He's had a pretty good year all told: marrying his student sweetheart Kate, progressing through the ranks of the RAF, and inheriting Pippa as a sister-in-law.
And he's now had the doff of the cap from readers of askmen.com, as they've named him the most influential man of 2011.
Voters were asked to consider the main criteria of achievements, profile and status, and the top 49 reflects this, consisting mainly of the great and the good of entertainment, technology and politics.
Notable entries include omniprescent French DJ and producer David Guetta, whose sound dominated the charts in 2011, Apple visionaries Jonathan Ive and the late Steve Jobs who further cemented their reputation in 2011 with the release of the iPhone 4S and the man credited with making science cool again, Dr Brian Cox.
More surprising is the inclusion of Justin Bieber at no. 11, a man not usually given praise by other gents, and the spending cuts-friendly David Cameron, given a begrudging entry at the foot of the table.
Most surprisingly of all, none of the ShortList staff made it on. We can only assume this is an oversight that will be rectified next year...
The list in full:
1)Prince William
2)David Guetta
3)Cristiano Ronaldo
4)Piers Morgan
5)Mark Zuckerberg
6)Steve Jobs
7)Sir Alex Ferguson
8)Charlie Sheen
9)Sir Alan Sugar
10)Barack Obama
11)Justin Bieber
12)Daniel Radcliffe
13)Tinie Tempah
14)Brad Pitt
15)Kanye West
16)Anonymous
17)Robert Pattinson
18)Lionel Messi
19)George Clooney
20)David Beckham
21)Matt Damon
22)Prince Harry
23)Russell Brand
24)Julian Assange
25)Jose Mourinho
26)Jamie Oliver
27)Jenson Button
28)Christopher Nolan
29)Jay-Z
30)Daniel Craig
31)Bear Grylls
32)Bill Gates
33)Lewis Hamilton
34)Manny Pacquiao
35)Pep Guardiola
36)Gary Barlow
37)Simon Cowell
38)Ricky Gervais
39)Prof Bryan Cox
40)Jeremy Clarkson
41)Jason Statham
42)Colin Firth
43)Idris Elba
44)Chris Martin
45)Jonathan Ive
46)Peter Vesterbacka
47)Andy Murray
48)Rory McLllroy
49)David Cameron
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