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30 Facts About Prince William That Will Make You the Royal Expert Among Your Friend Group

Facts About Prince William

30 Facts About Prince William That Will Make You the Royal Expert Among Your Friend Group

7.5: Amount of time in years he spent in the military — including training at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camp Bovington, RAF Cranwell, RAF Shawbury, and RAF Valley. 3: Number of titles he has: The Duke of Cambridge when in England, The Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, and The Baron of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. 1: Number of times he has received emergency dentistry. At a friend's wedding in 2013, his friend Tom Inskip knocked out part of his tooth on the dance floor. $52,600: His annual salary as an air ambulance pilot.
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Prince William graced the June 8 issue of Attitude magazine, where he flashed a handsome smile on the cover and advocated for the LGBTQ community in his accompanying interview. The issue turned out to be the publication's bestselling edition ever, but that's really just the tip of the iceberg as to the power Prince William holds. In between juggling his job as a helicopter ambulance pilot, being a dad to Prince George and Princess Charlotte, having cute moments with Kate Middleton, and forging his own path as the future king, he's just a regular family man. But what really makes up who he is? We break it down by the numbers . . .

2: Number of dogs he has owned: black Labrador Widgeon as a young boy and English Cocker Spaniel Lupo as an adult. 75: His height in inches. 5: Number of girlfriends it's been reported he had before getting together with Kate: Rose Farquhar, Jecca Craig, Arabella Musgrave, Carly Massy Birch, and Olivia Hunt. $13 million: Amount it was reported that he inherited from his mother Diana when he turned 30.
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  • 2: Number of dogs he has owned: black Labrador Widgeon as a young boy and English Cocker Spaniel Lupo as an adult.
  • 75: His height in inches.
  • 5: Number of girlfriends it's been reported he had before getting together with Kate: Rose Farquhar, Jecca Craig, Arabella Musgrave, Carly Massy Birch, and Olivia Hunt.
  • $13 million: Amount it was reported that he inherited from his mother Diana when he turned 30.
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15: Number of years he and Kate have known each other. 2: Number of breakups William and Kate had: in the Summer of 2004 and the Summer of 2007. 12: Number of countries he has visited for pleasure: Switzerland, Austria, Spain, the British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, Greece, USA, Kenya, the Seychelles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, France, and the Maldives. 14: His shoe size. 1: Number of languages he speaks other than English: French.
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  • 15: Number of years he and Kate have known each other.
  • 2: Number of breakups William and Kate had: in the Summer of 2004 and the Summer of 2007.
  • 12: Number of countries he has visited for pleasure: Switzerland, Austria, Spain, the British Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, Greece, USA, Kenya, the Seychelles, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, France, and the Maldives.
  • 14: His shoe size.
  • 1: Number of languages he speaks other than English: French.
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2:1: The class of degree he received in Geography from the University of St. Andrews. 2: Number of times he has received treatment in hospital: he was operated on when he was 10 for a depressed fracture of the skull after being hit with a golf club by a friend, and he also had an operation when he was 16 on a finger that he broke playing rugby. 10: Age in months when he undertook his first royal engagement — a trip to New Zealand and Australia with his parents. 8: Age in years when he first went to boarding school.
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  • 2:1: The class of degree he received in Geography from the University of St. Andrews.
  • 2: Number of times he has received treatment in hospital: he was operated on when he was 10 for a depressed fracture of the skull after being hit with a golf club by a friend, and he also had an operation when he was 16 on a finger that he broke playing rugby.
  • 10: Age in months when he undertook his first royal engagement — a trip to New Zealand and Australia with his parents.
  • 8: Age in years when he first went to boarding school.
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2 billion: Amount of people who watched his wedding on TV. 25: Number of charity patronages he has, including the three that he took over from his mother Diana: Child Bereavement UK, The Royal Marsden Hospital, and Centrepoint. 26: Number of countries he has visited for work: USA, Canada, Chile, Belize, Mauritius, Norway, Germany, Afghanistan, Qatar, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Denmark, France, Singapore, Malaysia, The Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Malta, China, Japan, India, and Bhutan. 21: Number of rooms in Kensington Palace. V: Will be the number after his name when he becomes king.
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  • 2 billion: Amount of people who watched his wedding on TV.
  • 25: Number of charity patronages he has, including the three that he took over from his mother Diana: Child Bereavement UK, The Royal Marsden Hospital, and Centrepoint.
  • 26: Number of countries he has visited for work: USA, Canada, Chile, Belize, Mauritius, Norway, Germany, Afghanistan, Qatar, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Denmark, France, Singapore, Malaysia, The Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Australia, Belgium, Malta, China, Japan, India, and Bhutan.
  • 21: Number of rooms in Kensington Palace.
  • V: Will be the number after his name when he becomes king.
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6/21/82: His date of birth. 9:03 p.m.: Time that he was born. 8: Homes he has lived in: Apartment 8 Kensington Palace and Highgrove when he was a child, an apartment and a cottage in St Andrews, St James's Palace as a young man, a farmhouse in Anglesey with Kate, and 1A Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall as a family of four. 15: Age he was when his mother died.
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  • 6/21/82: His date of birth.
  • 9:03 p.m.: Time that he was born.
  • 8: Homes he has lived in: Apartment 8 Kensington Palace and Highgrove when he was a child, an apartment and a cottage in St Andrews, St James's Palace as a young man, a farmhouse in Anglesey with Kate, and 1A Kensington Palace and Anmer Hall as a family of four.
  • 15: Age he was when his mother died.
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24: Number of times he has been photographed with Prince George, including leaving hospital with him, on tour in New Zealand and Australia, at the polo, the Queen's official 90th birthday portraits, Badminton Horse Trials, with the Obamas, and at a recent air show. 6: Number of times he has been photographed with Princess Charlotte: leaving hospital with her, her christening, Trooping the Colour, the Cambridge's 2015 Christmas card, skiing this year, and Badminton Horse Trials. 1: Number of names he shares with Prince George: they both have the middle name Louis. 10: Number of bedrooms in Anmer Hall.
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  • 24: Number of times he has been photographed with Prince George, including leaving hospital with him, on tour in New Zealand and Australia, at the polo, the Queen's official 90th birthday portraits, Badminton Horse Trials, with the Obamas, and at a recent air show.
  • 6: Number of times he has been photographed with Princess Charlotte: leaving hospital with her, her christening, Trooping the Colour, the Cambridge's 2015 Christmas card, skiing this year, and Badminton Horse Trials.
  • 1: Number of names he shares with Prince George: they both have the middle name Louis.
  • 10: Number of bedrooms in Anmer Hall.
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7.5: Amount of time in years he spent in the military — including training at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camp Bovington, RAF Cranwell, RAF Shawbury, and RAF Valley. 3: Number of titles he has: The Duke of Cambridge when in England, The Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, and The Baron of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. 1: Number of times he has received emergency dentistry. At a friend's wedding in 2013, his friend Tom Inskip knocked out part of his tooth on the dance floor. $52,600: His annual salary as an air ambulance pilot.
Image Source: Getty / ADRIAN DENNIS
  • 7.5: Amount of time in years he spent in the military — including training at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camp Bovington, RAF Cranwell, RAF Shawbury, and RAF Valley.
  • 3: Number of titles he has: The Duke of Cambridge when in England, The Earl of Strathearn in Scotland, and The Baron of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland.
  • 1: Number of times he has received emergency dentistry. At a friend's wedding in 2013, his friend Tom Inskip knocked out part of his tooth on the dance floor.
  • $52,600: His annual salary as an air ambulance pilot.
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