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| birth_name = Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
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'''Catherine,<!--PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE 'CATHERINE' OR ADD HRH - SEE DISCUSSION at ]--> Duchess of Cambridge''' (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"; ''née'' ]; born 9 January 1982)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2011|year=2011|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211219|pages=116–118|chapter=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge}}</ref> is the wife of ], and a member of the ]. The Duke of Cambridge is second in line to the thrones of the 16 ]s and, should he eventually become king, she would automatically become his ].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Queen Kate? Her Royal Highness? In search of Kate Middleton's New Title|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/16/queen-kate-her-royal-highness-in-search-of-kate-middletons-new-title/ |work=Time Magazine |date=16 November 2010 |accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref>
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'''Catherine,<!--PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE 'CATHERINE' OR ADD HRH - SEE DISCUSSION at ]--> Princess of Wales''' (born '''Catherine Elizabeth Middleton''';{{efn|Initially, the media reported her first name as "Kate", which is a diminutive form of "Catherine".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Walker|first1=Tim|last2=Eden|first2=Richard|title=What has happened to Prince William's Kate?|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10245873/What-has-happened-to-Prince-Williams-Kate-Middleton.html|access-date=31 March 2024|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161209070022/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10245873/What-has-happened-to-Prince-Williams-Kate-Middleton.html|date=16 August 2013|archive-date=9 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The name "Kate Middleton" persisted in the public sphere despite changes in Catherine's name and titles later in life.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Duboff|first=Josh|title=It's been five years; why do we still call the Duchess of Cambridge "Kate Middleton"?|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/09/duchess-of-cambridge-kate-middleton-name-title|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610160657/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/09/duchess-of-cambridge-kate-middleton-name-title|access-date=24 March 2024|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=9 September 2016|archive-date=10 June 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kearney|first=Georgie|title=Kate or Catherine? How the name of Princess of Wales changed after the Queen's death|url=https://7news.com.au/entertainment/royal-family/kate-or-catherine-how-the-name-of-princess-of-wales-changed-after-the-queens-death-c-8332317|access-date=24 March 2024|work=Seven News|date=24 September 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240324030804/https://7news.com.au/entertainment/royal-family/kate-or-catherine-how-the-name-of-princess-of-wales-changed-after-the-queens-death-c-8332317|archive-date=24 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hartmann|first=Margaret|title=Kate Middleton news: A complete guide for daft Americans|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kate-middleton-news.html|access-date=24 March 2024|magazine=New York|date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240321225431/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kate-middleton-news.html|archive-date=21 March 2024}}</ref> The British media opt for "Kate" in their articles as a result of ].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Royston|first=Jack|date=23 August 2023|archive-date=20 February 2024|title=Why Princess Catherine is still called Kate Middleton in media |url=https://www.newsweek.com/why-princess-catherine-called-kate-middleton-media-princess-wales-diana-1821876|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220223532/https://www.newsweek.com/why-princess-catherine-called-kate-middleton-media-princess-wales-diana-1821876|access-date=28 March 2024|magazine=Newsweek|url-status=live}}</ref>}} 9 January 1982), is a member of the ]. She is married to ], ] to the ].


Born in ], Catherine grew up in ], Berkshire. She was educated at ] and ] before earning a degree in ] at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met Prince William in 2001 and graduated in 2005. She held several jobs and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010. She became ] by ] on 29 April 2011 at ]. The couple have three children: ], ], and ].
Catherine grew up in ] at ], a village near ], England.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Royal wedding: Kate Middleton's home village of Bucklebury prepares for big day |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8435034/Royal-wedding-Kate-Middletons-home-village-of-Bucklebury-prepares-for-big-day.html |work=The Telegraph |date=12 April 2011 |accessdate=12 April 2011}}</ref> She studied in ] at the ], where she met the then Prince William of Wales in 2001. Their engagement was announced on 16 November 2010, and Middleton attended many high-profile royal events before ] on 29 April 2011 at ]. Catherine has created a major impact upon British fashion which has been termed as the "]", and in 2012, she was selected as one of ''The 100 Most Influential People in the World'' by '']'' Magazine.<ref name="ThomasWood2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/mar/30/kate-duchess-of-cambridge-fashion-lk-bennett|title=How the 'Duchess of Cambridge effect' is helping British fashion in US|last=Thomas-Bailey|first=Carlene |coauthors=Zoe Wood|date=30 March 2012|publisher=''The Guardian''|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="test">http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111952,00.html TIME 100: The List, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Pippa Middleton</ref>


Following her marriage, Catherine has undertaken royal duties and commitments in support of the British monarch. She has represented the royal family on official overseas tours and has played a significant role in various charitable activities by undertaking projects through the ], with her charity work primarily focusing on issues surrounding early childhood care, addiction, and art. Catherine holds patronage with over 20 charitable and military organisations including the ], ], ], and the ]. To encourage people to discuss their ] problems, she envisioned the mental health awareness campaign Heads Together, which she launched with her husband William and brother-in-law ] in April 2016.
