Will Prince William Be Prince Of Wales? – Royal Central Besides which, it’s already held by Prince Andrew at the moment… Jeannie Right, and the Duke of York will become available only when he passes, because he has 2 daughters, not sons… denise maguire Andrew is already the Duke of York, it’s not an open title. Now when he passes who will it go to? WeAreNotAmused Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex until the Dukedom of Edinburgh becomes available. He will be granted the Dukedom of Edinburgh only after the current Duke dies and the Prince of Wales ascends the throne. Jeannie I thought the Duke of York was for 2nd sons…I know that Prince Andrew still is the Duke of York. I guess people are living much longer now, at least in the Royal Family…. I like the sound of Prince Henry, Duke of Exeter or Duke of Manchester. (have no idea if they are available.) Royal Titler Prince Harry = Baron Bum Shane Providing the new King (Charles) creates his eldest son Prince William, The Prince of Wales, there is no reason why Catherine should not be Princess of Wales (being the wife of the Prince of Wales).

With all due respect to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, she was not the only Princess of Wales in history nor should she be the last — no one is that ‘great’ or ‘memorable’. I am sure that Diana herself would not want to see her eldest son’s wife be deprived of her rightful title out of some over done homage to her memory. A. P. Schrader Of course, it is also perfectly true that HRH The Duchess of Cornwall IS also the Princess of Wales, though she chooses not to use that title out of deference to her husband’s first wife, the mother of her two step-children. I do hope, however, that they will re-think all this ‘Princess Consort’ nonsense. I see absolutely no reason why, when HRH The Prince of Wales becoming King, his wife should not be known by her correct title as ‘HM The Queen’ or ‘Queen Camilla’. Will Larson Queen Camilla, Hahahaha!

WeAreNotAmused A consort is not entitled to be addressed as HM; that designation applies only to regnant queens Royal Central Not true: Queens consort have their style matching their husband, therefore the wife of a King would be ‘Her Majesty The Queen’ Steve Warford Camilla is divorced. I know Charles was too but his ex-wife is dead. I know divorce is more common now in the royal family too. Is her ex-husband still living? Remember the Duchess of Windsor was divorced and caused a royal crisis. They have long memories in Buckingham Palace. It is one thing to be divorced and be royal – it another to be Queen. Of course the Duchess of Windsor was a divorced AMERICAN – a significant difference. Paula Burton The reason that Albert was Prince Consort had more to do with 1 him being german and 2 the problems making Mary Tudor’s husband king Maddie When Camilla becomes Queen, that’s when Australia and New Zealand will bolt from the Commonwealth. Michael No way. ⅔’s of NZ & Aus never marry though they have kids. It’s not an issue. With Wills in line it’s set. Western Civ When William ascends to the Throne, he won’t necessarily be King William V.

He can choose a different regnal name. It is widely believed that Prince Charles will take the name of King George VII in honor of his grandfather, George VI. I don’t see how Charles could take his own name (Charles III), given its unhappy association with his Stuart predecessor who lost his head. But William V has a happy ring to it. King William IV (1830-37) may have been a philanderer, but he rose to the occasion of his unexpected kingship by supporting major reforms, including the abolition of slavery and expansion of voting rights which helped save the British Monarchy from the fate of other monarchies on the continent. May God extend our present Elizabethan age, and may she not be succeeded for many more years to come! Royal Central We are aware Prince William could choose a different regnal name, though it’s almost not worth considering as none of his other names have history in the Monarchy and he’ll surely want to keep his own name. Prince Charles could be King Charles III, there is really no reason he couldn’t be. For example, Edward VIII abdicated in scandal in 1936, though you can guarantee there’ll be more King Edwards.

Martin Pilon I think he should be Charles III. It has been over 300 years since the Stuarts. And being the Heir so long has made the name Charles closely associated with him. It would seem foolish to change his name after over 60 years. If he had become a king younger that might have proved a good option, not so late in life. A. P. Schrader I would have no problem with ‘King Charles III’ either but it might be a canny move to opt for ‘George VII’, as I think if he sticks with Charles then the popular press will continue to refer to him simply as ‘Charles’ instead of by his correct title as “the King”. You never hear the Queen referred to in the media as ‘Elizabeth’ but it has become commonplace to refer to other members of the Royal Family simply by their Christian names. I actually find this rather impudent and I certainly don’t think the King should ever be referred to as such. I find it hard to believe that, should HRH opt for ‘George VII’ as his regnal name, that the press will start referring to him as ‘George’.

A few, may, stick stubbornly with Charles but, actually, I think most would switch to ‘the King’ and we’d finally see an end to references to ‘Charlie Boy’. Janine Daly i was not aware that HRH Prince Charles was able to take the throne on the grounds that he was divorced and also married a divorcee as they are very steeped in tradition this states that he should abdicate his position to the throne to his heir which is Prince William. A. P. Schrader Show me the Act of Parliament that bars divorcees or those married to divorcees from the throne. Just because the Gov’t in 1936 took one view, does not mean that their successors are bound to take the same view. A previous gov’t took the view that Princess Margaret could not marry Group Captain Peter Townsend because he was divorced but, when the Prince of Wales re-married, the gov’t of the day took a different view. Times change and so should we.

