Prince William: A Biography (Greenwood Biographies)

196 Pages·2011·1.31 MB·English

by  Joann F. Price

PRINCE WILLIAM
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PRINCE WILLIAM
A Biography
Joann F. Price
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Price, Joann F.
Prince William : a biography / Joann F. Price.
p. cm. — (Greenwood biographies)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-313-39285-6 (acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-39286-3
(ebook) 1. William, Prince, grandson of Elizabeth II, Queen of
Great Britain, 1982- 2. Princes—Great Britain—Biography. I. Title.
DA591.A45W5573 2011
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CONTENTS
Series Foreword ix
Introduction xi
Timeline: Events in the Life of Prince William xv
Chapter 1 Prince William’s Ancestry 1
Chapter 2 A Heralded Prince Is Born 17
Chapter 3 The Prince’s Education 33
Chapter 4 Prince William’s Family 53
Chapter 5 The Prince, the Press, Security and Protection,
and His Royal Duties 77
Chapter 6 A Sporting Prince 93
Chapter 7 A Most Eligible Bachelor, a Dashing Groom 107
Chapter 8 The Prince’s Military Career 137
Chapter 9 The Future King 159
Bibliography 165
Index 169

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