Biography
The Duke of Cambridge is the elder son of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales.
On 29th April 2011, Prince William married Catherine Middleton. The couple are now known as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The other official titles given by The Queen on His Royal Highness's wedding day are The Earl of Strathearn and The Baron of Carrickfergus.
The official residence of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge is Kensington Palace, but their main home is on Anglesey, where The Duke is a serving Search and Rescue Officer. Their Household office continues to be based at St. James's Palace.
The Duke of Cambridge - biography
He was born at 9.03pm on 21st June 1982, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London. A bulletin announced that the Royal baby weighed 7lb 1 1/2oz.
On 4th August 1982, Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace.
After attending Mrs Mynors School, His Royal Highness became a pupil at Wetherby School in London, from 15th January 1987 until 5th July 1990.
From September 1990, the young Prince attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire, for five years until 5th July 1995. He then attended Eton College from July 1995 and studied Geography, Biology and History of Art at A Level.
The Duke was 15-years-old when Diana, Princess of Wales was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31st August 1997. The Duke and Prince Harry walked behind their mother’s cortege at her funeral which was held at Westminster Abbey on 6th September 1997.
After a gap year in which he visited Chile, Belize, worked on British dairy farms and visited countries in Africa, His Royal Highness chose to study at St. Andrews University in Fife, Scotland. He graduated with a 2:1 in Geography in 2005.
After a period of work experience, The Duke joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an Officer Cadet.
He was commissioned as an army officer in front of Her Majesty The Queen at Sandhurst in December 2006 and joined the Household Cavalry (Blues and Royals) as a Second Lieutenant.
On St. George's Day (23rd April 2008) The Queen appointed His Royal Highness to be a Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. He was installed at the Annual Garter ceremony held at Windsor Castle.
On 29th April 2011, His Royal Highness married Miss Catherine Middleton. Visit the Royal Wedding website.
Although still a Lieutenant in the Household Cavalry, The Duke is a fully operational Search and Rescue Pilot with the Royal Air Force, based at Anglesey, Wales.
At the same time, The Duke is President or Patron to a number of charities and organisations whose work he wishes to support.
Further information
Read more about The Duke's Charities and Patronages