Catherine, Princess of Wales

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HRH Catherine Elizabeth Middleton

Also Known As: "HRH The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge GCVO", "Catherine Duchess of Cambridge", "Kate Middleton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Michael Francis Middleton and Carole Elizabeth Middleton
Wife of William, Prince of Wales
Mother of Prince George of Wales; Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales
Sister of Pippa Middleton and Private

Occupation: Senior Member of the British royal family, Princess of the United Kingdom
House: Windsor (by marriage)
Managed by: Henn Sarv
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About Catherine, Princess of Wales

HRH Catherine, Princess of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, GCVO (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"; née Middleton; born 9 January 1982),is a member of the British royal family. Her husband, Prince William, Prince of Wales, is first in line to become King of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms, making Catherine a likely future queen consort.

Catherine grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England. She studied art history in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met William in 2001. Their engagement was announced in November 2010 before they married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The Prince's and Princess's children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis are second, third and fourth in the line of succession respectively.

Catherine's impact on British and American fashion has been called the "Kate Middleton effect" in the media, and in 2012 and 2013, she was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine.


Titles and styles:

  • 9 January 1982 – 29 April 2011: Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
  • 29 April 2011 – 9 September 2022: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge
  • in Scotland: 29 April 2011 – 9 September 2022: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn
  • 9 September 2022 – present: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge
  • in Scotland: 9 September 2022 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay
  • Her full title is Her Royal Highness Catherine The Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, The Duchess of Rothesay and Lady Carrickfergus.

Unlike the majority of royal brides, and in contrast to most previous consorts-in-waiting for over 350 years, Catherine's immediate family is non-royal, however, she is a distant cousin.

On the morning of their wedding day on 29 April 2011, at 8:00 am, officials at Buckingham Palace announced that in accordance with royal tradition and on recognition of the day by the Queen, Prince William was created HRH The Duke of Cambridge, The Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.


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https://www.royal.uk/the-princess-of-wales

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Catherine, Princess of Wales's Timeline

1982
January 9, 1982
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
June 20, 1982
St Andrew's, Bradfield, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1986
September 1986
Age 4
St Andrew's School, Pangbourne, Pangbourne, Berkshire, United Kingdom
2013
July 22, 2013
Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, England
2015
May 2, 2015
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, Westminster, London, England, UK
2018
April 23, 2018
St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom