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==Early Life==
==Early Life==
William was born on December 17th 1950 to the then [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles, Prince of Wales]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Lauren, Princess of Wales}}, formerly known as Lauren Bacall, during the reign of his grandfather, [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]]. His godparents, in a manner previously unknown in that of his predecessors, consisted both of {{wp|British}} and {{wp|American}} nationals, whilst including both royalty and non-royalty, such as his great-uncle and aunt, [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale]] and {{wp|Astrid of Sweden|Princess Astrid of Sweden}}, then {{wp|British}} {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}}, {{wp|Clement Attlee}}, and {{wp|American}} {{wp|Hollywood}} figures, actor, {{wp|Frank Sinatra}}, and actress, {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}.
William was born on December 17th 1950 to the then [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|Charles, Prince of Wales]] and {{wp|Lauren Bacall|Lauren, Princess of Wales}}, formerly known as Lauren Bacall, during the reign of his grandfather, [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]]. His godparents, in a manner previously unknown to that of his predecessors, consisted of both {{wp|British}} and {{wp|American}} nationals, whilst also including both members of royalty and non-royalty, such as his great-uncle and aunt, [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale]] and {{wp|Astrid of Sweden|Princess Astrid of Sweden}}, then {{wp|British}} {{wp|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister}}, {{wp|Clement Attlee}}, and {{wp|American}} {{wp|Hollywood}} figures, actor, {{wp|Frank Sinatra}}, and actress, {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}.


==''Prince of the Welsh''==
==''Prince of the Welsh''==
Around the time when William was only a year old, the death of his grandfather, [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] led to his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]] becoming the new sovereign, as ''Charles the Third''. At the same time, as the new heir apparent, William was created {{wp|Duke of Cornwall}} on July 7th by his father. Furthermore, following his father's ascension to the throne, the family of three subsequently moved from their previous residence at {{wp|Edinburgh Castle}} to the central residence of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} in {{wp|London}}.  
Around the time when William was only a year old, the death of his grandfather, [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] led to his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]] becoming the new sovereign, as ''Charles the Third''. At the same time, as the new heir apparent, William was created {{wp|Duke of Cornwall}} on July 7th by his father. Furthermore, following his father's ascension to the throne, the family of three subsequently moved from their previous residence at {{wp|Edinburgh Castle}} to the central residence of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} in {{wp|London}}.  


Like his own [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]], William's new life in {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} was said to had been initially considerably restrictive due to some considerable animosity against the royal family by some small circles of the general public. Nevertheless, the much liberal approach towards his upbringing appliedgenera by his parents ensured that despite the restrictions, the young prince, to some extent, would enjoy a relatively happy childhood. Nevertheless, at times, as a mean to familiarise the young prince with an {{wp|American}} environment, William, whilst being solely accompanied by his own {{wp|Lauren Bacall|mother}}, would either occassionally live in the family's [[Wales House]] residence in {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, or at the residence of his parents' close friend, {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}, based in neighbouring {{wp|Connecticut}}.  
Similar to that of his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]]'s, William's upbringing in {{wp|Buckingham Palace}} was reportedly said to had been somewhat restrictive in the early years, as a consequence of fringe rumours espousing harmful plots directed towards the royal family themselves. Nevertheless, the prince was able to benefit from both of his parents' much modern and liberal parenting style, with his [[Charles III of the United Kingdom|father]] in particular emphasising qualities of "individuality, self-dependent, and survivability" in the young prince, while his {{wp|Lauren Bacall|mother}} generally added omto the efforts of William's father in "liberalising" the young ''Prince of the Welsh''.
 
===The American Prince===
Additionally, in benefiting from his parents' convenient ties to the famed {{wp|Hollywood}} industry, and scores of notable {{wp|American}} celebrities themselves, William reportedly grew up with a firmly strong, passionate interest in {{wp|American}} films, including those particularly involving the likes of his own parents, both of whom had prior been an actor and an actress themselves in the {{wp|American}} movie industry.  
 
