Profiles/Biography: Prince William of Wales

Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. As such, he is second in the line of succession to 16 independent states, although he is resident and most directly involved with the United Kingdom, the oldest realm.

Full name
William Arthur Philip Louis
House	House of Windsor
Father	Charles, Prince of Wales
Mother	Diana, Princess of Wales
Born	21 June 1982 (1982-06-21) (age 27) St Mary's Hospital, London

Height/Weight : 6'2", about 130 lbs

Early life

Prince William was born at St Mary's Hospital in London, England, on 21 June 1982, the first child of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, and third grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Baptised in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace on 4 August 1982 (the 82nd birthday of his paternal great-grandmother), by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, William's godparents were King Constantine II of Greece; Sir Laurens van der Post; Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy; Natalia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster; Norton Knatchbull, Baron Brabourne; and Susan Hussey, Baroness Hussey of North Bradley. As a male-line grandchild of the sovereign and son of the Prince of Wales, William was styled His Royal Highness with the title Prince William of Wales, though he was affectionately called Wombat or Wills by his parents.

Military ranks

16 December 2006 – 16 December 2006: Cornet (Second Lieutenant), The Blues and Royals (British Army)
16 December 2006 – : Lieutenant, The Blues and Royals (British Army)
1 January 2008 – : Flying Officer, Royal Air Force
1 January 2008 – : Sub-Lieutenant, Royal Navy
1 January 2009 – : Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force

Honours

Prince William processing to St. George's Chapel to be installed as a Knight of the Garter

Appointments

23 April 2008 – : Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (1000th Knight) (KG)

Medals

6 February 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal

Prince William, upon his appointment to the order, became the 1,000th member of the register of the Order of the Garter;The was officially invested by the Queen into the order on 16 June 2008, at a service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.The last time a monarch had appointed their grandchild into the Order of the Garter was in 1894, when Queen Victoria invested Prince Alfred, The Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.