It was wrong to force King Edward VIII to abdicate in 1936 because he happened to have fallen in love with a woman who was divorced (God knows there were plenty of other good reasons to force him to abdicate, but not that!). I would like to think we have moved on over the last 78 years. Divorce is very common nowadays – sad to say, but it is – and I don’t think we should hold the Royal Family to an impossible standard. Divorce is a reality. It could prove problematic: Don’t forget, three out of four of the current monarch’s children are divorcees. We start excluding all divorcees from the succession, I think we’re going to run into problems very quickly! denise maguire Edward abdicated because the current mindset was that he wanted to marry a divorcee who had 2 living husbands. That was the story. The real reason was that he just didn’t want to be king. And it wouldn’t have sat well to just quit because he just didn’t want to do it. That’s NOT what you do. Stiff upper lip and all that. Jeannie Well, it was only a civil marriage, not recognized (only blessed) by the Church.

Vancouverois That’s an ironic position to take, since it’s based in the Monarch’s position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England… and we all know that Henry VIII started the Church of England in order to grant himself a divorce. denise maguire I guess he felt that just killing them off was getting old.. LOL Jeannie King Henry vIII created the Church of England to divorce his 1st wife, I thought, then killed some of the others…. A. P. Schrader You say it’s “not worth considering” but weren’t you as surprised as I when the former Prince of Orange opted to becoming King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands instead of the anticipated ‘King Willem IV’? I know I was. I do agree though, I would think it unlikely that the Duke of Cambridge would choose a different regnal name, for the reason you mention. Though he can choose any name he wants technically. It doesn’t even have to be one of his own given names. He could chose to be ‘King Constantine III’ or ‘King Stephen II’. It’s entirely up to him.

James Well, he couldn’t call himself Constantine III as there are no Constantine I or II in the history of English and British monarchs. Your point is taken, though. Vancouverois Prince Charles could indeed be King Charles III, but I too have heard that he intends to be called George VII. And weren’t both Edward VII and his grandson George VI actually called “Bertie” within their families? I believe it’s become something of a tradition. And I think AP Schrader, below, has a good point as to why it might be a good idea. Arthur The title King Charles III would be contentious especially in Scotland. There was enough of a to-do when Elizabeth II ascended the throne as Elizabeth I was not Queen of Scotland. Charles is said to be in favour of being George VIII? Thought to be in honour of his Grandfather. My view is it’s the Scottish thing.

vegastearoom Prince William, Duke of Cambridge | Military Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 204,344pages on Prince William, Duke of Cambridge's signature Prince William, Duke of Cambridge KG KT ADC(P) (William Arthur Philip Louis; [fn 1] born 21 June 1982), is the elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales , and his first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales. His paternal grandparents are Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . He is second in line to succeed his grandmother, after his father. Prince 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, Tanzania, and Kenya, where he has lived and holidayed several times. Prince William has also taken Kiswahili studies at universities in Kenya and Tanzania. He also completed training as an officer (eventually being commissioned as a lieutenant in the Blues and Royals Regiment), and a pilot (earning his wings by completing pilot training at Royal Air Force College Cranwell ) in the British military.

He then underwent helicopter flying training in order to become a full-time pilot with the Search and Rescue Force . Prince William married Catherine Middleton , on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Hours prior to the event, Buckingham Palace announced that he would be created Duke of Cambridge , Earl of Strathearn , and Baron Carrickfergus . Their first child, Prince George of Cambridge , was born on 22 July 2013. Contents Edit Prince William was born at St Mary's Hospital, London , on 21 June 1982, weighing 7 pounds 1.5 ounces. [2] A week later on 28 June his name was announced by Buckingham Palace: William Arthur Philip Louis. [2] He was baptised in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace on 4 August 1982 (the 82nd birthday of his paternal great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie .

[3] William had six godparents; former King Constantine II of Greece (his paternal cousin); Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (his paternal cousin); the Duchess of Westminster ; Lady Susan Hussey ; Lord Romsey (his paternal cousin); and Sir Laurens van der Post . [2] [4] He was the first child born to a prince and princess of Wales since Prince John in 1905. [5] The Prince was affectionately called " Wombat " by his parents [6] or "Wills" (the latter a name coined by the press). [7] At age seven, William reportedly told his mother that he desired to be a police officer when he was older so that he might be able to protect her; a statement to which his brother responded: "Oh, no you can't. You've got to be King." [8] William's first public appearance was on 1 March 1991 ( Saint David's Day ), during an official visit of his parents to Cardiff, Wales. After arriving by aeroplane, William was taken to Llandaff Cathedral where he signed the visitors' book, thereby demonstrating that he was left-handed.

On 3 June 1991, William was admitted to Royal Berkshire Hospital after being accidentally hit on the side of the forehead by a fellow student wielding a golf club. He did not lose consciousness, but suffered a depressed fracture of the skull and was operated on at the Great Ormond Street Hospital , resulting in a permanent scar. [9] In a 2009 interview, he dubbed this scar a " Harry Potter scar". He was reported to have said, "I call it (the scar) that because it glows sometimes and some people notice it—other times they don't notice it at all". [10] His mother wanted him and his younger brother Harry to have wider experiences than are usual for royal children. She took them to Walt Disney World and McDonald's as well as AIDS clinics and shelters for the homeless. She bought them typical teenage items, such as video games. [11] Diana, who was by then divorced from the Prince of Wales, died in a car accident in 1997. William, along with his brother and father, was staying at Balmoral Castle at the time. The Prince of Wales waited until early the following morning to tell his sons about their mother's death.