====Katharine Hepburn====
Furthermore, since his parents were generally close to the likes of {{wp|Katharine Hepburn}}, an {{wp|American}} actress whom had consistently been a close friend of the royal couple, and also the prince's own godmother, William would also occasionally spend sometime living under the actress's care at her family residence at {{wp|Fenwick}}, {{wp|Connecticut}}. Later on, in his memoirs, William himself described his time of living under {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}}'s roof as a "wholly wild, and fascinating" experience. He also concurrently described the actress in a generally positive light, having wrote, ''"While there were some minor, and understandable blunders from her, I could feel that we generally appreciated and cared for one another"''. Moreover, when living at the actress's {{wp|Connecticut}} family home, William was said to had generally fancied "dipping his toes every mornimg on the shores of the cold water", whilst also having much interest in sports such as golf and tennis, an interest made convenient with the presence of nearby golf courses and alike.
 
Interestingly, the natural state of their supposed "mother and son" relationship proved much inevitably prevalent among the local community, so much so that William was initially mistaken to had been a supposed secret child between {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}} and her known romantic partner at the time, the actor, {{wp|Spencer Tracy}}, although these were quickly refuted by {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}}'s own family members whom were already aware of the royal family's connections to the actress. Nevertheless, when the two were mostly apart, both William and {{wp|Katharine Hepburn|Hepburn}} maintained their lifelong friendship through the extensive use of telephones, and to a certain extent, an exchange of gifts.


==Reign==
==Reign==
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As William's parents had chosen a rather informal and morganatic approach to marriage, prospects of the young William in exemplifying his parents were largely encouraged. Consequently, William frequently indulged himself in events concerning the country's nobility and celebrity circles. Rumours of his alleged relationships with several prominent women became a common theme for local tabloids, but at the same time, neither were officially confirmed. However, from 1979 to 1985, the prince was in a lengthy relationship with {{wp|Austrian}}-{{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Sybil Danning}}. The couple later peacefully separated over issues concerning work and residence. Nevertheless, {{wp|Sybil Danning|Danning}} herself would later attend his own coronation in 1997.
As William's parents had chosen a rather informal and morganatic approach to marriage, prospects of the young William in exemplifying his parents were largely encouraged. Consequently, William frequently indulged himself in events concerning the country's nobility and celebrity circles. Rumours of his alleged relationships with several prominent women became a common theme for local tabloids, but at the same time, neither were officially confirmed. However, from 1979 to 1985, the prince was in a lengthy relationship with {{wp|Austrian}}-{{wp|American}} actress {{wp|Sybil Danning}}. The couple later peacefully separated over issues concerning work and residence. Nevertheless, {{wp|Sybil Danning|Danning}} herself would later attend his own coronation in 1997.


In 1989, the royal palace announced the surprise engagement between William and a young {{wp|Danish}} actress by the name of {{wp|Connie Nielsen}}. Following the announcement, Nielsen and William began to appear together in public, with Nielsen herself frequently accompanying the prince on both his local and state visits. Three years later, the couple officially broke off their engagement, albeit in a peaceful manner. Regardless, both William and Nielsen remained close partners in the aftermath of their separation, with {{wp|Connie Nielsen|Nielsen}} herself being made a {{wp|viscount|viscountess}} on the same year, alongside a {{wp|British}} citizenship before subsequently marrying William's [[Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews|brother]] of the same name three years later. At the same time, the end of their engagement raised concerns over the question of William's successor. Compounding this was William's own age, in which he was already in his 40's.  
On February 5th 1989, the royal palace announced the surprise engagement between William and a young {{wp|Danish}} actress by the name of {{wp|Connie Nielsen}}. Following the announcement, Nielsen and William began to appear together in public, with Nielsen herself frequently accompanying the prince on both his local and state visits. Three years later, the couple officially broke off their engagement, albeit in a peaceful manner. Regardless, both William and Nielsen remained close partners in the aftermath of their separation, with {{wp|Connie Nielsen|Nielsen}} herself being made a {{wp|viscount|viscountess}} on the same year, alongside a {{wp|British}} citizenship before subsequently marrying William's [[Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews|brother]] of the same name three years later. At the same time, the end of their engagement raised concerns over the question of William's successor. Compounding this was William's own age, in which he was already in his 40's.  


