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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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Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 16:29, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Prince William was the first future heir to the British throne to be born in a hospital?

ALT 1:... 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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- Comment: As per Reviewer's suggestion and also because it meets the criteria

Improved to Good Article status by MSincccc (talk). Self-nominated at 16:09, 14 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/William, Prince of Wales; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Not a review, just a comment, but I do have two suggestions: 1. I think the first hook could go without the mention of the hospital's name since the main point is that he was the first British heir to be born in a hospital and adding extra detail somewhat detracts from the point, and 2. while I think the original hook is pretty good, since this is Prince William we're talking about here, are there any other possible alternative hook suggestions you could give? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:24, 15 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Since this hasn't been reviewed yet, I'll leave this to another reviewer, but I do think ALT1 is the more surprising hook here and thus probably the better option. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:08, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Article is evidently long enough and well written/sourced. It has recently been promoted to GA status. I'll trust that PQP isn't required yet for the nominator. Both hooks are interesting, though I have problems with both of them: the first (1st born in hospital) does not seem to be cited or mentioned in the article and surely, if this hook was to progress, it should say "heir to the British throne" or similar? The second hook (called himself "Steve") has a citation, but only to the homepage of the Herald Scotland, so without a full url, or page number, or access date, surely this citation isn't complete? I'd suggest the word "reportedly" is added to the hook if this one goes forward. Finally, the article has some issues which are being addressed on the Talk page, with reverts and heavy editing of the lede introduction. We might need to wait for this to be resolved before progressing the nomination. Sionk (talk) 21:45, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well Sionk the discussion regarding lead has been peacefully resolved and thus you can proceed with the DYK nomination process if possible. (talk)

I've made the change to ALT0. For what it's worth, the hospital thing has been reported in multiple sources before (I remember reading about it before), such as Time and The Independent, so a source should easily be found to report on that. Looking online there are also multiple other reliable sources that mention the Steve thing so this is probably also another case where a source could just be added. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:45, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a better reference for "Steve" (FWIW many of the reliable sources mentioning this trivia item give their source as the Daily Mirror which is of indeterminate reliability, so I've selected a magazine that ought to be reliable, doesn't cite the Mirror, and hasn't been discussed at RS/R). Rosbif73 (talk) 18:50, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for improving the source for ALT 1. Before it's approved, I'm wondering whether it should say "Prince William, heir to the British throne, ... considering there are numerous Prince Williams. Sionk (talk) 22:21, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sionk Are we going to proceed with the nomination? The status shows that the hook has been reviewed. What's next? Will this ever appear on the Main Page of English Wikipedia. Just seeking an update from you. Regards MSincccc (talk) 10:04, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DYK good to go with ALT1 hook. Citation query has been resolved. There's no great reason to further amend the hook because Prince William is blue linked. Sionk (talk) 16:54, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Blues and Royals[edit]

How long was William's service in the Blues and Royals? The article just says he started in December 2006. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:17, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Martinevans123 I'm currently looking for a citation. Once I've found it, I'll add it. Please refrain from re-inserting the tag you previously added, as I'll likely include the information in the article soon. Regards MSincccc (talk) 15:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I will also refrain from putting a tag in the infobox. Regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:48, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2006–2008 (1, 2). Keivan.f^Talk 20:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Master of Arts degree[edit]

How many people know that a Master of Arts degree from the University of St Andrews isn't actually a Master of Arts degree? It is not a postgraduate degree, it is actually the name they give their Bachelor of Arts degree for historic reasons. Therefore, stating He earned a Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews, is misleading as it suggests he has an actual post-graduate level master's degree. I suggest one of two changes to reflect this reality:

He earned an undergraduate Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews
He earned an undergraduate degree in geography at the University of St Andrews

I added the first of these but this was reverted for being "Not an improvement". Any comments? Gaia Octavia Agrippa ^Talk 11:35, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the reverting editor, the distinction is not important enough for the lead of this article. Master of Arts (Scotland) is linked in the lead, and the wording in the Education section does clarify that this is an undergraduate degree. Rosbif73 (talk) 11:59, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]