[12] At his mother's funeral, William accompanied his father, brother, paternal grandfather and maternal uncle in walking behind the funeral cortège from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. Education Edit William was educated at independent schools , starting at Jane Mynors' nursery school and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School , both in London. [13] Following this, he attended Ludgrove School near Wokingham , Berkshire, and was privately tutored during summers by Rory Stewart . [14] At Ludgrove he also participated in football—along with swimming, basketball, clay pigeon shooting, and cross country running. William sat for the entrance exam to Eton College and was admitted. There he studied geography, biology and history of art at A-Level , obtaining an A in geography, a C in biology and a B in history of art. [15] [16] At Eton he continued to play football, captaining his house team, and took up water polo.

[17] The decision to place William in Eton went against the family tradition of sending royal children to Gordonstoun (William's grandfather, father, two uncles, and two cousins all attended); however, both Diana's father and brother had attended Eton. [11] The Royal Family and the tabloid press agreed that William would be allowed to study free of paparazzi intrusion in exchange for regular updates of the Prince's life. The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission , John Wakeham , said of the arrangement: "Prince William is not an institution; nor a soap star; nor a football hero. He is a boy: in the next few years, perhaps the most important and sometimes painful part of his life, he will grow up and become a man." [11] After completing his studies at Eton, the Prince took a gap year, during which he took part in British Army training exercises in Belize, [18] worked in English dairy farms, visited Africa, [19] and for ten weeks taught children in southern Chile.

As part of the Raleigh International programme in the town of Tortel , the Prince lived with other young teachers, sharing in the common household chores, including cleaning the toilet, and also volunteered as the guest radio jockey for the local radio station. [18] By 2001, William was back in the United Kingdom and had enrolled, under the name William Wales, [20] [21] at the University of St Andrews. News of this caused a temporary increase in the number of applications to St Andrews, mostly from young women who wanted an opportunity to meet him. [22] The extra attention did not deter him, though, and he embarked on a degree course in art history , later changing his main subject to geography, and going on to earn a Master of Arts with upper second class honours . While at university, he represented the Scottish national universities water polo team at the Celtic Nations tournament in 2004. [17] He was known as "Steve" by other students to avoid any journalists overhearing and realising his identity. [7] The Prince returned to St Andrews in February 2011 as Patron of the university's 600th Anniversary Appeal.

[23] Royal duties and career Edit William began to accompany his parents on official visits at an early age; his first overseas royal tour was with his parents to Australia and New Zealand in 1983, [24] a decision made by the Princess of Wales that was considered to be unconventional; not only was William so young, but both the first and second in line for the throne would be travelling together. [11] However, he accompanied either both parents or his father on subsequent tours, and, upon graduation from university, began to undertake duties of his own, as well as obtaining experience in the private workforce when he worked with land management at Chatsworth House and interned at HSBC. [11] Military career Edit Prince William in his flight lieutenant's uniform in 2010. Having decided to follow a military career, in October 2005 William attended the four-day Regular Commissions Board at Westbury in Wiltshire where he underwent selection to judge his suitability to become an army officer. Having passed selection, William went up to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in January 2006.

[25] Successfully completing the course, William graduated from Sandhurst on 15 December 2006, the graduation parade being attended by the Queen and the Prince of Wales, along with other members of the Royal Family. William officially received his commission as a lieutenant at midnight. With his rank obtained, as "Lieutenant Wales" (a name based on his father's title, Prince of Wales), he followed his younger brother [26] into the Blues and Royals as a troop commander in an armoured reconnaissance unit, after which he spent four months in training for the post at Bovington Camp , Dorset. Once officially enrolled and commissioned in the armed forces, William wanted active service; in this there were recent precedents: his great-great-uncle Edward VIII , when Prince of Wales, served in France during the First World War; his great-grandfather George VI served during World War I with the Navy at the Battle of Jutland and in France with the Air Force; and his paternal grandfather Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , served with distinction during World War II. More recently, his uncle Prince Andrew, Duke of York , served in the Falklands War .

Though Major-General Sir Sebastian Roberts , General Officer commanding the Household Division , had said William's deployment was possible, the Prince's position as second in line to the throne, and the convention of ministers advising against the person in that position being put into dangerous situations, cast doubts on William's ability to see combat. These doubts increased after Prince Harry's deployment was cancelled in 2007, due to "specific threats". William, instead, went on to training in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force , obtaining his commission as a sub-lieutenant in the former and flying officer in the latter (both broadly equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the army). With this complete, William undertook an attachment with the Royal Air Force, undergoing an intensive four-month training course at RAF Cranwell . [27] [28] Upon completing the course on 11 April 2008, he was presented with his RAF wings by his father, [29] who had himself received his wings after training at the same college .

