It’s funny, but it was with the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton that the British royal family became a family to us. Today we know everyone by name and take a keen interest in everything that happens in their lives.
If you think you know everything about the future King of England, Prince William, we are ready to surprise you.
- The prince’s full name is William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor.
The prince became the first heir to the throne to be born outside the royal palace. The future king was born in the hospital of St. Mary’s Hospital. The tradition started by Princess Diana was continued by her sons when they became parents themselves.
- As a child, the prince had several nicknames. William was called Big Willie (due to his height of 191 cm), P-Willie, Wombat (due to his chubby cheeks), His Disobedience (well, everything is clear here) and Prince of Sobs (don’t get me wrong: in English, “sobs” are wails that are identical to Prince of Wales – Prince of Wales).
William has a scar on his forehead, almost like Harry Potter. Prince was labeled as a child when a classmate hit him with a golf club.
- As children, William and Harry played money games with real banknotes with the image of Queen Elizabeth, so the brothers called them in a strange way. The five pound note was “granny blue”, the ten pound “granny brown”, the £50 “granny pink”. As expected, the most loved was the “pink granny”.
Seven-year-old William dreamed of becoming a police officer. When mother Princess Diana asked her son what such a choice was about, he replied: “To take care of you.”
- William was very close to his mother, so her tragic death (Princess Diana died in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997) was a big blow for him. Unlike the rest of the country and the world, the brothers learned that their mother was gone only the next day from their father. He forbade the boys to listen to the radio, so they didn’t hear the sad news from the cold-blooded mouths of newscasters. 15-year-old William could not cope with the loss, so he voluntarily turned to a psychologist.
At university, William had a secret call sign – Steve. The prince’s friends called so that the press would not find out too much about him. Will’s attempts to relax lead him to a club one day, where he invents an entire legend: he calls himself Danny and comments that he gets really tired of being mistaken for a prince by everyone around him. The trick worked!
- In his youth, William was a very amorous guy. At one time, he really liked Cindy Crawford, and his mother, knowing this, arranged for them to meet once. Another “lady of the heart” of the prince was the lead singer of the Spice Girls, Emma Bunton. Later, already in his student years, William fell in love with Pamela Anderson. In his dorm room was a poster of the chubby actress in the famous red swimsuit from Baywatch.
There, at the university, Kate Middleton took Pamela’s place. Interestingly, the prince was a very shy and modest guy: Katherine became one of his first girlfriends. But one day, the future spouses broke up almost forever. In 2007, three years into their relationship, Will suddenly decided he was too young for a serious relationship and suggested he take a break. Katherine struggled with the breakup while the media added fuel to the fire, calling her Waity Katie – “Waiting Katie.” It may sound offensive, but she waited for her luck: a few months later, the lovers got together, and in 2010, Middleton heard the precious “Will you marry me?”.
- After hearing horror stories from friends, William didn’t dare propose to Kate for three weeks! Day X was spent on the shore of a lake on the side of a mountain in Kenya. “I heard a lot of horror stories about marriage proposals, but no, everything was very, very good with us,” the prince later recalled.
Father and grandmother William announced the engagement two hours before the official announcement. What a rebel! The hysteria over this news was such that Will’s colleagues did not spare jokes. “We bought some of the Kate and William memorabilia that was littered all over the shops and placed them in ‘strategic’ places where he could come across them. They put pillows with a joint portrait on it, poured tea into a cup with Kate, ”recalled one of the guys.
- As guests at the wedding of William and Kate, there were not only famous personalities and aristocrats, but also homeless people and soldiers who suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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William and Kate’s wedding was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the “Most Watched Live Event”. Just imagine: 72 million people watched the ceremony! And how many people witnessed this event live!
- Interestingly, it was the Brits who were so happy for Will that almost ruined his wedding day. On the eve of the prince managed to sleep only half an hour, because of which he was very afraid of falling asleep during the ceremony. “I almost didn’t sleep because of the shouting of the crowd outside the window. They sang and shouted congratulations to me all night. Not only was I worried, they wouldn’t let me sleep, I ended up sleeping for half an hour, “recalled the prince.
The newlyweds had to postpone their honeymoon because William and Kate simply couldn’t find plane tickets… The royal couple’s choice fell on the Seychelles, but all the rooms in the chosen hotel were booked. Will and Katherine did not take advantage of their position and agreed to wait, so the day after the wedding the prince went to work.
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- William admits that he is a bad cook. He also dances poorly and here wife Kate likes to show her superiority. Rumor has it that Katherine is strong in more than just this and can easily … out-drink her husband!
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One day William became homeless for a day. The prince took part in a charity event and spent the night sleeping in a box under a bridge in central London.
- When asked what he would do when he was invisible, William replied that he would first do something stupid and then go to the newsroom or magazine to hear what stories they were telling about him.
On his 30th birthday, Prince William received £10 million bequeathed to him by his mother. Harry received the same amount on his 30th birthday.
- During his service in the British Air Force, the prince, who became a pilot, took part in at least 150 rescue operations. In particular, in December 2011, he was one of those who rescued Russian sailors from the sinking Swanland.
And for dessert: William has a terrible sweet tooth. His personal highlights are banana cream, ice cream and chocolate cake. He, by the way, the prince ordered to prepare their wedding with Catherine.
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Source: The Voice Mag
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