11 facts you didn't know about Prince William - including how he is related to Winston Churchill

Prince William, the Prince of Wales, has lived his entire life in the public eye from the moment he was born. Here are 11 fascinating facts you probably didn’t know about Prince William.

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Prince William facts

1. Prince William is named after the King's cousin Prince William of Gloucester, who died on 28 August 1972 in a plane crash.
2. He is related to World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Both the modern Spencer and Churchill families are direct descendants of John and Sarah Churchill, the 1st Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, through their daughter, Anne Churchill.
3. When he becomes King he will be the fifth King William. The last King William was the uncle of Queen Victoria and reigned from 1830-1837.

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4. Prince William's full name is William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor.
5. He is a fully qualified helicopter pilot and worked for the Air Ambulance before becoming a full-time royal.
6. Prince William is left-handed.
7. He has three official homes: Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace, Ammer Hall in Norfolk and their new home, Forest Hall in Windsor.
    
8. He is the tallest member of the royal family at 1.91 metres tall.
9. Prince William is the great-great-great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria.
10. He played water polo at school and university, and was the captain of the St Andrews University's water polo team.
11. Kate and William are very distant cousins as they are both descendants of Sir William Gascoigne

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