William to join Harry at Sandhurst

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">Prince William wants to enlist for military training at Sandhurst at the same time as his brother Prince Harry. He intends to begin at the Royal Military Academy in January 2006, arriving as Harry starts the third term of his one-year course.<br /><br />Courtiers hope that the presence of his older brother might improve Harry''s chances of adapting successfully to the armed forces.<br /><br />One source said: "Life is about to get much more serious for both boys.It should be easier for them to go through it together."<br /><br />Until now it was understood that William, 22, might take a year off after completing his studies at St Andrews University and thus enrol as a Sandhurst cadet only after Harry, 20, had left.<br /><br />Instead, sources say, recent events have pushed him into "getting a grip". The marriage of his father to Camilla Parker Bowles will close one chapter in his life, while the appointment of a former SAS officer, Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, as the princes'' first private secretary, points forward to life as a working royal.<br /><br />It also emerged this weekend that William is about to lose the special protection from media intrusion that he has enjoyed since April 1999 under a deal with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC).<br /><br />The guidelines, drawn up by Lord Wakeham, then PCC chairman, effectively destroyed the market for paparazzi pictures of either of the princes throughout their years in full-time education. <br /><br /><span style="" font-weight:="" bold="" font-style:="" italic="">Sunday Times, London</span><br /></div> </div>