==Early life==
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Middleton was born at ] in ] on 9 January 1982 and ] at St Andrew's Bradfield, Berkshire on 20 June 1982.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/TheDuchessofCambridge/TheDuchessofCambridge.aspx|title = The Duchess of Cambridge
|publisher=The Royal Household
|accessdate =2 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=W&K>{{Cite book|last=Jobson|first=Robert|title=William & Kate&nbsp;– The Love Story|publisher=John Blake Publishing|location=London|year=2010|isbn=978-1-84454-736-4}}</ref>{{rp|32}} She is the eldest of three children born to ] (née Goldsmith), a former ] and now part-owner of Party Pieces, a ] with an estimated worth of £30&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/specials/royal-wedding/money-and-the-middletons/story-fn888nar-1226042856760
|title = Money and the Middletons
|work=TheTelegraph.com.au
|date=21 April 2011
|accessdate =29 April 2011}}</ref> and ], who also worked as a flight attendant prior to becoming a ] for ], currently also an owner of Party Pieces. Her parents married on 21 June 1980, at the ] of ], Buckinghamshire,<ref>Claudia Joseph ''Mail Online'', 21 November 2010; Retrieved 22 November 2010</ref> and in 1987, founded Party Pieces, a ] company that sells party supplies and decorations.<ref name="partypieces">{{cite web | title=About us|url=http://www.partypieces.co.uk/about-us/ |accessdate=9 August 2008 |work=PartyPieces.co.uk}}</ref><ref name="partymoney">{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/how-kate-middletons-family-made-their-money-selling-party-pieces-website-database/story-e6frg6n6-1225961321423|title=How Kate Middleton's family made their money with Party Pieces website|last=Dominic Kennedy and Alex Ralph|date=26 November 2010|work=The Australian|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref> Middleton has a younger sister, ]<ref>. ''People''.</ref><ref name = WAR5>{{cite book |last1= Reitwiesner |first1= William Addams |authorlink1= William Addams Reitwiesner |editor1-first=Christopher Challender |editor1-last= Child|editor1-link= |others= Scott Campbell Steward|title= The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton |year= 2011|publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society|location= Boston, Massachusetts|isbn= 978-0-88082-252-7|oclc= |id= |page= 5|quote= |url=http://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html }}</ref> and a younger brother, ].<ref name = WAR5/><ref name="James">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1163716/Revealed-Secrets-Middletons-money-Kates-ancestors-fortune.html |title=Revealed: Secrets of the Middletons' money and how Kate's ancestors made a fortune |accessdate=23 March 2009 |last=Joseph |first=Claudia |date=22 March 2009 |work=Daily Mail |location=UK}}</ref> The family has complained about press ] of Pippa and Carole since Middleton's engagement.<ref name="press">{{cite news| url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110407/en_afp/britainroyalsmarriagemedia_20110407155939|title=Kate Middleton's family complain of media harassment|date=7 April 2011|publisher=Yahoo! News| accessdate=24 April 2011}}{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref>


Catherine's relationship with the media has been closely scrutinised, particularly regarding her efforts to maintain privacy amidst significant media attention and public interest. The media have referred to her impact on British and American fashion as the ]. '']'' listed her as one of the ] in 2011, 2012 and 2013. On 9 September 2022, she became ] when William was created ] by his father, ].
Middleton's paternal ancestors were from ], ]. Her paternal great-grandmother Olivia was a member of the Lupton family, who were active for generations in Leeds in commercial and municipal work.<ref name="Yorkshire Post">{{Cite news |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/features/The-Leeds-connection.1760281.jp |title=The Leeds connection... |work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=11 September 2006 }}</ref> Her ancestors include the Revd ], a ] hymn-writer.<ref name = WAR16>{{cite book |last1= Reitwiesner |first1= William Addams |authorlink1= William Addams Reitwiesner |editor1-first=Christopher Challender |editor1-last= Child|editor1-link= |others= Scott Campbell Steward|title= The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton |year= 2011|publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society|location= Boston, Massachusetts|isbn= 978-0-88082-252-7|oclc= |id= |pages= 9,16|quote= |url=http://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
Carole Middleton's maternal family, the Harrisons, were working class labourers and miners from ] and ].<ref name="coal miner">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-424446/Kate-coal-miners-girl.html |title=Kate, the coal miner's girl|first=Christopher |last=Wilson |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |date=22 December 2006 }}</ref>
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on 9 January 1982 at the ] in ] into an ] family with ties to the ].{{Sfnm|ps=none|Warde|2013|1p=9|Price|2011|2p=130|Smith|2011|3p=13}}<ref>{{multiref|{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook|year=2011|publisher=H.&nbsp;W. Wilson|isbn=978-0-8242-1121-9|pages=|chapter=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/116}}|{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title='Middle-class' Duchess of Cambridge's relative wore crown and attended George V's coronation|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426043340/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|date=13 September 2013|access-date=26 April 2016|archive-date=26 April 2016|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}}}</ref> Her parents, ]{{sfn|Westfahl|2015|page=1232}} and ] (née Goldsmith),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/royalwedding/2011/05/03/kate-middleton-s-mum-s-old-school-hosts-royal-wedding-party-64767-28626321|newspaper=Ealing Gazette|title=Kate Middleton's mum's old school hosts royal wedding party|date=3 May 2011|first=Poppy|last=Bradbury|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321165710/https://www.ealinggazette.co.uk/ealing-news/royalwedding/2011/05/03/kate-middleton-s-mum-s-old-school-hosts-royal-wedding-party-64767-28626321/|archive-date=21 March 2012}}</ref> were a ] and ] at ], respectively. She was ] at St Andrew's ], a local parish church, on 20 June 1982.<ref>{{cite news|last=Spencer |first=Julie |date=10 June 2017|title=Church where Kate Middleton was baptised could become houses |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/property/church-kate-middleton-baptised-could-13154553|url-status=live|work=Reading Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122200813/https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/property/church-kate-middleton-baptised-could-13154553|archive-date=22 January 2021|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref>{{sfn|Jobson|2010|p=32}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Adams|first=William Lee|title=Kate Middleton's secret confirmation: How religious is the future princess?|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/14/kate-middletons-secret-confirmation-how-religious-is-the-future-princess/|url-status=live|magazine=Time |date=14 April 2011 |access-date=20 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822202917/https://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/14/kate-middletons-secret-confirmation-how-religious-is-the-future-princess/|archive-date=22 August 2012}}</ref> She has two younger siblings, ] ("Pippa") and ].