Prince William admitted to British military school

Published 9:00 pm Friday, October 21, 2005

LONDON – Prince William has won a place at Britain’s elite Sandhurst military academy to train to become an army officer, royal officials announced Friday.

William, 23, the eldest son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, will follow his younger brother Prince Harry into the training college, according to a statement issued by Charles’ Clarence House office.

William, who is second in line to the throne, learned early Friday that he had successfully passed Sandhurst’s selection process, Clarence House said.

“I am absolutely delighted to have got over the first hurdle, but I am only too well aware, having spoken so much to Harry, that this is just the beginning,” he was quoted as saying in the statement.

“I am really looking forward to taking my place alongside all the other cadets at Sandhurst.”

William graduated from Scotland’s St. Andrews University in June.

Harry, 21, enrolled at Sandhurst in May.