William, Prince of Wales was born on 21 June 1982 in St Mary's Hospital. The heir apparent to the British throne, William is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales. Educated at Eton and the University of St Andrews, where he met Catherine Middleton, he trained at Sandhurst and served as a search and rescue helicopter pilot before becoming a full-time royal. He married Catherine in 2011 and they have three children. He became Prince of Wales in 2022 after his father acceded to the throne. He has championed causes including mental health, conservation, and homelessness, and founded the Earthshot Prize.
Before and after
- 15 May 1982Birth of Layal Abboud
- 3 June 1982Birth of Yelena Isinbayeva
- from 6 June 1982 to 17 May 19851982 Lebanon War
- 21 June 1982Music Day
- 21 June 1982Birth of William, Prince of Wales
- 18 July 1982Birth of Priyanka Chopra
- 29 August 1982Discovery of meitnerium
- 3 September 1982Construction of Olympic Stadium in Athens
- 11 September 1982Birth of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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