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==Personal Life==
==Personal Life==
As the younger sibling of the reigning [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Queen Alexandra]], Richard is currently second in line to the {{wp|British}}, {{wp|Dutch}}, and {{wp|Luxembourgish}} thrones respectively. In spite of this, with his growing football career in mind, Richard is otherwise said to have largely led a comparably quieter lifestyle, but whom is also not necessarily averse towards interacting with the media if possible, particularly sports-related media including {{wp|BT Sport}} and {{wp|Sky Sports}}.
Coincidentally enough, in addition to being much similar to his older sister, [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|Alexandra]], especially in terms of football clubs represented, with both siblings having played for the men's and women's {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} teams respectively, Richard is also known to have owned his own {{wp|Porsche}} automobile, namely a {{wp|Porsche 982}}, which he would often be spotted driving to and from his football workplace.
In addition to sharing an association with both {{wp|Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal}} and the {{wp|German}} automobile manufacturer, {{wp|Porsche}}, Richard, much like his [[Alexandra of the United Kingdom and of the Netherlands|older sister]], is also reported to be in a relationship with an {{wp|Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women}} player, namely {{wp|Leah Williamson}}, whom also captains the {{wp|England women's national football team|England women's national team}}.


==Titles & Honours==
==Titles & Honours==

Revision as of 10:02, 8 March 2023

Richard Turlington
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Personal information
Full name Richard Thomas Charles Alexander
Date of birth (1999-08-05) August 5, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Arsenal
Number 99
Youth career
2011 - 2019 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 - Arsenal 118 (70)
International career
2016 - 2018 England U18 16 (22)
2018 - 2020 England U20 24 (18)
2020 - England 40 (40)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  England
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 2020 Europe
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner 2017 South Korea
Runner-up 2019 Poland
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2016 Germany
Winner 2017 Georgia
Runner-up 2018 Finland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Prince Richard of Hanover (Richard Thomas Charles Alexander; born 5 August 1999), alternatively known as Richard Turlington, is an English footballer and a member of the British royal family. The only son of King Thomas and the American supermodel, Christy Turlington, Richard currently plays as an attacking midfielder for the Premier League club, Arsenal. Known for his pace, creativity, vision, dribbling ability, as well as his clinical finishing, Richard is considered to be one of the best young midfielders in the world, and at Arsenal, is often considered to be the successor to longtime former Arsenal midfielder, Mesut Özil.

A product of the Arsenal youth academy, Richard, following an almost decade-long spell at the academy, gained promotion to the senior team in 2019, where he helped secure the club qualification to the UEFA Europa League in his debut season, while also winning the FA Cup through a 4-1 victory over Chelsea. Then, in the following 2020-21 season, despite ultimately achieving no trophies in the end, Richard, in addition to being the leading overall club goalscorer of the season, otherwise notably helped Arsenal qualify for the UEFA Champions League following a three-season long absence from the tournament.

On the international level, Richard has come to represent England from the youth level, where as part of the U18 squad, they won the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship as well as the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Then, in 2020, following a brief spell with the U20 squad the previous year, Richard gained promotion to the England senior team, with his first major tournament being the UEFA Euro 2020, where England ultimately finished as runner-up following a narrow 2-3 loss to Italy in the finals. Following this, Richard went on to represent England at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, in which England later exited the tournament in the quarter-finals following a 1-2 loss to France.

Early Life

Personal Life

As the younger sibling of the reigning Queen Alexandra, Richard is currently second in line to the British, Dutch, and Luxembourgish thrones respectively. In spite of this, with his growing football career in mind, Richard is otherwise said to have largely led a comparably quieter lifestyle, but whom is also not necessarily averse towards interacting with the media if possible, particularly sports-related media including BT Sport and Sky Sports.

Coincidentally enough, in addition to being much similar to his older sister, Alexandra, especially in terms of football clubs represented, with both siblings having played for the men's and women's Arsenal teams respectively, Richard is also known to have owned his own Porsche automobile, namely a Porsche 982, which he would often be spotted driving to and from his football workplace.

In addition to sharing an association with both Arsenal and the German automobile manufacturer, Porsche, Richard, much like his older sister, is also reported to be in a relationship with an Arsenal Women player, namely Leah Williamson, whom also captains the England women's national team.

Titles & Honours

  • 5 August 1999 - Present His Royal Highness The Prince Richard

Honours

National & Commonwealth

  •  United Kingdom - Royal Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
  •  United Kingdom - Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Charles III
  •  United Kingdom - Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
  •  United Kingdom - Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
  •  United Kingdom - Member of the Order of St. George

Foreign

Professional Football

Arsenal

  • FA Cup: 2019-20

England U18

  • FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2017
  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2017

Ancestry