining RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009.

William then trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst prior to serving with the Blues and Royals. He spent parts of his gap year in Belize and Chile before earning a Scottish Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews. Since birth, he has been second in the line of succession to the British throne after his father.īorn in St Mary's Hospital, London, William was educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School and Eton College. He is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales, and a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, KG, KT, PC, ADC (William Arthur Philip Louis born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family.

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