{{sfn|Nicholl|2015|page=26}}{{sfn|Reitwiesner|2011|pp=9, 16}} ] benefited financially from ]; her great-grandparents ] played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s.{{sfn|Smith|2011|p=13}}<ref>{{multiref|{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|title='Middle-class' Duchess of Cambridge's relative wore crown and attended George V's coronation|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=13 September 2013|access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621031215/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|archive-date=21 June 2016|url-status=live}}|{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Michael |title=Gledhow Hall|url=https://houseandheritage.org/2016/09/05/gledhow-hall/|work=House and Heritage – David Poole |date=2016 |access-date=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906103755/https://houseandheritage.org/2016/09/05/gledhow-hall/|archive-date=6 September 2016|url-status=live}}|{{cite news |title=Headingley Garden Party |url=https://www.leodis.net/viewimage/94731 |work=Leeds City Council 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516232110/https://www.leodis.net/viewimage/94731 |url-status=live }}|{{cite news|last=Tominey|first=Camilla |title=Duchess of Cambridge's great-great aunt was a mental asylum patient – just like Prince William's great-grandmother|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/19/duchess-cambridges-great-great-aunt-mental-asylum-patient/|access-date=21 July 2022|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=19 August 2022 |archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922003656/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/08/19/duchess-cambridges-great-great-aunt-mental-asylum-patient|url-status=live}}|{{cite news|first=Christopher|last=Wilson|title=The Middletons deserve a title, step forward the Earl and Countess of Fairfax|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10204690/The-Middletons-deserve-a-title-step-forward-the-Earl-and-Countess-of-Fairfax.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=26 July 2013|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507093452/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10204690/The-Middletons-deserve-a-title-step-forward-the-Earl-and-Countess-of-Fairfax.html|archive-date=7 May 2016|url-status=live}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Headrow, Permanent House|work=Leodis – a Photographic Archive of Leeds|url=https://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002627_72555179&DISPLAY=FULL|publisher=City of Leeds|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701130410/https://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=2002627_72555179&DISPLAY=FULL|archive-date=1 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Her maternal family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working-class.<ref>{{cite news|title=Class no barrier for Kate Middleton |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/class-no-barrier-for-kate-middleton-20110415-1dh20.html|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=15 April 2011|access-date=11 May 2024 |archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209064553/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/class-no-barrier-for-kate-middleton-20110415-1dh20.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nicholl |first=Katie |title=Meet the parents |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/04/meet-the-middletons-201104 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=25 May 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412193948/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/04/meet-the-middletons-201104 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Middleton's family moved from ], Berkshire, to ], ], in May 1984, where Catherine attended an English-language nursery school.<ref name="macleans">{{cite magazine |last=Köhler |first=Nicholas |title=Kate Middleton: An uncommon princess |url=https://www.macleans.ca/news/world/an-uncommon-princess/ |magazine=Maclean's |access-date=15 September 2021 |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205021841/https://www.macleans.ca/news/world/an-uncommon-princess/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8366374/Kate-Middleton-family-photos-reveal-her-time-in-Jordan.html |title=Kate Middleton family photos reveal her time in Jordan |first=Gordon |last=Rayner |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=7 March 2011 |access-date=11 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310050206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8366374/Kate-Middleton-family-photos-reveal-her-time-in-Jordan.html |archive-date=10 March 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> When her family returned to ] in September 1986, she was enrolled aged four at ], a ] near ] in Berkshire.{{sfn|Moody|2013|page=34}} She ] part-weekly at St Andrew's in her later years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge returns to St Andrew's School|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-20555704|work=BBC News|date=30 December 2012|access-date=29 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717163946/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-20555704|archive-date=17 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1987 her mother founded Party Pieces, a ] mail order company that sold party supplies and decorations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Woods|first=Judith|date=16 October 2023|archive-date=11 March 2024|title=The real reason Carole Middleton's Party Pieces collapsed (according to the man trying to save it) |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/16/carole-middleton-party-pieces-business-james-sinclair/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311110938/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/10/16/carole-middleton-party-pieces-business-james-sinclair/|access-date=11 March 2024|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/princess-of-waless-parents-party-supplies-firm-sold-after-brush-with-insolvency-12883612|title=Princess of Wales's parents' party supplies firm sold after brush with insolvency|work=Sky News|first=Mark|last=Kleinman|date=18 May 2023|access-date=18 May 2023|archive-date=18 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518193400/https://news.sky.com/story/princess-of-waless-parents-party-supplies-firm-sold-after-brush-with-insolvency-12883612|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1995 the family moved to the village of ]<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal wedding: Kate Middleton's home village of Bucklebury prepares for big day |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8435034/Royal-wedding-Kate-Middletons-home-village-of-Bucklebury-prepares-for-big-day.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=12 April 2011 |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412145530/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8435034/Royal-wedding-Kate-Middletons-home-village-of-Bucklebury-prepares-for-big-day.html |archive-date=12 April 2011 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Middleton and her family business |url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1104/gallery.kate_middleton_party_pieces/5.html |work=CNN Money |access-date=15 September 2021 |archive-date=15 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915035644/https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/smallbusiness/1104/gallery.kate_middleton_party_pieces/5.html |url-status=live }}</ref> where Catherine studied at ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal wedding: 50 things you may not know about Kate Middleton and Prince William|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8139417/Royal-wedding-50-things-you-may-not-know-about-Kate-Middleton-and-Prince-William.