16 July 2009
News
Prince William has been made an honorary barrister.
He is the sixth member of the Royal Family to be made a Royal Bencher, and follows in the footsteps of his mother, Princess Diana, and the Queen Mother.
Lord Phillips, the senior law lord, Lord Judge, the lord chief justice and Baroness Scotland, the attorney general, were among 300 guests dining with Prince William at a ceremony in Middle Temple Hall last week.
Before dinner, William was admitted as a member of the Inn before being called to the Bar.
In his acceptance speech, he described his hobbies and activities to the guests, and promised not to practise as a barrister “except for the odd speeding ticket”.
