"Princess Catherine"

HRH Duchess of Cambridge

"Princess  Catherine", wife of  Prince William .

Prince William and Catherine Middleton became The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on marriage.

The Duchess of Cambridge / formerly Catherine Elizabeth   "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982) is the wife of Prince William of Wales.  Their wedding took place on 29 April 2011 in Westminster Abbey. 

The Duchess of Cambridge grew up in Chapel Row at Bucklebury, Berkshire, England and studied in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met Prince William in 2001.  They started a romantic relationship that continued until a break-up lasting for several months in 2007.  They continued to be friends and rekindled their relationship later that year.

The Duchess of Cambridge has attended many high-profile royal events.  She has been admired for her fashion sense and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.  Once their relationship became public, Middleton received widespread media attention and there was much speculation that they would eventually marry.  On 16 November 2010 the office of the Prince of Wales at Clarence House announced their engagement, with details announced one week later.

The Duchess of Cambridge was born at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on 9 January 1982 and christened at St Andrew’s Bradfield, Berkshire on 20 June 1982.

Princess Catherine is the eldest of 3 children born to Carole Elizabeth (née Goldsmith), a flight attendant, and Michael Francis Middleton, who also worked as a flight attendant prior to becoming a flight dispatcher for British Airways.  Her parents founded Party Pieces, a successful mail order company that sells party supplies and decorations.

The Duchess of Cambridge's parents were based in Amman, Jordan, working for British Airways from May 1984 to September 1986, where Middleton went to an English language nursery school, before returning to their home in Berkshire.  After her return from Amman, Middleton was educated at St. Andrew's School in the village of Pangbourne in Berkshire, then briefly at Downe House.  She continued her studies at Marlborough College, a co-educational independent boarding school in Wiltshire, followed by the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland where she met Prince William. She graduated with a 2:1 (Honours) in the History of Art.

Official Royal Wedding website

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