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=6 May 2014|first=Laura|last=Roberts|date=17 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605220120/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8139417/Royal-wedding-50-things-you-may-not-know-about-Kate-Middleton-and-Prince-William.html|archive-date=5 June 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> She was a boarder at ], a co-educational boarding school in Wiltshire,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=4152 |title=World press gather outside Middleton family home in Bucklebury as royal relationship ends |work=Newbury Today |date=14 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920185955/https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=4152 |archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref>{{sfn|Joseph|2011|page=89}} where she showed talent in sport and was captain of the girls' ] team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/video/2012/mar/15/duchess-cambridge-hockey-olympic-video|title=Duchess of Cambridge plays hockey at Olympic park – video|newspaper=The Guardian|date=15 March 2012|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018022654/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/video/2012/mar/15/duchess-cambridge-hockey-olympic-video|url-status=live}}</ref> While attending the school, she was awarded a gold ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kate Middleton: 30 facts about the Duchess of Cambridge|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/8999285/Kate-Middleton-30-facts-about-the-Duchess-of-Cambridge.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=9 January 2012|access-date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329080043/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/8999285/Kate-Middleton-30-facts-about-the-Duchess-of-Cambridge.html |archive-date=29 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Facts">{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-birthday-things-you-didnt-know-future-queen/|title=Happy birthday, Kate Middleton! 10 things you didn't know about the future Queen|magazine=People|first=Janine|last=Henni|date=9 January 2024|access-date=4 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502153754/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-birthday-things-you-didnt-know-future-queen/|archive-date=2 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She also underwent an operation on the left side of her head, reportedly to remove a ], during the same period.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Independent|first=Emma |last=Guinness| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kate-middleton-cancer-lump-removal-princess-wales-b2588167.html|title=Kate Middleton had 'emergency surgery' to remove lump as teenager|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240801043124/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kate-middleton-cancer-lump-removal-princess-wales-b2588167.html|date=31 July 2024|access-date=3 August 2024|archive-date=1 August 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
Middleton's parents worked for British Airways in ], Jordan from May 1984 to September 1986. In Jordan, Middleton went to an English language nursery school<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8366374/Kate-Middleton-family-photos-reveal-her-time-in-Jordan.html |title=Kate Middleton family photos reveal her time in Jordan |first=Gordon |last=Rayner |work=The Telegraph |date=7 March 2011 |accessdate=11 March 2011}}</ref> before returning to their home in Berkshire.<ref name="hello profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/katemiddleton/|title=Profiles&nbsp;– Kate Middleton|accessdate=9 August 2008 |date=August 2001 |work=Hello! }}</ref> After her return from Amman, Middleton was enrolled at ] near the village of ] in Berkshire, then briefly at ].<ref>''Party Pieces Princess'', '']'', 21 November 2010, p. 4</ref> She attended ], a co-educational ] in Wiltshire,<ref name="newbury today">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=4152|title=World press gather outside Middleton family home in Bucklebury as royal relationship ends|publisher=Newbury Today|date=14 April 2007}}</ref> and graduated from the ] in ], Scotland with an undergraduate ] (]) in the ]. While a student at St. Andrews, she met Prince William.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23549446-katie-is-just-not-waiting-middleton-works-nine-to-five-for-parents-in-mundane-office-job.do|title=Katie is just not waiting: Middleton works nine to five for parents in mundane office job|date=2 September 2008|work=Evening Standard|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref>


Despite being offered a place at the ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-william-kate-middleton-the-crown-b2466124.html|title=The making of a Duchess: How Kate Middleton met Prince William|work=The Independent|first=Meredith|last=Clark|date=18 December 2023|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429130300/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-william-kate-middleton-the-crown-b2466124.html|archive-date=29 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Middleton took a ], studying at the ] in Italy and travelling to Chile to participate in a ] programme.{{sfn|Nicholl|2015|pp=76–79}} She worked as a deckhand at the ] in the summer preceding university.{{sfn|Nicholl|2015|page=82}} She subsequently enrolled at the ] in Fife, Scotland, where she initially studied psychology before focusing solely on ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Duchess of Cambridge reveals studying psychology at university inspired her charity work |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2018/11/21/duchess-cambridge-studied-psychology-university-emerges-reveals/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2018/11/21/duchess-cambridge-studied-psychology-university-emerges-reveals/ |date=21 November 2018|archive-date=10 January 2022 |access-date=20 October 2020 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She worked part-time as a waitress during her studies.<ref name=Facts/> Middleton was an active member of ], which held fundraisers and community projects each year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ward |first=Victoria |title=Victory for Kate Middleton as men-only university club splinters |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9095871/Victory-for-Kate-Middleton-as-men-only-university-club-splinters.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9095871/Victory-for-Kate-Middleton-as-men-only-university-club-splinters.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=20 October 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2005 she graduated from the University of St Andrews with an undergraduate ] (]) in Art History.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Auslan|last=Cramb|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8347946/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-return-to-St-Andrews-University-for-anniversary-celebrations.html|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton return to St Andrews University for anniversary celebrations|date=25 February 2011|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411005051/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8347946/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-return-to-St-Andrews-University-for-anniversary-celebrations.html|archive-date=11 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
When she was a child, she had surgery that left a scar on the left side of her head, in front of and over the ear.


