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William

[wil-yuhm]

noun

  1. Prince William Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, born 1982, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom (son of Charles III).

  2. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W.

  3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “will” and “helmet.”



William

/ ˈwɪljəm /

noun

  1. known as William the Lion. ?1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214)

  2. Prince. born 1982, Duke of Cambridge, first son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2011 he married Kate Middleton (born 1982); their son, Prince George, was born in 2013

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So the trust was established and registered as a charity with Sir William as chairman.

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In July last year, Sir William Blackburne, trustee of the memorial trust, contacted the Department for Communities and Local Government to find out whether the new government was committed to the memorial.

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Over the following months Sir William continued to press for a decision and whether the £1m was still available.

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Sir William emailed again to ask about progress, but the response again was that no decision had yet been made.

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Sir William now says: "Silence reigns."

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