[30] During this secondment Prince William flew to Afghanistan in a C-17 Globemaster , which repatriated the body of Trooper Robert Pearson, in what Max Clifford described as a "PR exercise". [31] William had been affectionately known by his fellow airmen as " Billy the Fish ", a pun on the name "William Wales". [32] William was then seconded to train with the navy for two months, from June to August 2008, during which time he spent three weeks at the Britannia Royal Naval College , training on units of the surface fleet and submarines, as well as with the Fleet Air Arm and Royal Marines . [33] He spent a day on submarine HMS Talent . [34] During a five week deployment on HMS Iron Duke in the Caribbean, he took part in a joint operation with the US Coast Guard that identified and captured a speedboat carrying 900 kg of cocaine worth approximately £40 million. [35] [36] The ship also took part in other raids.

[37] Owing to William's future role, a long-term career in the military was considered out of the question; due to his position his desire to see active service was always unlikely to be granted. William originally joined the military on a short-service commission lasting three years. However, it was announced in September 2008 that he would be extending his time in the forces, first by taking on another secondment in 2008 (including working at the MOD and non-operational flying with the Army Air Corps). [38] Then it was announced that he would transfer from the Army to the RAF in order to train as a full-time search and rescue helicopter pilot, a role that enables him to take an active role in the armed forces without being deployed on combat operations. Royal Air Force service Edit Sea King helicopter being flown by Prince William in 2010. In January 2009, William transferred his commission to the RAF and was promoted to Flight Lieutenant . He trained to become a helicopter pilot with the RAF's Search and Rescue Force . In January 2010, he graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury , where he had been under the instruction of Squadron Leader Craig Finch.

[39] On 26 January 2010, he transferred to the Search and Rescue Training Unit at RAF Valley on Anglesey to receive training on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter and graduated from this course on 17 September 2010. [40] This made him the first member of the British Royal Family since Henry VII to live in Wales. [41] It was announced on 15 April 2010 that William will remain at RAF Valley for his operational tour, being assigned to C Flight No. 22 Squadron [42] and initially performing co-pilot duties. [43] His operational tour was expected to last 30 to 36 months. [44] His first rescue mission (as co-pilot of an RAF Sea King Helicopter) was a response to an emergency call from the Liverpool Coastguard on 2 October 2010. The Prince, who was excited to finally take part in an active mission, and the other three members of the crew, flew from their base at RAF Valley to an offshore gas rig in Morecambe Bay , northwest England.

A man who had suffered an apparent heart attack on the rig was airlifted to a local hospital. [45] In November 2011, he participated in a search and rescue mission involving a sinking cargo ship in the Irish Sea. As co-pilot, he helped rescue two sailors, who were then transported to a hospital in Bangor. [46] William deployed to the Falkland Islands for a six-week tour with No. 1564 Flight , beginning in February and ending in March 2012. [47] [48] The deployment of the Duke to the Falklands close to the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the conflict (2 April 1982) was condemned by Argentina as a "provocative act". [49] [50] In June 2012 Prince William gained a qualification to be captain or pilot in charge of a Sea King rather than a co-pilot. [51] His active service as an RAF search and rescue pilot ended in September 2013.

[52] Royal duties Edit At the age of 21, Prince William was appointed as a Counsellor of State , and began his royal duties by first serving in that capacity when the Queen was in Nigeria to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2003 . For his 21st birthday, William accompanied his father on a royal tour of Wales, visiting the Anglesey Food Fair and opening a centre for the homeless in Newport. [53] By July 2005, he was on his first solo overseas tour, travelling to New Zealand, to participate in World War II commemorations on behalf of his grandmother in her role as Queen of New Zealand. For the 30th anniversary of his father's charity, The Prince's Trust , William and his brother were interviewed together for the first time by Ant & Dec . [53] In July 2007, Prince William accompanied his grandmother's cousin the Duke of Kent , who is President of the UK Scout Association, in opening the 21st World Scout Jamboree , celebrating the centennial of the founding of the Scout Movement .

File:2007 WSJ Prince William.jpg Tina Brown said in her 2007 biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, that Prince William had, like his father, expressed a desire to become Governor-General of Australia, [54] though the idea was considered doubtful by Prime Minister of Australia John Howard, who said: "We have for a long time embraced the idea that the person who occupies that post should be in every way an Australian citizen." [55] In 2009, a private office was set up for William by his grandmother, with Sir David Manning as his adviser. [56] Manning personally accompanied him in January 2010 as he toured Auckland and Wellington on behalf of the Queen; William opened the new building of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and was welcomed by a Māori chief. [57] William succeeded Lord Attenborough in 2010 as the fifth President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts .

[58] In March 2011, William visited Christchurch, New Zealand, after the recent earthquake , [59] and addressed the memorial service at Hagley Park , on behalf of his grandmother [60] Upon leaving New Zealand, William travelled to Australia, to visit areas badly affected by flooding in the states of Queensland and Victoria. [61] [62] After twice accompanying his parents to Canada, the Prince, with his wife, toured the country and visited the United States in June and July 2011, attending Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill . [63] [64] On 2 November, the Duke and Duchess visited the UNICEF Supply Division Centre for supplying food to malnourished African children in Copenhagen, Denmark. [65] [66] In September 2012, they toured Singapore, Malaysia , Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands as part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations . Personal interests Prince William and his father, Charles , after a Polo Match at Ham Polo Club , London. Following his parents' examples, William took interest in various causes from a relatively early age.