==Career== ==Personal life==
===Relationship with Prince William===
In November 2006, Middleton accepted a position as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=419877&in_page_id=1770 | title=Kate Middleton lands job with fashion chain Jigsaw | accessdate=14 April 2007 |work=Daily Mail |location=UK| date=1 December 2006 | first=Hugo | last=Duncan}}</ref> She also worked part-time until January 2011 as a catalogue photographer, webpage designer and marketing officer for her parents' firm "Party Pieces". Despite this, at one point she was given the nickname 'Waity Katie' by the media for her apparent lack of work ethic and seeming desire not to do anything except to wait for a wedding proposal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicola Boden |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1330151/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton-engaged-marry-2011.html |title=Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged and will marry in 2011 &#124; Mail Online |publisher=Dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-06-03}}</ref>
] (left) at William's ] investiture, 2008|alt=Middleton in conversation with Prince Harry outside St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 2008]]
In 2001 Middleton met ] while they were students in residence at ] at the University of St Andrews.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Auslan|last=Cramb |title=Prince William and Kate Middleton return to St Andrews University for anniversary celebrations|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8347946/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-return-to-St-Andrews-University-for-anniversary-celebrations.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718044552/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8347946/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-return-to-St-Andrews-University-for-anniversary-celebrations.html|date=25 February 2011|access-date=9 August 2015|archive-date=18 July 2015|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Author Katie Nicholl suggests that the couple met before going to St Andrews through mutual friends while Middleton was a student at Marlborough College.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-true-story-how-wills-and-kate-really-met/NN7QBX6QUYK2R4ZALBELWV7MSA/|title=The true story: How Wills and Kate really met|newspaper=The New Zealand Herald|date=13 April 2019|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-date=12 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812202255/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/the-true-story-how-wills-and-kate-really-met/NN7QBX6QUYK2R4ZALBELWV7MSA/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} She reportedly caught William's eye at a charity fashion show at the university in 2002 when she appeared on the stage wearing a see-through lace dress.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/8377828/Kate-Middletons-transparent-dress-sparks-global-interest-at-auction.html|title=Kate Middleton's transparent dress sparks global interest at auction|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=12 March 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621102059/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/8377828/Kate-Middletons-transparent-dress-sparks-global-interest-at-auction.html|archive-date=21 June 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The couple began dating in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|last=Peskoe|first=Ashley|title=The Start of Prince William and Kate Middleton's Love Story|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/Royal_Wedding/kate-middleton-prince-williams-romance-st-andrews/story?id=13356247|access-date=28 October 2015|work=ABC News|date=12 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817212554/https://abcnews.go.com/International/Royal_Wedding/kate-middleton-prince-williams-romance-st-andrews/story?id=13356247|archive-date=17 August 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> During their second year, Middleton shared a flat with William and two other friends.<ref name="Tel-Rel">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8139020/Royal-wedding-schoolgirl-dream-comes-true-for-Kate-Middleton-the-princess-in-waiting.html|title=Royal wedding: schoolgirl dream comes true for Kate Middleton, the 'princess in waiting'|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|date=17 November 2010|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621142508/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8139020/Royal-wedding-schoolgirl-dream-comes-true-for-Kate-Middleton-the-princess-in-waiting.html|archive-date=21 June 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> From 2003 until 2005, they both resided at Balgove House on the ] estate with two roommates.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Wills and the Real Girl |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/12/william-and-kate-201012|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=30 December 2020|archive-date=9 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209053629/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/12/william-and-kate-201012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2004 the couple briefly split but later rekindled their relationship.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Esquire|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a46051225/how-did-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-meet/|title=How did Prince William and Kate Middleton meet (and why did they break up, twice?)|first=Laura|last=Martin|date=14 December 2023|access-date=4 May 2024|archive-date=29 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429181250/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a46051225/how-did-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-meet/|url-status=live}}</ref>


After her graduation, Middleton and her family faced intensive tabloid press scrutiny due to her relationship with William.<ref name="bbc2021">{{cite news |last=Wicks |first=Kevin |title=Kate Middleton: A Paparazzi Target Who Rivals Princess Diana |url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2007/01/kate-middleton-a-paparazzi-target-who-rivals-princess-diana |work=BBC America |access-date=21 November 2020 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923001628/https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2007/01/kate-middleton-a-paparazzi-target-who-rivals-princess-diana|url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2006, she commenced part-time work for twelve months as an accessories buyer with the clothing chain ].{{sfn|Moody|2013|page=104}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Fixating on a future royal as elusive as Cinderella|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/europe/21kate.html|access-date=6 May 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 April 2011|first=Sarah|last=Lyall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507004206/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/europe/21kate.html|archive-date=7 May 2014|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She also worked as a project manager in the family business, where she was responsible for the website and catalogue.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barkham|first=Patrick|title=Kate Middleton: William's very private princess-to-be|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/26/kate-middleton-william-private-princess|access-date=21 May 2024|newspaper=The Guardian|date=26 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220513063733/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/26/kate-middleton-william-private-princess|archive-date=13 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bickerstaff|first=Isaac |title=Kate Middleton's parents Carole and Michael face fresh heartache over Party Pieces following the collapse of the business|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/party-pieces-latest-update-business-carole-middleton|access-date=21 May 2024|magazine=Tatler|date=21 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406062204/https://www.tatler.com/article/party-pieces-latest-update-business-carole-middleton|archive-date=6 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2008, it was reported that she had quit her job at Jigsaw to become a professional photographer, intending to take private classes with photographer ], who had taken several well-known photographs of ] and her sons.<ref name="photog">{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1576130/Mario-Testino-to-teach-Kate-Middleton-his-art.html|title=Mario Testino to teach Kate Middleton his art|last=Pierce | first=Andrew|date=19 January 2008|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=30 April 2011}}</ref> Testino later denied that Middleton was going to be working for him.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20177628,00.html | title=Mario Testino: Kate Middleton Isn't Working for Me! | accessdate=5 December 2010 | author=Rubin, Courtney | work=People | date=12 February 2008}}</ref>


