Royal Profile: Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, The Duke of Cambridge was born 21 June 1982 at St Mary's Hospital, London, the eldest son of Prince Charles of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales {Source}. At barely two months old on his paternal great-grandmother's 82nd birthday, he was baptized in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, with the following Godparents{Source}:
- King Constantine II of Greece (his paternal cousin)
- Princess Alexandra, The Hon Mrs Angus Ogilvy (his paternal cousin)
- The Duchess of Westminster
- The Lady Susan Hussey
- Lord Romsey (his paternal cousin)
- Sir Laurens van der Post
- Prince Constantine Alexios of Greece and Denmark (1998) (Grandson of his godfather)
- Tom Pettifer (2002) (son of his childhood nanny)
- Grace Emilie Claire van Cutsem (2007)
- Tom Parker-Bowles (1974)
- Sara Parker-Bowles (m. 2005)
- Lola Parker-Bowles (2007)
- Freddy Parker-Bowles (2010)
- Laura Lopes (1978)
- Harry Lopes (m. 2006)
- Eliza Lopes (2008)
- Gus Lopes (2011)
- Louis Lopes (2011)
- Philippa Middleton Matthews
- James Matthews (m. 2017)
- James Middleton
- William: for his father's "hero" and maternal cousin, Prince William of Gloucester who died in a 1972 plane crash {Source}
- Arthur: a traditional British Family name-his father and great-grandfather also have Arthur amongst their names {Source}
- Philip: For his paternal grandfather {Source}
- Louis: for his great-uncle, Lord Mountbatten of Burma {Source}
- Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge (2013)
- Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (2016)
- Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge (2018)
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