Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, is second in line to the throne and works as an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter pilot. He is married to Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.William Arthur Philip Louis Wales was born on June 21 1982, at St Mary’s Hospital in London, to parents whose marriage was already unravelling
Growing from a boisterous toddler into a shy teenager and then a confident and settled RAF pilot, Prince William is now embarking on the next stage of his life.
The Prince married Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 after they met while students at St Andrews University. The two were flatmates and wed at Westminster Abbey in front of a global audience of millions.
The couple announced their first tour abroad to Canada and the United States, to take place June 30 to July 10, 2011.
As the more sensible, older brother to Prince Harry, he relies on a circle of close, trusted friends and still regards the media with suspicion.
The Prince's childhood was marked by the bitter breakdown of his parents' marriage while he was a student at Eton and then, in 1997, the death of his mother in a car crash.
Growing from a boisterous toddler into a shy teenager and then a confident and settled RAF pilot, Prince William is now embarking on the next stage of his life.
The Prince married Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011 after they met while students at St Andrews University. The two were flatmates and wed at Westminster Abbey in front of a global audience of millions.
The couple announced their first tour abroad to Canada and the United States, to take place June 30 to July 10, 2011.
As the more sensible, older brother to Prince Harry, he relies on a circle of close, trusted friends and still regards the media with suspicion.
The Prince's childhood was marked by the bitter breakdown of his parents' marriage while he was a student at Eton and then, in 1997, the death of his mother in a car crash.