Prince William reveals the surprising jobs he fantasised as a child

Publish date: Tuesday, 27 Oct 2026, 11:02AM

William, Prince of Wales, once had no desire to be king.

The 44-year-old royal, whose dad, King Charles, 77, is the current monarch, is next in line to ascend the throne. But as a child, he had his sights set on two other jobs.

During Friday night’s episode of BBC’s The Graham Norton Show, William revealed: “I did want to be a policeman when I was younger, I thought I could make a good one”.

Surprisingly, the Prince of Wales “went through a phase of wanting to be a DJ”, but after trying his hand at mixing tracks, he admitted he “wasn’t very good”.

Reminds us of the time Bree & Clint tried to write a song...

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