Prince William Philip of Worcester

Prince William Philip is a member of the Welsh Royal Family, and as such is in the line of succession to the thrones of Wessex and Cornwall. William Philip is a great-grandchild of  Queen Anne I of Wessex.

He is the current Govenor General of Middlesex and he is currently 13th in the line of succession to the Welsh Throne, behind the descendants of King William II of Wessex.

Early Life
William Philip was born the oldest son of Prince William Henry of Worcester and his wife Princess Georgina of St. Germans. William Philip was a great-grandson of Queen Anne I of Wessex, through her second son the Prince George, The Duke of Worcester.

William Philip had a younger twin brother, Prince Leopold of Worcester, and both were recognized as Princes of the Blood one month after their birth. His sponsors were Princess Caroline of Carthage (his paternal aunt) and Edward, The Prince of St. Germans (his maternal uncle).

As a great-grandchild of a Welsh Sovereign, William Philip and his siblings were entitled to the style of “Highness” and the prefix of “Prince/ss” before their birth names and the territorial designation of their grandfather’s Royal Dukedom. At the time of his birth Leopold was 15th in the line of succession, but was the highest ranking Royal male descendant of Queen Anne who was not styled "Royal Highness". Thus William Philip was still not expected to inherit the throne.

William grew up at Cranbourne Lodge with his parents, brothers Princes Leopold and Louis, and younger sisters Princess Sofia and Caroline. They enjoyed a quiet family life, one typical of upper class aristocrats of the time.

When he was just a child his parents separated and his mother moved out of their family home to a city in Plymouth.

Later Life
Onbecoming a Young Adult, William Philip wished to take on a more active royal within the Royal Family,

William's father died soon after his move to Woodstock Palace. On his father's death William succeeded to the title of "Duke of Worcester" as his eldest son. He thus became the head of the Bagration-Edwardas-Worcester Branch a cadet branch of the main line House of Bagration-Edwardas, itself a cadet  branch of the Royal House of Bargration in Macedonia.

Soon after, William Philip would serve as the Governor General of Middlesex under  King George III of Wessex  and later King William III of Wessex.