Royal Wedding: Prince William, an ordinairy boy
PRINCE William Arthur Philip Louis was born on June 21, 1982. He was the first child of the Prince and Princess of Wales and would be joined two years later by brother Harry.
At six-weeks-old William was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace and the following year, in a break from royal tradition, he accompanied his parents to Australia for his first overseas royal tour. Back in Britain, he spent week days at Kensington Palace and weekends at Highgrove House in Gloucestershire.
Despite the fact that he was born to be king his parents tried to keep his childhood as normal as possible. Nicknamed Wombat by his mother, he enjoyed trips to the cinema, zoos and theme parks.
She also took him along with her on visits to homeless shelters so he could understand the problems faced by the less fortunate.
William attended nursery in west London from the age of three and was educated at two independent schools before being accepted at Eton College at 13, a year before his parents’ divorce.
Prince William Arthur Philip Louis was the first child of the Prince and Princess of Wales
He was a popular pupil and was appointed captain of the swimming team and a prefect.
He was 15 and holidaying at Balmoral when his father broke the news that Diana had died. Since that time, his relationship with his father and brother has never been closer.