His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Early life and education

After attending a pre-preparatory school in London, The Prince William attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire for 5 years. In 1995, he went on to Eton College, where he studied geography, biology and art history.

His Royal Highness was 15 years old when his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died tragically in 1997. After a gap year during which he visited Chile and Belize, worked on British dairy farms and visited countries in Africa, Prince William chose to study geography at the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, where he earned his degree in 2005. He met Catherine Middleton while studying at St. Andrews.

Military service

After a period of work experience, Prince William joined the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an officer cadet. Shortly thereafter, he was commissioned as an army officer and joined the Household Cavalry as a second lieutenant. His Royal Highness is a fully qualified and operational search and rescue pilot.

Marriage and family

On November 16, 2010, the engagement of Prince William to Catherine Middleton was announced. The couple married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. On the occasion of their wedding, Queen Elizabeth II granted the titles The Duke and The Duchess of Cambridge to the couple.

Their Royal Highnesses have 3 children:

• Prince George, born July 22, 2013
• Princess Charlotte, born May 2, 2015
• Prince Louis, born April 23, 2018

Charitable work

The Prince of Wales is president or patron to a number of charities and organizations whose work he supports, including The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales, based in the United Kingdom. The Royal Foundation’s programs focus on conservation, early childhood, mental health and emergency responders.

Tours of Canada