The late Princess of Wales' work with HIV/AIDS aid and prevention, and the Prince of Wales' work with the natural environment and the inner-city disadvantaged, directed William into those areas. He also showed a desire to focus on the needy in Africa, sometimes working with his brother's charity, Sentebale . Humanitarian and environmental causes Edit William became aware of HIV/AIDS in the mid-1990s, when his mother began to take her two sons to visit shelters and clinics for those suffering from the disease. In January 2005, William and his brother volunteered at a British Red Cross aid distribution centre to pack emergency supplies for countries that were affected by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami . [67] Later, in September, William granted his patronage to Centrepoint , a charity that assists the homeless. [68] [69] During the period when his mother had been patron of Centrepoint, he had accompanied her on visits to its headquarters and projects. William also worked in the children's unit at The Royal Marsden Hospital for two days of work experience in 2005, as well as helping out in the medical research, catering, and fund raising departments.

[68] The same year, he spent two weeks in North Wales with a mountain rescue team . [67] In May 2007, William became patron of both organisations (his mother had also previously been patron of the Royal Marsden Hospital) and he became attracted to Mountain Rescue England and Wales in order to, in his words, "highlight and celebrate the vital, selfless and courageous work of our mountain rescue organisations". [68] The Prince also became a patron of the Tusk Trust in December 2005, [68] a charity that works towards conserving wildlife and initiating community development, including providing education, across Africa. [70] He became associated with the organisation after he witnessed its work first hand in Africa. Saying "rural African initiatives that foster education, responsibility and participation in the local community light the way to conservation", [71] he carried out his first official duty with the trust in launching a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) bike ride across the African continent in 2007. In 2010, he became a patron of 100 Women in Hedge Funds Philanthropic Initiatives.

[72] In March 2011, the Duke and Duchess set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well-wishers who wanted to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities instead. [73] The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple’s choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far. [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] Sports Edit William plays polo for charitable causes and is a fan of football. He became President of England's Football Association in May 2006 and vice royal patron of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) in February 2007 (supporting the Queen as patron of the WRU). [68] The same year, the WRU's decision to name a new cup for test matches between Wales and South Africa the Prince William Cup caused controversy, with some believing it would have been more fitting to name the trophy after Ray Gravell .

[79] [80] [81] In 2006, the Prince, along with other Sandhurst officers, took part in running one mile to support the charity Sport Relief , as he had done in 2004 with a team from Clarence House . In May 2007, William became patron of the English Schools' Swimming Association. [68] The Prince and his brother are both enthusiastic motorcyclists, with the Prince owning a Ducati 1198 S Corse . Courtship and marriage The newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace Bachelorhood Edit During Prince William's years at university, he participated in university life and said: "I'm not a party animal, despite what some people might think." [11] As with his father before him, William's private life became the subject of tabloid speculation, especially around his relationship with Catherine Middleton , who had been one of William's university flatmates and whom William began dating in 2003. Middleton attended William's passing-out parade at Sandhurst, which was the first high-profile event that she attended as his guest.

The relationship between them was followed so closely that bookmakers took bets on the possibility of a royal wedding and the retail chain Woolworths produced memorabilia bearing the likenesses of the couple. [82] Media attention became so intense that William asked paparazzi to keep their distance from Middleton. [82] It was reported in April 2007 that the couple had split, [82] though Middleton, in June, attended a party at Lulworth Army Barracks as the guest of Prince William and in July the Concert for Diana , which had been organised by Princes William and Harry. In subsequent months, she accompanied William on holiday and joined the Royal Family on private outings and at public events. Engagement and wedding Main article: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton On 16 November 2010, Clarence House announced that William and Catherine were to marry; the couple became engaged in Kenya in October.

The engagement ring given by William to Catherine was that which had belonged to his mother .[ citation needed ] The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the official Canada Day celebration in Ottawa, 2011, during their first royal tour outside the United Kingdom The wedding took place on 29 April 2011 in Westminster Abbey, London. [83] Catherine and William chose to break with royal protocol and, like Diana, Princess of Wales, omit any vow by Catherine that she "obey" her husband.[ citation needed ] A few hours prior to the ceremony, William's new titles of Duke of Cambridge , Earl of Strathearn , and Baron Carrickfergus were announced, [84] [85] [86] as is customary for princes on the occasion of their weddings. [87] The titles became official on 26 May 2011, when Letters Patent to that effect were signed and recorded on the Roll of the Peerage . [88] Fatherhood Edit The Duchess of Cambridge's first pregnancy was announced on 3 December 2012.

[89] She was admitted on 22 July 2013 to the Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital, London , where Prince William had himself been delivered. Later that day, she gave birth to a baby boy— Prince George of Cambridge —with Prince William present. [90] [91] Titles, styles, honours and arms File:Royal Monogram of Prince William of Wales.svg The Duke's style and title in full is His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter , [95] Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, [92] Personal Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty The Queen [96] As a British prince , William does not use a surname for everyday purposes. For formal and ceremonial purposes, the children of the Prince of Wales use the title of "prince" or "princess" before their Christian name and their father's territorial designation after it. Thus, Prince William was styled as "Prince William of Wales".

