Photos: Prince William in pictures as his 30th birthday approaches

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Born at St Mary's Hospital, London on June 21 1982, Prince William is the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales and the third eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
More Pictures after the break.
 Royal birth: The prince makes his first public appearance as his parents Princess Diana and Prince Charles leave St Mary's hospital, London, the day after his birth Doting parents: Charles and Diana entertain the young prince at Kensington Palace as he approaches his first birthday
                           1982                                                                                   1983    
                               Addition to the family: A Christmas card from Charles and Diana, with Prince William and his new baby brother Prince Harry
                                                                            1984
                        Prince William walks with other children to take part in his school Christmas play - he played a wolf in his first public stage appearance  Pet friendly: Prince William, aged four, keeps charge of a dog as he takes to the polo pitch to watch his father play at Smith's Lawn in Windsor
                                1985                                                                  1986
                                      Official Christmas card 1987: Prince Charles, Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry on holiday together in Spain
                                                                                  1987                                        
                            At the age of six William appears as pageboy at the wedding of Rupert Soames and Camilla Dunne at Hereford Cathedral    School days: William jokes with a friend as he joins a crocodile of pupils escorted to the annual Harvest Festival at St Mathew's, Bayswater
                                              1988                                                   1989

Yuletide cheer: The two princes meet Santa Claus following a visit to the Horse of the Year Show with their mother
                                                                              1990
                        Stepping off the plane at Aberdeen en route to Balmoral William proudly holds his own case at the airport  There was plenty of hard work on the nursery slopes at Lech, Austria with the occasional tumble thrown in
                                               1991                                              1992
Theme-park fun: Prince William takes a trip to Florida with brother Harry and a school friend. Here he pictured front, far left, on Splash Mountain at Disney World, with his mother Diana sat two rows behind.
                                                                               1993
Mummy's boys: William and Harry join their mum in a horse-drawn carriage in the resort of Lech in March 1994
                                                                                    1994
                          William with his father Charles at a VJ Day Parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of VJ day outside Buckingham Palace    William talks with cousins Peter and Zara Phillips following a Church Christmas Service at Sandringham
                                                    1995                                               1996
  Brave: The prince and his brother walk behind the hearse with the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl Spencer and Prince Charles on the day of their mother's funeral William, left, jokes with his father after being presented with a jacket and hat from the Canadian Olympic team at an environmental event in Vancouver
                                   1997                                                                     1998
  In the saddle: William, aged 17, during the Beaufort Hunt on the first day of the new foxhunting season at Shipton Moyne
                                                                            1999
          John Wonnacott stands with his Prince William sketch completed just before his 18th birthday - the work was commissioned by the National Potrait Gallery Crowds gather to witness the Prince arriving at St. Andrews University ready to start an art history degree
                        2000                                                                     2001
          William sings God Save the Queen before an international rugby match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham  A little worse for wear? Brothers William and Harry at the Calcot Manor Hotel polo cup the day after William's 21st birthday at Windsor castle
                                2002                                                             2003
Riding the waves: William carries a surfboard as he walks with two unidentified friends along the shoreline at St Andrews in Scotland
                                                                              2004
Blossoming romance: Kate Middleton and William on the day of their graduation ceremony at St Andrews University
                                                                         2005
Kept in check: William smiles at his grandmother the Queen, as she inspects the troops at Sandhurst during the Sovereign's parade
                                                                               2006
               William at RAF Henlow before a stint with the Royal Air Force learning how to pilot helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft  William and Kate at a Royal Air Force graduation ceremony held at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire
                                          2007                                                 2008
              William arrives with his stepmother Camilla for a Service of Commemoration to mark the end of combat operations in Iraq at St Paul's Cathedral in London  Clarence House said: 'The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton.'
                                        2009                                                               2010
Just married: The world joined in the celebrations as William married Catherine Middleton on 29 April 2011 and they were given the titles Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Wedding bliss: William, 28, kisses his bride the Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace
                                                                               2011
Harry, Kate and William look from the top of the royal barge 'Spirit of Chartwell' during the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant on June 3 Proud: Joining the Queen on the balcony as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations
                                                                             2012
The Ministry of Defence revealed that William is now qualified to fly Sea King helicopters for search and rescue missions in the Royal Air Force after two-years of training
                                                                                2012

Photo credit: DailyMail

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