In the months following his separation, William was first introduced to the {{wp|Norwegian}} princess {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}, who is almost 20 years his junior during a state visit to {{wp|Norway}}. Throughout the following months, the two decided to pursue a relationship, albeit in a private manner before they were officially wed in 1995. Though their marriage were partially received with despair as it was hoped that William was to marry a commoner, the wedding was greatly received and publicised by both the {{wp|British}} and {{wp|Norwegian}} medias. After only a few months into their marriage, their first child, the current [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] was born. Through their respective ancestors, William and {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} are distant cousins as {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}'s {{wp|Princess Märtha of Sweden|grandmother}} was the sister of {{wp|Astrid of Sweden|Astrid}} who had in turn, married William's great uncle Frederick, the [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Duke of Clarence of Avondale]]. Furthermore, the similarities in their respective backgrounds were also extensively noted, as both William and {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} had both been royals born from a royal father and a commoner mother, though unlike the latter's case, William's own mother had been that of a starkly different religion and nationality while {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}'s mother, {{wp|Sonja Haraldsen|Queen Sonja}} had strictly been of both {{wp|Norwegian}} birth and of the {{wp|Protestant}} faith.  
In the months following his separation, William was first introduced to the {{wp|Norwegian}} princess {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}, who is almost 20 years his junior during a state visit to {{wp|Norway}}. Throughout the following months, the two decided to pursue a relationship, albeit in a private manner before they were officially wed in 1995. Though their marriage were partially received with despair as it was hoped that William was to marry a commoner, the wedding was greatly received and publicised by both the {{wp|British}} and {{wp|Norwegian}} medias. After only a few months into their marriage, their first child, the current [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]] was born. Through their respective ancestors, William and {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} are distant cousins as {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}'s {{wp|Princess Märtha of Sweden|grandmother}} was the sister of {{wp|Astrid of Sweden|Astrid}} who had in turn, married William's great uncle Frederick, the [[Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale|Duke of Clarence of Avondale]]. Furthermore, the similarities in their respective backgrounds were also extensively noted, as both William and {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}} had both been royals born from a royal father and a commoner mother, though unlike the latter's case, William's own mother had been that of a starkly different religion and nationality while {{wp|Princess Märtha Louise of Norway|Märtha Louise}}'s mother, {{wp|Sonja Haraldsen|Queen Sonja}} had strictly been of both {{wp|Norwegian}} birth and of the {{wp|Protestant}} faith.  

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William VI
Duke of Hanover
Medium
Reign15 January, 1997 - 13 October, 2017
Coronation20 March, 1997
PredecessorCharles III
SuccessorAlexandra
Prime Ministers
See list
BornWilliam Edward Francis Albert Charles
(1950-12-17) 17 December 1950 (age 73)
Balmoral Castle, Scotland
SpouseConnie Nielsen
(1989 - 1993, engaged)
Issue
Full name
William Edward Francis Albert Charles
HouseHanover
FatherCharles III
MotherLauren Bacall
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service1979-1996 (active service)
RankBrigadier
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Falklands War
Multinational Force in Lebanon

William VI (William Edward Francis Albert Charles; born 17 December 1950) was King of the British from 1997 to 2017. In 1995, he married the Norwegian princess Märtha Louise with whom he has four children: Alexandra, Richard, Alistair, and Mary. Despite his constitutional status, as King, he was instrumental in promoting continued relations between the United Kingdom and its allies in Asia through his respective state visits to the continent, and was particularly responsible for the passing of the Succession to the Crown Act 1997, which saw a fundamental change in the country's succession law. The later half of his reign was marked by the deaths of the former King Charles III and Queen Lauren in the year 2011 and 2014 respectively.

Following a sudden health crisis and upon the recommendation of the then Prime Minister, an ageing William abdicated the throne in favour of his daughter who ascended to the throne as Queen Alexandra while styling himself as Duke of Hanover, becoming the third British monarch to do so after his father, King Charles III and the 19th-century Queen Victoria, around a decade and 180 years ago respectively. Nevertheless, since his abdication, the former king has been furthering his involvement, notably in philantrophy and other royal duties.

As a result of his mother's Jewish identity, William is recognised as being the first Jewish monarch of the United Kingdom through the Jewish matrilineal descent.