Middleton attended William's ] at the ] in December 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=William graduates from Sandhurst |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/6181761.stm |access-date=28 October 2015 |work=BBC News |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/6181761.stm |archive-date=10 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Royal wedding: The Kate Middleton story |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11767308 |access-date=28 October 2015 |work=BBC News |date=16 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11767308 |archive-date=10 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2007, they ended their relationship.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince William splits from Kate |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6554841.stm |work=BBC News |date=14 April 2007 |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113081840/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6554841.stm |archive-date=13 November 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was subsequently reported that the couple had reconciled.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7030599.stm |title='Paparazzi chase' concerns prince |work=BBC News |date=5 October 2007 |access-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212113611/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7030599.stm |archive-date=12 December 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2008, Middleton attended the wedding of William's cousin ] to ] in place of William, and met ] for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alderson |first1=Andrew |last2=Nikkah |first2=Roya |title=Royal wedding: Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly tie the knot|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/1976931/Royal-wedding-Peter-Phillips-and-Autumn-Kelly-tie-the-knot.html|access-date=28 October 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=17 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124012206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/1976931/Royal-wedding-Peter-Phillips-and-Autumn-Kelly-tie-the-knot.html|archive-date=24 November 2015|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mackelden |first=Amy |title=What Kate Middleton and Queen Elizabeth II's relationship is really like |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a26868195/kate-middleton-queen-elizabeth-relationship-timeline/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=10 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=7 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407012711/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a26868195/kate-middleton-queen-elizabeth-relationship-timeline/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Public image and style===
{{see also|Engagement announcement dress of Kate Middleton}}
Catherine is admired for her fashion sense and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.<ref> TheGloss, 1 August 2008</ref><ref> Huffington Post, 16 November 2010</ref> She was selected by '']'' as the "Most Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners and losers.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowContentFrameFragXL.jhtml;jsessionid3D2FPCC1RV2W5QFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/fashion/2007/01/03/pixdressed03.xml&site=fashion| title=Style Winners and Losers | accessdate=6 July 2008 | author=Clare Coulson | work=The Telegraph | date=3 January 2007 }}{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref> '']'' placed her at number 8 on its yearly listing of the top ten style icons in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-440086/Kate-Middleton-poll-style-icons.html| title=Kate Middleton in poll of top 10 style icons| accessdate=6 July 2008 | author=Unknown |work=Daily Mail |location=UK | date=5 March 2007 }}</ref> She was featured in '']'' magazine's 2007 and 2010 best-dressed lists.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-12-bestdressed_N.htm| title=Knowles, Stefani make mags 'best dressed'| accessdate=6 July 2008 | agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today | date=12 September 2007}}</ref> Middleton was named as one of ]'s ten "Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-507010/Posh-Amy-Winehouse-named-worst-dressed-celebrities-2007.html| title=Posh and Amy Winehouse named as the wost-dressed celebrities of 2007| accessdate=6 July 2008 |work=Daily Mail |location=UK| date=9 January 2008 }}</ref> In June 2008, ] selected Middleton as its monthly beauty icon.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.style.com/beauty/icon/062008| title=Kate Middleton| accessdate=6 July 2008 | author=Evelyn Crowley | publisher=Condé
Nast Digital|work=Style.com | date=June 2008}}</ref> In July 2008, Middleton was included in '']''{{'}}s international best-dressed list.<ref>. ''Vanity Fair''. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.</ref> In February 2011, she was named the Top Fashion ] of the 2011 season by the ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/us-katemiddleton-idUSTRE71734E20110208| title=Kate Middleton deemed top fashion buzzword| accessdate=28 April 2011 | publisher=Reuters | date=8 February 2011| first=Jill| last=Serjeant}}</ref>


Middleton also attended the ] procession at Windsor Castle in June 2008, where William was made a ].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=] |last=Alleyne |first=Richard |title=Prince William Appointed Knight of the Garter|date=16 June 2008|access-date=12 September 2024|archive-date=1 May 2011|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2140207/Prince-William-appointed-Knight-of-the-Garter.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501150558/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2140207/Prince-William-appointed-Knight-of-the-Garter.html|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2008, she was a guest at the wedding of ] and George Gilman while William was away on military operations in the Caribbean, serving aboard ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2435912/Kate-Middleton-attends-another-royal-wedding.html|title=Kate Middleton attends another royal wedding |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Roya |last=Nikkah |date=19 July 2008 |access-date=29 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409053550/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2435912/Kate-Middleton-attends-another-royal-wedding.html |archive-date=9 April 2013 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In June 2010, the couple moved into a cottage on the ] in ], Wales, where William resided during his ] search and rescue training and subsequent career.<ref>{{cite news |title=Prince William and Kate revisit former home of Anglesey |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-48200225 |work=BBC News |date=8 May 2019 |access-date=21 November 2020 |archive-date=12 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812202254/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-48200225 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First look inside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Anglesey home |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/10328491/First-look-inside-the-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridges-Anglesey-home.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/10328491/First-look-inside-the-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridges-Anglesey-home.html |date=23 September 2013|archive-date=10 January 2022|newspaper=The Telegraph|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Before her marriage, Middleton lived with her sister Pippa in an apartment owned by their parents in ].<ref name="Roberts2018">{{cite magazine|last=Roberts|first=Kayleigh|date=22 September 2018|title=Kate Middleton's net worth before she married Prince William will make your jaw drop|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a23370568/kate-middleton-net-worth-before-she-married-prince-william/|url-status=live|magazine=Marie Claire|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210311000412/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a23370568/kate-middleton-net-worth-before-she-married-prince-william/|archive-date=11 March 2021|access-date=25 July 2021}}</ref>
The Duchess is known for mixing couture pieces, often by British designers, with ']' retail fashion. Designers worn by the Duchess include ] at ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]; high street labels worn by the Duchess include ], ] and ]. In January 2012, she was voted 'Headwear Person of the Year'.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tamara Abraham |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2092975/Kate-Middleton-crowned-Headwear-Associations-Hat-Person-Year-90-votes.html |title=Kate Middleton crowned Headwear Association's 'Hat Person of the Year' with 90% of votes &#124; Mail Online |publisher=dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>


===Marriage and children===
==Relationship with Prince William==
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Middleton's status as the undeclared girlfriend of Prince William brought her widespread media coverage in Britain and abroad and she was often photographed on her daily outings. On 17 October 2005, she complained through her lawyer about ] from the media, stating that she had done nothing significant to warrant such publicity.<ref> BBC News, 9 January 2007; Retrieved 16 November 2010</ref> In February 2006, it was announced that Middleton would receive her own 24-hour security detail supplied by the ]. This fuelled further speculation that she and Prince William would soon be engaged, since she would not otherwise be entitled to this service.
