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November 14, 2023	Good article nominee	Listed
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A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on December 31, 2023. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Prince William* reportedly used the name "Steve" while studying at the University of St Andrews to avoid attracting attention from the media?*
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Section size for William, Prince of Wales (33 sections)
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Early life	15,630	15,630
Education	12,289	12,289
Early appointments and duties	8,894	34,179
Military and air ambulance service	25,285	25,285
Personal life	18	21,052
Relationship with Catherine Middleton	9,028	9,028
Marriage and children	12,006	12,006
Duke of Cambridge	26,999	26,999
Prince of Wales	10,705	10,705
Charity work	7,510	61,401
Humanitarian causes	8,090	8,090
Conservation	11,406	11,406
LGBT rights	1,960	1,960
Mental health	10,260	10,260
Homelessness	8,469	8,469
Sport	13,706	13,706
Public image	9,782	9,782
Privacy and the media	14,215	14,215
Titles, styles, and honours	100	6,712
Titles and styles	3,910	3,910
Honours	2,702	2,702
Ancestry	5,738	5,738
Bibliography	17	3,015
Book contributions	1,555	1,555
Authored letters and articles	1,443	1,443
See also	222	222
Footnotes	28	28
References	28	28
Further reading	20	1,983
Books	1,240	1,240
Articles	723	723
External links	5,071	5,071
Total	234,858	234,858

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