Prince William saving sailors before completing pilot training

September 23rd, 2009 Who inspires Prince William? His grandmotherLONDON — Britain's Prince William says his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is his inspiration when it comes to doing good works. The prince told the BBC the queen "has been very inspiring.

September 15th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William confessed to having "sweaty palms", even as he held a giant Mexican Red-kneed spider in his hands. William was attending the inauguration of the 78million-pound Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum in West London.

August 24th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has reportedly taken his girlfriend Kate Middleton to Mustique for her second holiday just days after she returned from a family holiday on the Caribbean island. The couple flew out to the island on Wednesday for a week's break.

August 16th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Harry is all set to start on his advanced pilot training after having completed 40 hours of flight with flying colours. The 24-year-old has gained expertise in take-off, landing, basic helicopter handling and some advanced handling.

July 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Prince William is reportedly drawing plans to see the World Cup in South Africa next year. The royal, who is president of the Football Association, may spend days at the competition cheering for England.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - British Prince William is desperate for an opportunity to fight for his country, while his younger brother Harry hopes that he will once again get a chance to return to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot. Both Princes are currently training at the Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire.

May 26th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William is reportedly coaching younger brother Harry during his flying course. The party-loving princes have allegedly cut down on night outs to put in extra hours for Harry to pass the hardest stage of his training at the Royal Air Force's base in Shropshire, where William is already stationed to achieve his dreams of becoming a search and rescue helicopter pilot.

May 6th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Harry has been honoured with a top award at the end of the first phase of his helicopter training for his natural flying skills, say reports. The third-in-line to the throne, who is training to pilot the meanest attack machine in the British Army, the Apache, was previously reported to have flunked a theory exam earlier this year.

May 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Prince William will have to move his girlfriend out of his cottage at the military base to make room for his younger brother Harry, according to reports. Harry, who is training to pilot the meanest attack machine, the Apache, in the British Army, will allegedly begin his helicopter training at the Royal Air Force's base in Shropshire, where William is already stationed to achieve his dreams of becoming a search and rescue helicopter pilot.

April 18th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has reportedly completed his basic flight training and will move on to a more advanced learning as he trains to become a search and rescue helicopter pilot with the Royal Air Force. The 26-year-old was said to have already learnt risky night and instrument flying, forced landings, and emergency work in Squirrel choppers.

April 1st, 2009 LONDON - Prince Henry of Wales commonly known as Prince Harry has completed his maiden solo flight with ease. Harry flew a Firefly training plane for about 30 minutes before making a copybook landing at the RAF Barkston strip.

March 28th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William was recently spotted enjoying a night out with a friend at filmmaker Guy Ritchie's London pub, The Punchbowl. Wills, 26, who was having a day off from his RAF pilot training, was determined to make the most of it.

March 21st, 2009 LONDON - Prince William is being criticised for taking time off from RAF training this week to go skiing with his girlfriend Kate Middleton. He has gone to the French Alps for five days, despite not being due leave until Easter.

March 19th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has revealed that he once dreamed a life of a cop chasing the bad guys when he was younger. The soldier prince made the revelation in a television interview to promote his support for the Teenage Cancer Trust's plans to build a new centre for young patients at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, Surrey.

January 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has taken Kate Middleton, his girlfriend of six years, on a surprise Scottish holiday with his father Prince Charles and stepmother Camilla Parker Bowles. The couple had been expected to visit the Alps but landed on New Year's Day at Birkhall, Prince Charles's private residence in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, reports thesun.co.uk.