Early Life

William was born on December 17th 1950 to the then Charles, Prince of Wales and Lauren, Princess of Wales, formerly known as Lauren Bacall, during the reign of his grandfather, King Edward VII. His godparents, in a manner previously unknown to that of his predecessors, consisted of both British and American nationals, whilst also including both members of royalty and non-royalty, such as his great-uncle and aunt, Prince Frederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Princess Astrid of Sweden, then British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, and American Hollywood figures, actor, Frank Sinatra, and actress, Katharine Hepburn.

Prince of the Welsh

Around the time when William was only a year old, the death of his grandfather, King Edward VII led to his father becoming the new sovereign, as Charles the Third. At the same time, as the new heir apparent, William was created Duke of Cornwall on July 7th by his father. Furthermore, following his father's ascension to the throne, the family of three subsequently moved from their previous residence at Edinburgh Castle to the central residence of Buckingham Palace in London.

Similar to that of his father's, William's upbringing in Buckingham Palace was reportedly said to had been somewhat restrictive in the early years, as a consequence of fringe rumours espousing harmful plots directed towards the royal family themselves. Nevertheless, the prince was able to benefit from both of his parents' much modern and liberal parenting style, with his father in particular emphasising qualities of "individuality, self-dependent, and survivability" in the young prince, while his mother generally added omto the efforts of William's father in "liberalising" the young Prince of the Welsh.

The American Prince

Additionally, in benefiting from his parents' convenient ties to the famed Hollywood industry, and scores of notable American celebrities themselves, William reportedly grew up with a firmly strong, passionate interest in American films, including those particularly involving the likes of his own parents, both of whom had prior been an actor and an actress themselves in the American movie industry.

Katharine Hepburn

Furthermore, since his parents were generally close to the likes of Katharine Hepburn, an American actress whom had consistently been a close friend of the royal couple, and also the prince's own godmother, William would also occasionally spend sometime living under the actress's care at her family residence at Fenwick, Connecticut. Later on, in his memoirs, William himself described his time of living under Hepburn's roof as a "wholly wild, and fascinating" experience. He also concurrently described the actress in a generally positive light, having wrote, "While there were some minor, and understandable blunders from her, I could feel that we generally appreciated and cared for one another". Moreover, when living at the actress's Connecticut family home, William was said to had generally fancied "dipping his toes every mornimg on the shores of the cold water", whilst also having much interest in sports such as golf and tennis, an interest made convenient with the presence of nearby golf courses and alike.

Interestingly, the natural state of their supposed "mother and son" relationship proved much inevitably prevalent among the local community, so much so that William was initially mistaken to had been a supposed secret child between Hepburn and her known romantic partner at the time, the actor, Spencer Tracy, although these were quickly refuted by Hepburn's own family members whom were already aware of the royal family's connections to the actress. Nevertheless, when the two were mostly apart, both William and Hepburn maintained their lifelong friendship through the extensive use of telephones, and to a certain extent, an exchange of gifts.

Reign

Upon his father's abdication on January 1997, William automatically ascended to the throne as King William VI. Despite his longstanding ceremonial status, William, in a manner similar to that of his father and predecessor, King Charles III, also partook to some degree in the country's political affairs whilst adhering to his position as a constitutional monarch.

His first notable achievement upon becoming king was the passing of the Succession to the Crown Act 1997, which occurred following an agreement at a meeting among Commonwealth leaders to amend the pre-existing succession laws, particularly concerning the initial male-preference primogeniture system, which was subsequently replaced with that of an absolute primogeniture instead. The change in the succession laws, which had arose following personal concerns over the possibility of the then heir presumptive, Princess Alexandra being replaced as heir by a subsequent younger brother was initially championed by the then Queen Mother Lauren whom, with the support of William himself was able to successfully pressure the then Prime Minister John Major and the other Commonwealth leaders into a unanimous agreement to amend the pre-existing succession laws, which had initially ran under a male-preference primogeniture system. On May 11th that year, soon after Parliament had passed the Succession to the Crown Act 1997, William himself notably declared, "A Commonwealth of the 20th and 21st centuries must never be one of an oppressive patriarchal nature, let alone one that deny the women of today an equal opportunity, whether by legal or illegal means".

