Prince William says he doesn’t want to be ‘an ornament’ in royal duties

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 20th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William reportedly turned prankster as he tried to make pubgoers believe he was just a Royal lookalike. The second in line to the British throne was said to have told unsure drinkers, "I get that all the time." But the 27-year-old's trick was allegedly exposed since his bodyguards were posted around The Lighthouse in Battersea, South West London, reports the Sun.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - Prince Williams has earned a new title-'Prince of Cuddles'-after spending a day with ill and disabled children in the Lake District recently. The 27-year-old prince joined the group on a boat trip around Ullswater as patron of WellChild, a charity that cares for sick children.

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.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William and Kate Middleton were spotted locking lips during a romantic outing together. The couple were seen stepping out of The Potting Shed pub in the village of Crudwell, Wilts arm-in-arm on Saturday night.

June 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton reportedly booked a holiday home under the names of Mr and Mrs Smith recently. The couple allegedly spent a romantic weekend as part of birthday celebrations for the royal, who turned 27 on June 21.

May 13th, 2009 LONDON - Prince William had to apologise after a 109-year-old woman wrote to the Queen to complain that Her Majesty wore the same yellow dress in all five royal birthday cards sent to congratulate her. Catherine Masters' letter compelled William to promise that his grandmother would wear a new outfit for the next card.

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 Philip has become the longest serving royal consort in Britain after he took duties in 1952. The Duke of Edinburgh's became the consort on February 6, 1952, when his wife Princess Elizabeth was crowned as Queen.

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 19th, 2009 LONDON - Pop sensation Lady Gaga is besotted with British Prince Harry but insists she will not give up her fashion fetishes for the royal family. Contactmusic.com reports that the 'Just Dance' hitmaker has a fondness for the newly single prince, who recently split from girlfriend Chelsy Davy.

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.

February 7th, 2009 LONDON - Argentina has expressed unease after learning that Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, is to be deployed to the Falkland Islands as part of his military duties. Britain and Argentina fought a bruising war in 1982 over the Falkland Islands, which are claimed by both countries.

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.