Before the royal tours, the military service and fatherhood, Prince William was a young boy clasping his mother, the late Princess Diana’s hand at Trooping the Colour, or captured by a photographer as he peeped curiously from a palace window. His childhood – one of formal suits and photo calls – unfolded before the eager eyes of the world. Now, at 43, the Prince of Wales is next in line to the British throne.
On his birthday, a look back at the moments from Prince William’s younger years.