June 21, 1982 - Prince William Arthur Philip Louis is born at St Mary's Hospital in London to Prince Charles and Princess Diana, becoming second in line to the throne.
July 1995 - Prince William begins his studies at Eton College, the exclusive school founded by King Henry VI in 1440.
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August 31, 1997 - Prince William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales is killed in a Paris car crash.
Late 2000 - After finishing his studies at Eton, Prince William works on volunteer projects in Chile, takes part in exercises with the Welsh Guards in Belize and rises at dawn to milk cows on a dairy farm in England.
September 2001 - Enrols at St Andrews University in Scotland, where he meets Kate Middleton - a fellow art history student. She persuades him to stay at university after he admits finding it difficult to settle. Prince William later switched to a geography course.
September 2002 - Prince William and Kate move into a shared student house with two other friends.
June 2003 - Kate is a guest at Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle, but in an interview he denies he has a steady girlfriend.
March 2004 - Prince William and Kate's romance becomes public when they are pictured together on a Swiss skiing holiday.
April 9, 2005 - Kate does not attend the wedding of Prince William's father the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles in Windsor.
June 2005 - Prince William and Kate both graduate in the same ceremony at St Andrews and attend a celebratory lunch together with their families.
December 2006 - Prince William is commissioned as an army officer in front of the Queen at Sandhurst and joins the Household Cavalry as a second lieutenant. Kate attends the ceremony.
April 2007 - British newspapers report that Prince William and Kate have split up. Prince Charles' Clarence House office refuses to comment, but does not deny the report.
July 2007 - Media in the UK report that Prince William and Kate have rekindled their romance.
April 11, 2008 - Kate is seen at Prince William's side at his graduation ceremony from the Royal Air Force, taken as a signal by royal watchers that their relationship is now serious.
June 16, 2008 - Kate attends the Order of the Garter service at Windsor Castle, the first time she has appeared at a formal royal public event.
October 2010 - Prince William proposes to Kate Middleton on a private holiday in Kenya.
November 16, 2010 - Clarence House officially announces the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
