How old is Prince William and how many children does he have? – The Sun | The Sun

PRINCE WILLIAM is King Charles III's eldest son and first in line to the throne.

But how old is he and how many children do he and his wife Kate have?

How old is Prince William and when is his birthday?

Prince William was born at Mary's Hospital in London. on June 21, 1982, and is 40 years old.

He is two years older than his younger brother Prince Harry who was born on September 15, 1984.

The Prince of Wales studied at St Andrews University in Scotland where he met his future wife, then Kate Middleton.

Following university, the future king joined the RAF and trained as a helicopter pilot.

He later went on to work as a search and rescue pilot from 2009 to 2013, when his service with the Armed Forces came to an end.

Earlier this year the late Queen shared a sweet message to celebrate the Duke's 40th birthday.

The official Royal Family Instagram account shared a message to mark his 40th in 2022.

It said: "Happy 40th Birthday to The Duke of Cambridge!

"Prince William Arthur Philip Louis is the elder son of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales. He was born at 9.03pm on 21 June 1982, at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London.

"A bulletin, placed on the gates of Buckingham Palace announced that he weighed 7lb 1 1/2 oz."

The post included snaps from across the 40-year-old's life, including a heart-warming picture of William struggling to hide a smile in 2006 while passing out of the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, as his grandmother the Queen inspected him.

His father and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall took to their official Twitter account to send their best wishes to the Duke of Cambridge too.

Sharing pictures of Wills with his father, they said: "Wishing The Duke of Cambridge a very happy 40th birthday!"

How many children does Prince William have?

On April 29, 2011, William married Kate in a spectacular royal wedding and the couple have three children together – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Prince George was born on July 22, 2013 and is nine years old.

Princess Charlotte was born on May 2, 2015 and is seven years old.

Kate and William's youngest Prince Louis stole the show at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Louis was born on April 23,  2018 and is four years old.

 

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How tall is Prince William?

The Prince stands at 1.91m tall – which is just under 6ft 3inches.

Younger brother Harry is just a touch shorter at 1.86m – 6ft 1inch.

Prince William's wife Kate measures 1.75m – 5ft 7inches.

What did Prince William look like when he was young?

As a toddler, Prince William had blonde hair which became darker as he got older.

During his teens and in early 20s, he had thick hair brushed forward.

He met Kate at St Andrews in 2001, but the pair didn’t start dating until two years later.

Before university, he was educated at the Jane Mynors' nursery school, followed by Wetherby School – both of which are in London.

Wills then attended Ludgrove School in Wokingham.

For secondary school, William took an entrance exam and was admitted to Eton.

There he studied geography, biology and history of art at A-Level.

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