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Middleton and William became engaged in October 2010, at a remote alpine cabin on ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/28/kenya.royal.engagement/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106045718/https://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/28/kenya.royal.engagement/index.html|title=Prince William chose rustic Kenyan cabin for engagement|work=CNN|first1=Faith|last1=Karimi|first2=David|last2=McKenzie|date=30 April 2011|archive-date=6 November 2023|access-date=18 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> during a ten-day trip to the ] to celebrate the prince's passing the RAF helicopter search and rescue course.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11765422| title=Prince William to marry Kate Middleton next year|work=BBC News|date=16 November 2010|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116200505/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11765422| archive-date=16 November 2010| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/8136685/Royal-wedding-profile-of-Kate-Middleton.html|title=Royal wedding: profile of Kate Middleton|date=16 November 2010|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=16 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118090348/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/8136685/Royal-wedding-profile-of-Kate-Middleton.html|archive-date=18 November 2010|url-status=dead|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November that year.{{sfn|Moody|2013|page=139}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/prince-william-engaged-to-kate-middleton/|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged!|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=16 November 2010|access-date=18 March 2023|archive-date=18 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318152020/https://people.com/celebrity/prince-william-engaged-to-kate-middleton/|url-status=live}}</ref> William gave her the ] that had belonged to his mother, ]. Middleton was ] into the Church of England on 10 March at ] by the ], with her family and William in attendance, preceding her wedding.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Middleton's confirmed belief |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/apr/14/kate-middleton-confirmed |newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 April 2011 |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-date=30 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930034533/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2011/apr/14/kate-middleton-confirmed |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kate Middleton confirmed in Church of England |work=BBC News|date=13 April 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13066249 |access-date=16 April 2021 |archive-date=20 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220070232/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-13066249 |url-status=live}}</ref>
No engagement was forthcoming and Middleton was not granted an allowance to fund this security. Media attention increased around the time of her 25th birthday in January 2007, prompting warnings from both ] and Prince William and from Middleton's lawyers, who threatened legal action. Two newspaper groups, ], which publishes '']'' and '']'', and the ], publishers of '']'', decided to refrain from publishing ] photographs of her.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008646,00.html | title=Kate Middleton Seeks Privacy from Paparazzi | accessdate=14 April 2007 | author=Rubin, Courtney; Nudd, Tim | work=People | date=16 January 2007}}</ref> Middleton attended at least one event as an official royal guest, Prince William's ] at the ] on 15 December 2006.<ref> BBC News, 16 November 2010</ref>


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On 17 May 2008, Middleton attended the wedding of Prince William's cousin ] to ], which the prince did not attend.<ref>Alderson, Andrew , ''The Telegraph'', 17 May 2008; Retrieved 3 February 2010</ref> On 19 July 2008, she was a guest at the wedding of ] and George Gilman. Prince William was away on military operations in the Caribbean, serving aboard ].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2435912/Kate-Middleton-attends-another-royal-wedding.html |title=Kate Middleton attends another royal wedding |publisher=The Telegraph |first=Roya |last=Nikkah |date=19 July 2008 |accessdate=29 March 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Middleton pursued an invasion of privacy claim against two agencies and photographer Niraj Tanna, who took pictures of her over Christmas 2009.<ref name="Kate2Sue">Woods, Richard , ''Times Online'', 28 February 2010</ref> She obtained a public apology, £5,000 in damages, and legal costs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23814426-kate-middleton-wins-apology-for-tennis-court-photos.do |title=Kate Middleton wins apology for tennis court photos |work=London Evening Standard |first=Martin |last=Bentham |date=11 March 2010 |accessdate=23 April 2011}}</ref>


The ] on 29 April 2011 at ] on ] Day.<ref name="Guardian-BH">{{cite news |title=Royal wedding date set for 29&nbsp;April |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/nov/23/royal-wedding-date-29-april |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 November 2010 |first=Stephen |last=Bates |access-date=14 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917174229/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/nov/23/royal-wedding-date-29-april |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The day was declared a ] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="Guardian-BH"/> Estimates of the global audience for the wedding ranged around 300&nbsp;million or more, whilst 26&nbsp;million watched the event live in Britain alone.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=The Royal Wedding |date=17 May 2011 |publisher=] |url=https://www.barb.co.uk/news/item/id/228/?source=primary |access-date=15 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327074230/https://www.barb.co.uk/news/item/id/228/?source=primary |archive-date=27 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=William and Kate mark 12th wedding anniversary with photo|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65432400|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225201508/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-65432400|date=29 April 2023|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-date=25 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/tv-column/2011/04/28/AFbhUR8E_story.html|first=Lisa |last=de Moraes|newspaper=The Washington Post |title=The TV Column: Counting royal wedding watchers .?.?. before the wedding?|date=28 April 2011 |access-date=2 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928012048/https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-04-28/lifestyle/35230363_1_memorial-service-nielsen-eternal-flame |archive-date=28 September 2013|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> ] was designed by ] at ].<ref>{{cite news|date=29 April 2011|title=Kate Middleton's bridal dress designed by Sarah Burton|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13235599|work=BBC News|access-date=25 April 2021|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414032503/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13235599|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine was ] as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge".