Britain's Prince William learned Saturday that he had achieved a master of arts degree in geography.

The 22-year-old son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana logged onto the Internet to discover that he had received a 2:1 grade for his four-year course at St. Andrews University, Scotland.

A 2:1 denotes an upper second-class degree, a very respectable achievement.

The prince, who is second in line to the British throne, did better than his father, who received a 2:2, or lower second class degree for his honors degree in history at Trinity College, Cambridge.

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"William got an upper second class honors (degree). He's delighted. Everyone is absolutely delighted. His father's very proud," said a spokesman for Charles's Clarence House office.

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