Such area-based surnames are discarded by women when they marry and by men if they are given a peerage of their own, [97] such as when Prince William was given his dukedom. For the male-line grandchildren of Elizabeth II, however, there is currently some uncertainty over the correct form of family surname to use, or whether there even is a surname. The Queen has stipulated all her male-line descendants who do not bear the titular dignity of prince shall use Mountbatten-Windsor as their family surname (although Letters Patent exist stipulating the name Windsor, but with the same caveat). According to their flight suits as seen in television interviews, Princes William and Harry both used Wales as their surname for military purposes; this continues to be the case for William since his creation as Duke of Cambridge. [98] On the morning of his wedding, it was announced the Queen would confer the titles Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus upon William. [84] The letters patent received the great seal on 26 May 2011.

[99] Military ranks Since 23 April 2008: Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG) [106] Since 25 May 2012: Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT) [107] [108] [109] Prince William is the 1,000th member of the register of the Order of the Garter, [110] and was officially invested by the Queen on 16 June 2008 at a service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle . [111] The last time a monarch appointed a grandchild into the Order of the Garter was in 1894, when Queen Victoria invested Prince Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . Medals HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (Shame be to him who thinks evil of it) Other elements The whole distinguished by a label of three points Argent, the central point charged with an escallop Gules.

Banner The Duke of Cambridge's personal Royal Standard is that of the sovereign in right of the United Kingdom, labelled for difference as in his arms. The Earl of Strathearn's personal standard in Scotland follows the pattern of the Royal Standard used in Scotland, labelled for difference. Symbolism As the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, Prince William's coat of arms has a label of three points. [120] The escallop (seashell) alludes to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, whose Spencer coat of arms includes three escallops Argent. Personal standard for Canada Main article: The Duke of Cambridge's Personal Canadian Flag The Canadian royal standard of the Duke of Cambridge The Duke of Cambridge also holds a personal royal standard for Canada, consisting of the shield of the Canadian Royal Arms defaced with both a blue roundel surrounded by a wreath of gold maple leaves and shells, within which is a depiction William's cypher (a W surmounted by a coronet), and a white label of three points, charged with a red shell. [121] Ancestry Edit Prince William is a descendant by alternating male and female lines of William the Conqueror , first king of Norman England .

Via his mother, William descends from the Spencer family , the Earl Spencer , and the Baron Fermoy family, and more anciently from Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton , and Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond , two of the illegitimate sons of King Charles II . As King, William would be the first monarch since Anne to descend from Charles I , and the first to descend from Charles II. [123] [124] In his direct maternal line , William descends from Eliza Kewark, a housekeeper for his great-great-great-great-great grandfather Theodore Forbes, a Scottish merchant who worked for the East India Company in Surat . She is variously described in contemporary documents as "a dark-skinned native woman", "an Armenian woman from Bombay", and "Mrs. Forbesian". [125] Genealogist William Addams Reitwiesner assumed she was Armenian. [126] In June 2013, BritainsDNA announced that genealogical DNA tests on two of William's distant cousins in the same direct maternal line confirm that Eliza Kewark was of Indian descent, via her direct maternal line.

[123] [127] [128] [129] Through his father's family, William is primarily of English, German, Hungarian and French descent, and through his mother's family, primarily of English, Scottish, Irish, French and American descent. [124] [126] Ancestors of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Prince William, Duke of Cambridge | Royal Family Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 148pages on Share Ad blocker interference detected! Wikia is a free-to-use site that makes money from advertising. We have a modified experience for viewers using ad blockers Wikia is not accessible if you’ve made further modifications. Remove the custom ad blocker rule(s) and the page will load as expected. Prince William William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor Titles Occupation Military - Cornet, Blues and Royals Prince William (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor ; born 21 June 1982 ) is the elder son of The Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. He is second in the line of succession to the British throne and thrones of each of the other Commonwealth Realms.

As the son of The Prince of Wales and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II , Prince William is a member of the British Royal Family. He has recently graduated as an army officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and is due to enter the Blues and Royals regiment of the Household Cavalry of the British Army like his younger brother Prince Harry . His official name as an army officer is Second Lieutenant William Wales. [1] He is 6ft 3in (1.90m) tall. [2] Contents Edit Prince William was born on 21 June 1982 at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, West London, England. His father is Charles, Prince of Wales , the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh . His mother is the late Diana, Princess of Wales, youngest daughter of the 8th Earl Spencer . As a grandchild of the British monarch and son of the Prince of Wales, he is styled His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales. As a child, he was affectionately called by his parents Wombat or Wills.

He was christened on his great-grandmother's 82nd birthday on 4 August 1982 in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Robert Runcie. His godparents are: King Constantine of Greece , Sir Laurens van der Post, Princess Alexandra , the Duchess of Westminster , Lord Romsey and Lady Susan Hussey. Through his grandfather on his mother's side, Prince William is descended from King Charles II of England and King James II of England . William, should he become King, would be the first monarch since Queen Anne to be a direct descendent of Charles I of England . He has a younger brother, Prince Harry . His father's second wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall , is their stepmother, giving the princes a step-brother, Tom Parker Bowles , and step-sister, Laura Lopes . On 1 March 1991 (St. David's Day), Prince William made his first official public appearance during a visit to Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. After arriving by plane, the eight-year-old prince was taken by his parents to Llandaff Cathedral.

