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Cambridge University

There's no actual evidence that he attended workshops and lectures at Cambridge University on agriculture; only a newspaper article from an unverified source that he was planning to do so. In that same period he took two well-documented vacations with and without his wife and son. Prove to me that he actually went to Cambridge from January to March 2014. 74.69.9.224 (talk) 18:27, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Have you tried searching for the information! - lots of reliable newspaper sources (and the bbc [1]) that say he started an agriculture course at Cambridge from the 7 January, google is your friend. That said it needs moving from the lead into education and a better source added, I will do it later if nobody else does. MilborneOne (talk) 18:39, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Then where are the citations on the lead? There are none, b/c it is a dubious assertion. It is impossible to read about agriculture at Cambridge when you are in the Caribbean with your wife and in-laws. 66.67.32.161 (talk) 21:53, 1 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Last name?

What is his last name? Louis? But Prince William's last name is David then??? Don't princes have last names?? 134.148.46.9 (talk) 09:58, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, they don't. Surtsicna (talk) 12:15, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
British Royals have surnames that they can use if and when they need to, but don't technically have one. The official surname for a male-line descendant of Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh is Mountbatten-Windsor, but their titles also fill the role of a surname, and their territorial designations (i.e. "Wales" or "York") are often used. Psunshine87 (talk) 18:23, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
See The Royal Family name (from the Official Website of the British Monarchy) and also Edward Iwi (for why Mountbatten-Windsor was adopted only 11 days before the birth of Prince Andrew). I quote from the first site:
  • It was therefore declared in the Privy Council that The Queen's descendants, other than those with the style of Royal Highness and the title of Prince/Princess, or female descendants who marry, would carry the name of Mountbatten-Windsor. ...
  • The effect of the declaration was that all The Queen's children, on occasions when they needed a surname, would have the surname Mountbatten-Windsor.
The words I've highlighted seem to suggest that the Queen's children and grandchildren have no surname at all. But the next para I quoted is clear indication that, despite this, the Royal Highnesses and/or Prince/Princesses can use the surname Mountbatten-Windsor on those occasions when they need to. It's a matter of historical record that some of them have also used Wales. I suppose they could also use Smith or Jones if they wanted to. When you're in the strange position of having no surname at all, then if you have to use something because some bureaucratic systems can't operate in a vacuum, then anything will do. So far, to my knowledge, they haven't used Smith or Jones, but hey, anything's possible. -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 18:59, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Alopecia - Lack of hair???

Prince William suffers from Alopecia, which is loss of hair. Should be included in Personal life section maybe 182.255.99.214 (talk) 04:38, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No. --Ħ MIESIANIACAL 05:38, 3 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Alopecia" is simply the medical term for "baldness". That is, "alopecia" is not a condition distinct from, or more severe than, "ordinary" baldness, it is one and the same. Given that baldness is completely harmless, and affects a large percentage of men worldwide (some earlier, some later; being bald at 32 is about middling -- some people go bald as early as early 20s, some as late as 50s (disregarding those who keep their hair into old age, which is also a sizeable percentage)), I don't see any reason why it should be listed as a health issue. Now if it were for example known that William dislikes being bald or is undertaking some steps to mitigate his baldness (not that there are many, aside from a wig), then I'd say it could be included as a personal detail, but as far as I know, that is not the case. 89.102.133.166 (talk) 11:25, 21 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He also appears to be sporting a comb over. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 197.88.26.12 (talk) 14:48, 5 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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