Strange Facts Everyone Just Ignores About Prince William

From the sweet name his mother used to call him to the odd scar he got from a peculiar head injury, these strange facts about Prince William, a man destined to one day become the King of England, might surprise you. Here’s what you may not have known about him. Most know Queen Elizabeth II’s oldest grandchild as Prince William, or the Duke of Cambridge, or the future king of England. But it may be surprising to learn that this prince has a more unusual nickname, which he got from his mother. In an NBC News interview in 2007, Prince William revealed that his mother, the late Princess Diana, affectionately called him “Wombat,“ and the name apparently stuck. William explained,