After a tour of the cathedral, he signed its visitors' book, demonstrating that he was left-handed. Photographs of the Prince taken during his visit are on permanent display at the cathedral. On his departure, numerous school children and local residents from the surrounding area presented gifts to him, which he received with a smile and the whispered words "thank you". On 3 June 1991, Prince William was admitted to the Royal Berkshire Hospital after being hit on the side of the forehead by another pupil wielding a golf club. The Prince did not lose consciousness, but suffered a depressed fracture of the skull and was operated on at the Great Ormond Street Hospital. A slight scar is still visible today. The prince has been a keen fan of Aston Villa F.C. since childhood. Death of Diana, Princess of Wales Edit On 31 August 1997, Prince William's mother, Diana, was killed in a car accident in Paris, France. Her death came days after she spent a holiday in southern France with both Prince William and Prince Harry. Both princes were staying with the Queen at Balmoral Castle at the time. Their father, Charles, woke them from their sleep to tell them the news.

At Diana's funeral, Prince William accompanied his father, brother, his grandfather Prince Philip and his uncle Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer in a walk behind Diana's funeral cortege from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. During his eulogy, the Earl Spencer promised that the Spencer family would take an active interest in looking after Diana's children, although William has seen little of him since then and also had little contact with Frances Shand Kydd , Diana's mother, before her death. Education Edit Prince William attended independent schools in southern England. In his early years he was a pupil at Mrs Jane Mynors' nursery school and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School, both in West London. In 1987, he also joined Fun With Music, a music appreciation class conducted by Ann Rachlin. Then, he attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire, a preparatory school. After passing an entrance exam, he went on to Eton College in Berkshire. Whilst there, he studied geography, biology and history of art at A-level. Like a growing number of British teenagers, Prince William chose to take a gap year after finishing Eton College. He took part in a British Army training exercise in Belize.

He spent the final stage of his gap year in southern Chile as a volunteer with Raleigh International. Pictures of the prince cleaning a toilet were broadcast around the world. [1] After his gap year, Prince William attended the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland from 2001, graduating in 2005. He embarked on a degree course in Art History, but later changed his main subject to Geography. William earned a Scottish Master of Arts degree with upper-second class honours, the highest academic achievement of any heir to the British and other Commonwealth Realm thrones. At St Andrews, the Prince used the name William Wales. In January 2006, Prince William began his cadet course at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to train as an Army Officer. William joined his brother who had been there since May 2005. Royal duties and career Edit In July 2005, William carried out his first official engagements representing Elizabeth II , as Queen of New Zealand, at World War II commemorations in New Zealand. In the autumn of 2005, the prince took two work placements. He initially worked in land management at Chatsworth House, a Peak District estate of the Duke of Devonshire .

William's second work placement was with the HSBC Group in London. William's first patronage was to the UK charity Centrepoint, [3] which works with homeless young people. During his mother's patronage to the charity, William would occasionally accompany her on visits. William is also patron of the Tusk Trust, an African conservation charity based in the UK. The prince has been the president of England's Football Association since May 2006. In August 2006 it was announced that he would become Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union from February 2007, supporting his grandmother the Queen, who is Patron of the WRU. In August of 2006, the Queen appointed Prince William to two patronages of the Royal Navy. William is Commodore-in-Chief for Scotland and Commodore-in-Chief for submarines. Like many of his predecessors, Prince William has chosen to serve in the Armed Forces. On 15 December 2006, Prince William graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). The passing out parade was attended by the Queen and Prince Charles, along with other members of the Royal Family and Kate Middleton, Prince William's current girlfriend.

Prince William officially received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant at a midnight ceremony on 15 December, 2006. Following the announcement in September, Prince William followed his younger brother into the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) as a troop leader. Prince William will now spend four months at Bovington Camp in Dorset, training to become a troop commander in an armoured reconnaissance unit. Prince William and Prince Harry have both indicated that they would be prepared to undertake active service. Given his position in the succession and the reluctance of previous British governments to allow the Heir to the Throne to be put into dangerous situations, it remains to be seen if this wish will be fully realised. However, Major General Sebastian Roberts, general officer commanding the Household Division and Prince William's new boss, indicated it was possible that the prince could be deployed to a conflict zone. There seems to be further proof as Prince Harry is scheduled to be deployed to Iraq in May of 2007. Unlike Prince Harry who will continue as a career soldier, Prince William will go on to spend time with both the RAF and the Royal Navy to prepare him for his future role.

He will also increasingly carry out public engagements in parallel to his military career. Girlfriends Edit William's love life has been the subject of much conjecture. In 2006, the media began intensively reporting his long-term relationship with current girlfriend Kate Middleton, formerly one of his university flatmates, whom he began dating in 2004. There has been no statement from The Queen or The Prince of Wales regarding their views of the relationship or a possible marriage. Kate Middleton attended Prince William's passing out parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 15 December 2006. That was the first occasion that Middleton has attended a high-profile public event as Prince William's guest. Middleton was accompanied by both her parents and the prince's private secretary Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton. It was reported by Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, that she was invited by the Queen to Christmas lunch in 2006, which, would make her the first unmarried partner of a royal to be asked to the festive celebrations at the royal estate of Sandringham House near Sandringham, Norfolk. Middleton declined the offer, preferring to spend Christmas with her own family.

