By Brenda June Temple
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.
William was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. He was educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School and Eton College. He earned a Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews where he met his future wife, Catherine Middleton. They have three children: George, Charlotte and Louis. After university, William trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst prior to serving with the Blues and Royals. In 2008 he graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, joining the RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009. He served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance for two years, starting in July 2015.
William performs official duties and engagements on behalf of the monarch. He holds patronage with over 30 charitable and military organisations, including the Tusk Trust, Centrepoint, The Passage, Wales Air Ambulance and London’s Air Ambulance Charity. He undertakes projects through the Royal Foundation, with his charity work revolving around mental health, conservation, homelessness and emergency workers. In 2020 William launched the Earthshot Prize, a £50 million initiative to incentivise environmental solutions over the next decade.
William was made Duke of Cambridge immediately before his wedding in April 2011. He became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay upon his father’s accession to the throne on 8 September 2022. The following day he was made Prince of Wales.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
In 2023, the Full Moon for June rises on June 3 at 11:42 PM EDT. For some Native Americans, this month’s Moon was called the Strawberry Moon as it was a time for strawberries to ripen. It was known as the Full Rose Moon in Europe and also the Honey Moon.
On National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly named National Aboriginal Day), Canadians recognize the contributions of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. The holiday is observed on June 21 each year because this date often coincides with the summer solstice, when many indigenous peoples celebrate their culture and heritage.
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
Died
- King Edward III of England –
- Carroll O’Connor (actor) –
- Kermit Love (costume designer) –
- Charles Krauthammer (Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist) –
Born
- Charles Bowers Momsen (American vice admiral, inventor) –
- Jean-Paul Sartre (writer & philosopher) –
- Jane Russell (actress) –
- Judy Holliday (actress) –
- Maureen Stapleton (actress) –
- Doug Savant (actor) –
- Prince William of Wales (oldest son of Prince Charles and Princess Diana) –
Events
- John Archer became first to receive Bachelor of Medicine degree in U.S.–
- New Hampshire ratified the Constitution and was admitted as the 9th state–
- Cyrus H. McCormick was awarded a U.S. patent for a reaper–
- The ferris wheel debuted at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago–
- France surrendered to Germany (WW II)–
- Richard M. Nixon married Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan–
- Sesquicentennial U.S. postage stamp “The Old Man of the Mountains” debuted–
- First 999 emergency phone service in North America began, in Winnipeg, Manitoba–
- The original Walt Disney movie The Parent Trap debuted–
- Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect baseball game–
- The first amendment to Canada’s Constitution Act of 1982, which guaranteed the constitutional rights of Indians and Inuits, took effect–
- SpaceShipOne left the Earth behind and made its indelible entry in the history books as the first private spacecraft to carry humans into space–
- A 25-foot-tall, 17.5-ton treat of frozen Snapple juice melted, flooding Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid–
- Tallest structure built with LEGOS (114 feet 11 inches) set Guinness World Record, Milan, Italy–
Weather
- The Apalachicola-Tallahassee area of Florida was hit by an early-season hurricane–
- Fifteen inches of snow was reported at the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado–
- Typhoon Fengshen, with winds of up to 121 miles per hour, struck the central and northern Philippines–
- Washington, D.C., had a record high temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit–
- Boston, Massachusetts, had a record high temperature of 96 degrees Fahrenheit–
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