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10 Little Known Facts about Prince William

William, Prince of Wales was born on June 21, 1982, at St Mary鈥檚 Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom. He is the heir apparent to the British throne.

He is the big son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. His parents divorced in 1996 and his father remarried back in 2005 and his mother died a year after the breakup.

Back on April 29, 2011, he married Catherine in Westminster Abbey, London and they are blessed with children together, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Like his father, Charles and brother, Harry, he is educated and attended several institutions to study different fields. Some of the institutions he went to include Eton College, University of St Andrews, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and Defence Helicopter Flying School among others.

1. He is a Television and Movie Buff

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William is fun of movies and loves to watch. He has been the president of the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts since 2010.

Williams meets actress Olivia Colman during the 2019 BAFTA Awards, Olivia portrayed Prince William鈥檚 late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, in Seasons 3 and 4 of Netflix鈥檚 known as The Crown.

2. He has a Scar on his Forehead

The prince has a scar on his forehead which is one of the little facts about him. He calls the scar 鈥楬arry Potter Scar鈥�.

 While talking to BBC鈥檚 News round he said the reason for calling it that is because sometimes it glows and some people notice it while others never notice it. He got the scar after being hit by a golf club while playing golf with a friend.

3. He was the First Future Heir to the Throne to be Born in a Hospital

William鈥檚 mother, Princess Diana broke the ways of royal traditions and changed how a royal woman gave birth forever. She gave birth to prince William in a hospital, Lindo Wing of St Mary鈥檚 Hospital.

Diana left a remarkable history to be remembered since her son William became the first future heir to the throne to be born in a hospital. This started a new tradition in the royal family since William and his wife, Kate Middleton followed in the footstep of their mother and gave birth to their three children at the same hospital.

4. He Made a Promise to His Mother

William was the firstborn of Diana, the first wife to King Charles III. However, the couple divorced and their divorce was finalized in 1996. After the divorce, her loyal title was taken away from her.

At this time William was only 14 years old and a future heir to the throne, he was not happy with the fact that her mother鈥檚 loyal title was taken away from her hence he made a promise to his mother: 鈥淒on鈥檛 worry Mummy, I will give it back to you one day when I am king鈥�.

5. He Served as an Air Ambulance Pilot

After his military career, the prince did not stop flying and he worked in emergency services as an air ambulance together with paramedics and doctors to save lives.

He served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance for two years. All he wanted was to leave a mark of good deeds on people. While talking to BBC he said it wasn鈥檛 easy witnessing the sad and dark moments.

6. His Mother wanted him and his Brother to Obtain Broader Life experience

Diana the Prince of Wales wanted her children to obtain broader life experiences than those which are available to royal children.

 She carried them along to different places such as Walt Disney World and McDonald鈥檚, Aids clinics, and shelters for the homeless among others for them to get the full meaning of life.

7. Williams was Educated in Independent Schools like his Father and Brother

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King Charles III the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II was the first to break the royal tradition of the heir to the throne to be homeschooled and he joined the actual school.

His sons both William and Harry followed his footstep and they all joined independent schools like him. William started at Jane Mynors鈥� nursery school and the pre-preparatory Wetherby School which were both in London.

Later he joined Ludgrove School near Wokingham, Berkshire, and during summers Rory Stewart tutored him. At Ludgrove, he participated in football, swimming, basketball and cross-country running among others.

He sat at the entrance exam to Eton College and was admitted where he studied geography, biology, and history of art at A-Level, and obtained an A in geography, a C in biology and a B in history of art.

8. Visited Africa

When William completed his studies at Eton College, he took a year off from education. During this time, he took part in different activities such as British Army training exercises in Belize, worked on English dairy farms, as well as visiting Africa.

William during his visit to Africa had an interest in learning more about African culture and history. This made him teach himself Swahili.

9. He and Princess Catherine Almost Didn鈥檛 Make it Down the Aisle

Prince Williams and Princess Catherine鈥檚 relationship was full of ups and downs and they almost never got married. The couple met when they were both attending St. Andrew鈥檚 University and began dating in 2003.

However, in April 2007, William and Catherine ended their relationship which brought the attention of people. Later the couple was seen together in public on a number of occasions and a source said that they had solved their misunderstanding.

Clarence House, on November 16, 2010, announced that William and Catherine were to marry since the couple had engaged in Kenya in October. And eventually, the wedding took place on April 29, 2011, in Westminster Abbey, London after many ups and downs in a relationship.

10. Many People Attended His Wedding

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It is interesting to know that despite people having doubts about their marriage and taking bets on the possibility of Marriage, many people attended their wedding.

The global audience for the wedding was estimated about 300 million while 26 million watched the event live in Britain alone. This is a wide range of numbers making it one of the biggest weddings in the world.