According to a 2006 December issue of People, a palace spokesman stated that Middleton is not at this time being groomed nor being advised to be a future princess. The royal family would prefer to see Prince William take the relationship slowly and not rush into a permanent commitment. Prince William has stated he has no plans to marry in the near future. It is also to be noted that he has professional obligations, such as his military service, which would not be conducive to starting a family. Rumours of an imminent royal engagement still circulate.[ citation needed ] In January 2007, media interest in Middleton greatly increased at the time of her 25th birthday. There were eliciting requests from Prince Charles, Prince William and her lawyers that she should be left alone. A decision was made by two newspaper groups, News International and The Guardian, to refrain from publishing paparazzi photographs of her. However, as there is still no engagement and no funding for Middleton's security, the media and the paparazzi still continue to follow her every move.

Titles, styles, honours and arms Edit Under an Order-in-Council in 1960, the non-titled descendants of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh were given the surname Mountbatten-Windsor, combining the surnames of Elizabeth and Philip. However, although titled, the Queen's children have all decided to use the surname also in honour of their father. For their banns for their first marriages, both William's aunt, Anne, Princess Royal and his own father, Charles, Prince of Wales , used Mountbatten-Windsor rather than Windsor. Mountbatten-Windsor is now officially treated as being the surname of all descendants of the Queen and the Duke except those, like the children of the Princess Royal, who have a new paternal surname (in that case, "Phillips"). As with Royal Family tradition, Prince William used "Wales" as a last name during his years of education, as has Prince Harry. William's York cousins in turn use "York" (other Royal Families also use their parents' title as their own working surname).

Past precedent, however, is that such title-surnames are dropped from usage in adulthood, with either title alone or name and Mountbatten-Windsor being used on legal documents and banns of marriage. Future Edit Upon the presumed accession of his father to the throne, William will automatically, and immediately, inherit the titles of Duke of Rothesay and Duke of Cornwall and it is expected that he will be invested by the king as Prince of Wales , although this is not automatic. Should his father predecease the Queen, leaving William as first-in-line to the throne, she may choose to create him Prince of Wales in his own right. The issue of what title, if any, Prince William might receive prior to his father's accession to the throne is more problematic - Buckingham Palace has refused to speculate as to what title might be given to Prince William in the future. As the eldest son of the current Prince of Wales, William is also expected to ascend to the respective thrones of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth Realms. Were William to decide to use his first name as his regnal name, he would be known as William V.

However, William is free to use any one of his Christian names as a regnal name, as per Edward VII (Prince Albert) and George VI (also Prince Albert) . Were he to decide on any of the three (Arthur Philip Louis), their usage would be the first for a regnal name in usual reckoning. (Although Philip II of Spain was a King consort of England, and Louis VIII of France , was proclaimed King of England in London in 1216; the semi-mythical King Arthur would certainly not count, as reckoning of regnal numbers begins usually with the Norman Conquest of 1066. There is also the possibility that his father could reign as either Philip or Arthur, meaning that if William were to do so he would be the second incarnation of that name.) Arms Edit On his 18th birthday, Prince William was granted his own personalized coat of arms. His arms are those of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with a label for difference: Quarterly (by quarters): 1st and 4th, Gules three Lions passant guardant in pale Or (England). (The first and fourth quarters display the three lions, representing England).

2nd quarter is of a lion rampant within a Double Tressure floury counterflory Gules (Scotland). (The second quarter, displays a red lion in a yellow field with a double border coloured red, this represents Scotland). 3rd, Azure a Harp Or stringed Argent (Ireland). (The third quarter shows a harp against a blue background, this represents Ireland). The whole differenced by a Label of three points Argent the central point charged with an Escallop Gules. The Escallop Gules is in reference to his mother, the late Diana, Princess of Wales, as the Escallop appears in the Spencer coat of arms. As the eldest son of the eldest son of the sovereign, his arms are differenced by a label of three points unlike the arms of other grandchildren of the sovereign (if granted) which are differenced by a label of five points. Ancestry Edit In the fictional Princess in Waiting book, Princess Mia meets Prince William at the Farewell Ball that Genovia throws for her before her return to America. He briefly says something polite to her before turning away, and Mia is temporarily dazzled by his eyes.

Prince William is also referred to at other instances in the book series, as well as in the second movie based on the series. On Instant Star, Jamie claims sarcastically that if Tommy resembles Johnny Depp, then he is William, to which Sadie replies that Tommy looks nothing like Johnny Depp. Paris, on Gilmore Girls, contacts Rory through her boyfriend Dean's cell phone and to alleviate Rory's surprise, Paris says that she will no longer call "Prince William" on his cell. A 50-year-old deposed Prince William is a recurring character in the American Flagg! comic book series from the 1980s. He had been living in Oklahoma since 1996, and was commonly known as "Bill" though his formal name was William Windsor-Jones. Lizzie McGuire's cartoon alter-ego, while Lizzie walks down the red carpet leading to a ceremony in the movie named after her receives a call from William on a cell phone and, caught up in the glamour of the moment, puts him on hold. What a Girl Wants finds Daphne Reynolds strutting down the catwalk in a fashion show which both Harry and William attend.

Eventually, after thanking London, Daphne falls off the stage and onto their father's lap. External links

Question: If Prince William of Wales, the elder son of Charles and Diana, Prince and Princess of Wales, becomes "King William", what number will he be?
Answer: William V