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I'm probably a bit of a cheeky grandson like my brother as well. We both tend to take the mickey a bit much.

- Prince William

Like, Grandson, Cheeky, Mickey

No one is going to try to fill my mother's shoes, what she did was fantastic. It's about making your own future and your own destiny and Kate will do a very good job of that.

- Prince William

Destiny, Making, Very, Fantastic

I'm reasonably headstrong about what I believe in, and what I go for, and I've got fantastic people around me who give me great support and advice.

- Prince William

Advice, Give, About, Headstrong

I hope I'm not a tourist attraction - I'm sure that they come here really because St. Andrews is just amazing, a beautiful place.

- Prince William

Beautiful Place, Here, Sure, Attraction

I've had lots of kids come up and ask for my autograph, I've had a grandmother stop me and ask me if I know a good place to buy underwear.

- Prince William

Grandmother, Good Place, Buy, Autograph

Being a small boy it's very daunting seeing the Queen around and not really quite knowing what to talk about.

- Prince William

Queen, Small, Very, Daunting

It's like a rugby team. If you're picking for the World Cup final, you're picking experience with youth. Everything is better off having that balance and that mix. I think that, especially, goes for the monarchy as well.

- Prince William

Experience, Youth, I Think, Mix

My relationship with my grandmother has gone from strength to strength. As a shy, younger man it could be harder to talk about weighty matters. It was: 'This is my grandmother who is the Queen, and these are serious historical subjects.'

- Prince William

Strength, Shy, Younger, Weighty

I'm still trying to decide. It's a really difficult one because I really enjoy my time in the Air Force. And I'd love to continue it. But the pressures of my other life are building. And fighting them off or balancing the two of them has proven quite difficult.

- Prince William

Love, Enjoy, Other, Pressures

I am and always will be an HRH. But out of personal choice I like to be called William because that is my name and I want people to call me William - for now.

- Prince William

Will, Always, Like, Personal Choice

When I was younger and my parents used to always slap my hand if I was picking my nose or if I was running around screaming I was told to shut up.

- Prince William

Nose, Always, Shut, Screaming

It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all.

- Prince William

Thought, Ring, Engagement, Excitement

I am as independent as I want to be, same as Catherine and Harry. We've all grown up differently to other generations and I very much feel if that I can do it myself, I want to do it myself.

- Prince William

Independent, Other, Very, Catherine

I'm just very keen to have a family and both Catherine and I, you know, are looking forward to having a family in the future.

- Prince William

Forward, Very, Having, Catherine

You hear a lot of horror stories about proposing and things going horribly wrong - it went really, really well and I was really pleased when she said yes.

- Prince William

Horror, Stories, Proposing, Hear

My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring.

- Prince William

Caring, Thoughtful, Guiding, To Be Honest

There's no pressure; like Kate said, it is about carving your own future. No one is going to try to fill my mother's shoes; what she did was fantastic. It's about making your own future and your own destiny, and Kate will do a very good job of that.

- Prince William

Destiny, Own, Very, No Pressure

There are times where you can't do it yourself and the system takes over, or it's appropriate to do things differently. But I think driving your son and your wife away from hospital was really important to me.

- Prince William

Away, I Think, Appropriate, Hospital

There's been a lot of speculation about every single girl I'm with and it actually does quite irritate me after a while, more so because it's a complete pain for the girls.

- Prince William

Pain, Speculation, Been, Complete

People say it's not ambitious, but it is actually quite ambitious wanting to help people.

- Prince William

Help, Wanting, Actually, Help People

As any new parent knows, you're only too happy to show off your new child and, you know, proclaim that he is the best looking or the best everything.

- Prince William

Happy, Parent, New, Proclaim

I think it's very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you're responsible for your actions, so you don't blame other people.

- Prince William

Think, Other, Very, Therefore

I have to say that I thought search-and-rescue duties over Snowdonia were physically and mentally demanding, but looking after a 3-week-old baby is up there!

- Prince William

Thought, Say, Over, Demanding

I just want to go to university and have fun - I want to be an ordinary student. I'm only going to university. It's not like I'm getting married - though that's what it feels like sometimes.

- Prince William

Student, Feels, Though, Married

As I learned from growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother.

- Prince William

Growing, Learned, Growing Up

We'll sort of get over the marriage first and then maybe look at the kids. But obviously we want a family so we'll have to start thinking about that.

- Prince William

Family, Over, Maybe, Kids

I'm probably a bit of a cheeky grandson, like my brother as well. We both take the mickey a bit too much.

- Prince William

Like, Grandson, Cheeky, Mickey

Only the mad girls chase me, I think.

- Prince William

Think, Mad, I Think, Girl

I get quite lazy about cooking because when I come back from work it is the last thing I want to do, really is spend loads of time cooking.

- Prince William

Work, Lazy, Last, Loads

I always remember having a healthy respect for my grandmother.

- Prince William

Remember, Always, Having, Healthy

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