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the duke of cambridge in japan in 2015 charles , prince of wales house of windsor church of england diana , princess of wales st mary 's hospital , london duke of cambridge -lrb- more -rrb- 21 june 1982 catherine middleton 29 april 2011 prince george of cambridge princess charlotte of cambridge signatureofwilliamdukeofcambridge.png prince william february 2015.jpg prince william , duke of cambridge
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prince william , duke of cambridge

prince william , duke of cambridge , -lrb- william arthur philip louis , born 21 june 1982 -rrb- is the elder son of charles , prince of wales , and diana , princess of wales .
he is second in line to succeed his grandmother , queen elizabeth ii , after his father .
william was educated at four schools in the united kingdom and obtained a degree from the university of st andrews .
he spent parts of a gap year in chile , belize , and africa .
in december 2006 , he completed 44 weeks of training as an officer , being commissioned as a lieutenant in the blues and royals regiment .
in april 2008 , he qualified as a pilot -lrb- earning his wings -rrb- by completing pilot training at royal air force college cranwell .
he then underwent helicopter flying training in order to become a full-time pilot with the raf search and rescue force in early 2009 .
his more than seven-and-a-half years of full-time service with the british armed forces ended in september 2013 .
william married catherine middleton , on 29 april 2011 at westminster abbey .
hours prior to the event , he was created duke of cambridge , earl of strathearn , and baron carrickfergus .
their first child , prince george of cambridge , was born on 22 july 2013 , and their second , princess charlotte of cambridge , was born on 2 may 2015 .
