Politics
Prince William
Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne
Born 1982
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«The Earthshot Prize is about optimism. We have the ingenuity to repair our planet.»
Prince William is heir to the British throne and served for seven years as a search and rescue and air ambulance pilot. His decision to study at St Andrews caused applications to the university to rise sharply.
Key achievements
- Founded the Earthshot Prize for environmental solutions, 2020
- Served seven years as a rescue and air ambulance pilot
Universities
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Read art history and then geography from 2001, graduating in 2005, and met Catherine Middleton in his first year.
Facts
- He nearly left after his first year, finding art history the wrong subject, and switched to geography instead of dropping out.
- Applications to St Andrews rose by about 44 per cent the year his attendance was announced.
- He and Catherine shared a student flat with friends in their second and third years, and married six years after graduating.
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