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The heartbreaking reason William wanted to be a policeman

His love for his mother was so strong.
The heartbreaking reason William wanted to be a policeman

For a brief period of time, Prince William lived a normal life, unawares of what the future held for him.

However, it wasn’t long before he appeared on the Buckingham Palace balcony, waving to the crowds below.

His life was broadcast in front of many but in the early stages, when he was just five years old, the little prince wanted to be a policeman “so I can protect Mummy,” whom he often saw in tears as her marriage to Charles moved into crisis.

However, The Daily Mail also reports that Wills soon switched his life ambition to becoming an astronaut. And then, a fire-eater.

Oh, how the young mind works.

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