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Born: 21 June 1982 · Age: 44
William, Prince of Wales is 44 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 21 June 1982.
Heir to the British throne and elder son of King Charles III and Diana, a former RAF rescue pilot who founded the Earthshot Prize
Did you know?He served as a search and rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force and later as an air ambulance pilot.
William, Prince of Wales, is next in line to the British throne. His parents are King Charles III and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and he is their first child. He was 15 when his mother died in a car crash in Paris. He studied at St Andrews, where he met Catherine Middleton, whom he married in 2011. He served as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot and later flew air ambulances. He has campaigned on mental health, homelessness and the environment. He founded the Earthshot Prize. He became Prince of Wales in 2022.
William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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British royal, born 1982
Prince William was born in London on 21 June 1982.
He married Catherine Middleton in 2011.
He flew as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot.
He became Prince of Wales in 2022.
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Did you know?He was the first future British king to be born in a hospital.
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