Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales was born at 9.03pm on June 21 1982 at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in London, weighing 7lb one and a half ounces |
Diana fell pregnant with William just a few months after her fairytale wedding to the Prince of Wales in 1981. |
William was sent to Mrs Mynor's Nursery School in west London aged three, then Wetherby School and Ludgrove School in Berkshire |
On August 31 1997 news came Diana's death in a car crash in Paris as she was pursued by paparazzi |
After leaving school, William went on a gap year which included jungle training in Belize with the Welsh Guards and a stint with Raleigh International in Chile |
William followed Harry into Sandhurst to train as an officer in the Army in 2006, and then joined his sibling's regiment, the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals. |
Royal Navy training |
Continuing his career in the forces, William decided to transfer his service to the Royal Air Force, based at Anglesey, in North Wales. |
In November 2010 it was announced he was to wed his long-term love Kate Middleton |
In 2011 the newlyweds held their first overseas tour as husband and wife travelling to Canada and the U.S. |
In recent weeks William has joined his grandmother the Queen and other members of the Royal family at national events to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee |
William graduated as an RAF Search and Rescue Force pilot and now pilots Sea King helicopters as Captain |
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