By Richard Pettinger Prince William 2nd in line to the British throne was born on 21st June 1982 at St Marys hospital, London. He was the first child of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales and was born to intense media interest, an interest that has followed him through his life. As a grandchild to the queen is official title is His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales. He has a younger brother, Harry and also two step siblings; Tom Parker Bowles and Laura Bowles from his fathers second wife Camilla Parker Bowles. He was educated at various private schools in London and Berkshire before moving to the prestigious Eton college at the age of 11. It was hoped such a school would provide a safer environment, relatively protected from the intrusions of the media. By and large the media did respect the Palaces request to leave William alone until he was 18. As a way of thanking the media, in his last year TV cameras were given a rare insight into the Prince at Eton, showing him enjoying various activities such as cooking and sport. Since leaving school relationship with the media have been less cordial, especially with regard to interest over his girlfriend Kate Middleton. On leaving Eton, William decided to take a gap year and spent several months travelling, this included a time in Belize working on volunteer projects. Photographs of William cleaning toilets were broadcast around the world. After this time Prince William went to St Andrews University in Scotland where he successfully completed a degree in Geography, gaining an upper second class degree. His was said to have enjoyed his time at University, it was also in St Andrews that he met his current girlfriend Kate Middleton. In January 2006 Prince William began his cadet course at Sandhurst, joining his brother Harry, who had been there since 2005. In the future Prince William intends to spend more time with the Royal Navy and RAF to help him prepare for his future role. He has said he would be willing to be engaged in conflict zones. Although it is uncertain whether that would be allowed given his position. Prince William has to some extent followed his mothers footsteps in acting as patronage to certain charities. His first charity was Centrepoint, which is a charity working for young homeless people, he occasionally accompanied his mother when she was involved in this charity. He also serves as a patron for Tusk Trust an African conservation charity. On 31st August 1997, when William was 15 years old, his mother Princess Diana was involved in a fatal car crash. This led to unprecedented grieving, in the UK and around the world, at the unexpected loss of such an iconic figure. Diana was close to both her sons and the loss would undoubtedly have come as a major shock to William. Both William and Harry were commended for the dignity of dealing with the outflowing of grief at a particularly difficult period for the Royal family. At the funeral his uncle Earl Spencer promised that he would take an active interest in looking after William and Harry, although they have had little contact since then. Prince William and Kate Middleton. Recently there has been intense media speculation about Prince William's current girlfriend Kate Middleton. They have known each other for several years and shared a flat at St Andrews in 2002. Kate has joined William on official visits such as at Sandhurst when Harry had his passing out ceremony. However both William and the Palace have denied any plans for an imminent marriage. William has stated that he has no desire to marry early, perhaps seeking to avoid a troubled marriage like his parents. The palace has sought to restrict the medias intrusion on to Kate Middleton, but with relatively little success. R.Pettinger writes Biographies of various celebrities and people for his website Biography online. http://www.biographyonline.net Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Richard_Pettinger http://EzineArticles.com/?Prince-William-of-Wales&id=422153 buy phentermine in missouri
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