Prince William of Wales

Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), born 21 June 1982, is a member of the British Royal Family, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and first son of the Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Prince William is second in the line of succession to the British throne, after his father and before his brother, Prince Harry.

Education

Prince William attended the Mrs Jane Mynors' nursery school and the pre-prep Wetherby School both in West London. He later attended Ludgrove School in Berkshire. William was the first British prince to attend a primary school. He later attended the prestigious Eton College in Eton, Berkshire. He studied geography, biology and history of art at A-level.

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Jane Mynors - Wetherby School - Ludgrove School - British prince - Primary school - Eton College - Eton, Berkshire - Geography - Biology - History of art - A-level

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Like many British teenagers, Prince William chose to take a gap year after finishing Eton College. He took part in British Army training in Belize. He spent the final stage of his gap year in southern Chile as a volunteer with Raleigh International. Pictures of the prince cleaning a toilet were broadcast around the world.

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Teenager - Gap year - Eton College - British Army - Belize - Chile - Raleigh International

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After his gap year, Prince William attended the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland from 2001 until graduated in 2005. He embarked on a degree course in Arts History, although he later changed his main subject to Geography and gained a Scottish master's degree with upper-second class honours. At St Andrews, William used the name William Wales.

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University of St Andrews - Fife - Scotland - 2001 - 2005 - Scottish master's degree - Upper-second class honours

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