Prince William ‘tries to trick pubgoers with Royal lookalike prank’

September 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Prince William has said his idea of royal duties was not to be "an ornament". The second in line to the British throne confessed at a St James' Palace forum that "there is a place" for shaking hands on official visits but he would rather be more involved than just "turning up and opening things".

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 16th, 2009 LONDON - Prince of Wales William and his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton, both 27, are said to have reached "an understanding" that their eight-year relationship will end in marriage. If reports are to be believed, by the time the Queen celebrates her historic Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Kate may be on the palace balcony at her side as a fully-fledged princess.

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.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - Heir to the British throne, Prince William, has been made an honorary barrister at one of the ancient Inns of Court but promised not to practice. Prince William visiting the Queens room in Middle Temple, on the occasion of his Call to the Bench.

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.

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 - 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.

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.

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.