On January 1998, William notably became the first high-ranking British citizen to visit the Islamic Republic of Iran where in a private meeting in its capital city of Tehran, the King met with the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. He also met the Chinese President, Jiang Zemin later that February, followed by a subsequent visit to Taiwan on the same month. His visit to both countries, whilst receiving great attention from international commentators was also seen as a symbolic diplomatic gesture due to the fact that a year prior, the United Kingdom had ceded the territory of Hong Kong to China itself.

Abdication

During the final year of his reign, despite already being sixty seven years of age, William was consistently described as a "generally healthy, and well-conditioned man", as he was notably credited for almost regularly playing a game of polo with the palace staff and his close associates during his free time, leading him to be known as the "Polo King" among his close circle. However, on October 6th, having just went back to his chambers alongside his wife, the King unexpectedly collapsed onto his bed while the latter had went inside the chambers' bathroom. Around a minute later, royal doctors were immediately summoned following signs of a weakened pulse, leading him to be transferred instead to a special room for an operation. At the same time, by his own wife's insistence, both the British and Pakistani governments agreed to preserve details of his operation, as to not jeopardise his daughter's then ongoing state visit to the Pakistan itself. Following an initially successful operation, he was declared to be in a "mildly stable" condition but soon after, subsequent operations were also conducted which lasted until just hours before his daughter Alexandra's return from her state visit, during which he was declared to had fully recovered from his illness, which was subsequently recorded as a stroke, albeit privately.

In light of the incident, William began seriously contemplating in an abdication, during which he made it known to the then Prime Minister Theresa May, whom he had specifically invited to Buckingham Palace for the matter. Discussions between the two would continue until December 10th when in a coordinated manner, William first declared his abdication at 10:30 AM in a BBC broadcast from Buckingham Palace before an Act of Parliament was granted royal assent by the King himself, thereby effectively formalising his abdication. In his abdication speech, William chose not to publicly disclose the details of his illness leading to his abdication, having instead chose to cite "ill-health and inability to sustain the continuation of royal duties" as his primary reasons for abdicating. He subsequently attended the coronation of his daughter and successor, Queen Alexandra whom later created the former king Duke of Hanover in light of his abdication.

Post-Abdication

Following his abdication, William promptly took an initial period of rest for approximately five months before returning to his royal duties, now as a royal duke, albeit on a periodical basis. On May 2018, he embarked on a second state visit to China, the first of which since his abdication, during which he reassured Chinese premier Xi Jinping of a sustained bilateral relationship between the two countries. On October of the same year, in an official broadcast from his residence of Buckingham Palace, William called for the Saudi ruler, King Salman of Saudi Arabia to reprimand his officials believed to be involved in the attempted kidnapping of his daughter and successor, Queen Alexandra. While there had been no immediate response from the Saudi government, the broadcast itself was largely praised by the British public, though a minority of critics labelled the broadcast as an overstepping of the former King's royal duties.

Marriage

As William's parents had chosen a rather informal and morganatic approach to marriage, prospects of the young William in exemplifying his parents were largely encouraged. Consequently, William frequently indulged himself in events concerning the country's nobility and celebrity circles. Rumours of his alleged relationships with several prominent women became a common theme for local tabloids, but at the same time, neither were officially confirmed. However, from 1979 to 1985, the prince was in a lengthy relationship with Austrian-American actress Sybil Danning. The couple later peacefully separated over issues concerning work and residence. Nevertheless, Danning herself would later attend his own coronation in 1997.

On February 5th 1989, the royal palace announced the surprise engagement between William and a young Danish actress by the name of Connie Nielsen. Following the announcement, Nielsen and William began to appear together in public, with Nielsen herself frequently accompanying the prince on both his local and state visits. Three years later, the couple officially broke off their engagement, albeit in a peaceful manner. Regardless, both William and Nielsen remained close partners in the aftermath of their separation, with Nielsen herself being made a viscountess on the same year, alongside a British citizenship before subsequently marrying William's brother of the same name three years later. At the same time, the end of their engagement raised concerns over the question of William's successor. Compounding this was William's own age, in which he was already in his 40's.

