Prince William’s 31st birthday – a gallery of memories

Prince Charles and Princess Diana, leave St Mary’s Hospital with newborn baby Prince William on June 22, 1982

Prince William is seen with his mother the late Princess Diana during their 1983 official visit to New Zealand, in April 1983

A young Prince William arrives for his first day at nursery school on September 24, 1985

A young Prince William on his first day at Wetherby School on January 15, 1987

Princess Diana in Cardiff with her son Prince William on his first official engagement, 1st March 1991

Prince William attending the VJ 50th anniversary parade in London.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales with his sons, Prince William and Prince Harry visiting Glen Muick on the Balmoral Castle Estate, 1997

Prince William at home in Highgrove, Gloucestershire, 1999

Prince William plays polo at the Beaufort Polo Club on July 31, 2002 in Beaufort, England.

Prince William plays with a rugby ball on the beach while at university, 2003

Prince William kicks a rugby ball into a net during training with members of the British and Irish Lions at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, 2005

Prince William cradles a baby like his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, 2007

Kate Middleton and Prince William on the day of their graduation ceremony at St Andrew’s University in St Andrew’s on June 23, 2005 in Scotland.

Prince William and Catherine Middleton pose for photographs in the State Apartments of St James Palace as they announce their engagement on November 16, 2010 in London