In the months following his separation, William was first introduced to the Norwegian princess Märtha Louise, who is almost 20 years his junior during a state visit to Norway. Throughout the following months, the two decided to pursue a relationship, albeit in a private manner before they were officially wed in 1995. Though their marriage were partially received with despair as it was hoped that William was to marry a commoner, the wedding was greatly received and publicised by both the British and Norwegian medias. After only a few months into their marriage, their first child, the current Queen Alexandra was born. Through their respective ancestors, William and Märtha Louise are distant cousins as Märtha Louise's grandmother was the sister of Astrid who had in turn, married William's great uncle Frederick, the Duke of Clarence of Avondale. Furthermore, the similarities in their respective backgrounds were also extensively noted, as both William and Märtha Louise had both been royals born from a royal father and a commoner mother, though unlike the latter's case, William's own mother had been that of a starkly different religion and nationality while Märtha Louise's mother, Queen Sonja had strictly been of both Norwegian birth and of the Protestant faith.

Despite the glaring age difference, the couple enjoyed a well-built marriage in which throughout the succeeding years, they received the birth of their twin sons, Richard and Alistair and an another daughter, named Mary.

Personal Information

Titles & Honours

  • 17 December 1950 - 7 July 1951 His Royal Highness Prince William of Cambridge
  • 7 July 1951 - 22 July 1951 His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall
  • 22 July 1951 - 15 January 1997 His Royal Highness The Prince of the Welsh
  • 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017 His Majesty The King of the British
  • 13 October 2017 - 22 December 2017 His Royal Highness Prince William
  • 22 December 2017 - Present His Royal Highness The Duke of Hanover

Honours

National & Commonwealth

Foreign

  •  Spain - Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  •  Norway - Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St Olav
  •  Norway - ​Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Olav V
  •  Norway - Recipient of the Royal House Centenary Medal
  •  Norway - ​Recipient of the King Harald V Silver Jubilee Medal
  •  Sweden - Member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim
  •  Sweden - Commander Grand Cross - of the Royal Order of the Sword
  •  Denmark - Knight of the Order of the Elephant
  •  Denmark - Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
  •  Germany - Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  •  Japan - Collar and Grand Order of the Order of the Chrysanthemum
  •  Japan - Golden Medal of Merit Japanese Red Cross
  •  Japan - Golden Medal of Honorary Member of Japanese Red Cross
  •  France - Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
  •  Malaysia - Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm
  •  China - Recipient of the Order of Friendship
  •  Republic of China - Recipient of the Order of Brilliant Jade

Military Appointments

 United Kingdom
wikipedia:United Kingdom 3 June 1979 - 28 May 1980: Officer Cadet, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 28 May 1980 - 25 June 1982: Midshipman, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 25 June 1982 - 11 January 1984: Lieutenant, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 11 January 1984 - 5 May 1985: Lieutenant Commander, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 5 May 1985 - 20 September 1990: Captain, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 20 September 1990 - 15 January 1997: Commodore, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Lord High Admiral, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 13 October 2017 - Present: Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Navy
wikipedia:United Kingdom 25 June 1982 - 3 June 1986: Colonel, British Army
wikipedia:United Kingdom 3 June 1986 - 12 November 1990: Brigadier, British Army
wikipedia:United Kingdom 3 June 1986 - 15 January 1997: Major General, British Army
wikipedia:United Kingdom 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces
wikipedia:United Kingdom 13 October 2017 - Present: Field Marshal, British Army
wikipedia:United Kingdom 5 June 1986 - 15 January 1997: Air Marshal, Royal Air Force
wikipedia:United Kingdom 15 January 1997 - Present: Marshal of the Royal Air Force

 Canada
Wikipedia:Canada 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Army
Wikipedia:Canada 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy
Wikipedia:Canada 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force

 Australia
wikipedia:Australia 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Army
wikipedia:Australia 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Navy
wikipedia:Australia 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force

 New Zealand
wikipedia:New Zealand 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the New Zealand Army
wikipedia:New Zealand 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Navy
wikipedia:New Zealand 15 January 1997 - 13 October 2017: Commander-in-Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Ancestry

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