<ref name=Beckford>{{cite news|last=Beckford|first=Martin|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8482962/Royal-wedding-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-become-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge.html|title=Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton become Duke and Duchess of Cambridge|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=29 April 2011|access-date=1 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003152842/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8482962/Royal-wedding-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-become-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge.html|archive-date=3 October 2013|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The couple were given the country home ], on the ], as a wedding gift from the Queen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kate and William make media plea for privacy during stay in Norfolk |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/07/kate-william-media-plea-privacy-norfolk-baby-charlotte |access-date=21 November 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=7 May 2015 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128082015/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/07/kate-william-media-plea-privacy-norfolk-baby-charlotte |url-status=live }}</ref> Following their marriage in 2011, the couple used ] as their London residence.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title=New family-size house for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in his childhood home |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8872150/New-family-size-house-for-William-and-Kate-in-his-childhood-home.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-william/8872150/New-family-size-house-for-William-and-Kate-in-his-childhood-home.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They moved into the four-storey, 20-room Apartment 1A at ] in 2013. Renovations took 18 months at a cost of £4.5 million.<ref name="CNN">{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/world/europe/uk-royals-palace-upgrade/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 |title=Royal palace upgrade for William, Catherine and George costs $7.6 million |last=Foster |first=Max |date=26 June 2014 |work=CNN |access-date=26 June 2014 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412190830/https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/25/world/europe/uk-royals-palace-upgrade/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kensington Palace became William and Catherine's main residence in 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kate Middleton and Prince William are officially moving to London this fall |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/prince-william-kate-middleton-george-charlotte-moving-london |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=20 January 2017 |access-date=1 June 2021 |archive-date=24 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924172925/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/01/prince-william-kate-middleton-george-charlotte-moving-london |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple and their children officially moved into ] in Windsor in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62632439|title=Adelaide Cottage: William and Kate to move to cottage on Windsor estate|work=BBC News|first=Nicholas|last=Witchell|date=22 August 2022|access-date=22 August 2022|archive-date=22 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822112831/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62632439|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Breakup and reconciliation===
On 14 April 2007, '']'' newspaper broke a "world exclusive" suggesting that Prince William and Middleton had split up.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007170373,00.html |title=Wills and Kate split |work=The Sun|date=14 April 2007 |accessdate=15 April 2007|first=Duncan |last=Larcombe}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> Other media outlets, such as the ], confirmed the story as the day progressed. The couple decided to break up during a holiday in the ] resort of ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007170483,00.html |title=Wills & Kate: Tears in the Alps |work=The Sun |first=Duncan |last=Larcombe |date=9 May 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6554841.stm |title=Prince William splits from Kate |publisher=BBC News | date=14 April 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> ] made only one comment about the relationship's end, according to '']'', stating, "We don't comment on Prince William's private life".<ref> ''The Hollywood Gossip'', 14 April 2007</ref> Newspapers speculated about the reasons for the split, although these reports relied on anonymous sources.


In December 2012, St James's Palace announced that Catherine was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is usual as she had been admitted to ] suffering from ], a severe form of morning sickness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Royal pregnancy: Duchess leaves hospital|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20626495|date=6 December 2012 |access-date=6 December 2012 |work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206170446/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20626495|archive-date=6 December 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> She gave birth to ] at ], in July 2013.<ref name=BBC22July>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23413653 |title=Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy |work=BBC News |date=22 July 2013 |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723014429/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23413653 |archive-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The severe morning sickness returned with the subsequent pregnancies, forcing Catherine to cancel her official engagements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41148027|title=Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge expecting third child|work=BBC News|date=4 September 2017|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521171610/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41148027|archive-date=21 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She gave birth to ] in May 2015<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32583432|title=Royal princess named as Charlotte|work=BBC News|access-date=4 May 2015|date=4 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150507193118/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32583432|archive-date=7 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and to ] in April 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Caroline |title=Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby girl |date=3 May 2015 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/03/duchess-of-cambridge-gives-birth-to-baby-girl |url-status=live |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728205808/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/03/duchess-of-cambridge-gives-birth-to-baby-girl |archive-date=28 July 2017 |access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43864933 |title=Royal baby: Duke and duchess show off new son |date=23 April 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620110045/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43864933 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> George, Charlotte and Louis were respectively third, fourth and fifth in the line of ] at the times of their births. Following the ], they are now second, third, and fourth in line to the throne.<ref>{{cite news|work=CBS News|title=Who's next in line for the throne after King Charles? The British royal family's line of succession in detail|date=|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-date=29 April 2024|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/britain-line-of-succession/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429235055/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/britain-line-of-succession/|url-status=live}}</ref> William and Catherine have owned two ]s, named ] and Orla.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/prince-william-kate-middleton-dog-lupo-dies/|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton mourn the death of family dog Lupo: 'We will miss him so much'|magazine=People|first=Maria|last=Pasquini|date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|archive-date=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122175639/https://people.com/royals/prince-william-kate-middleton-dog-lupo-dies/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-william-bring-dog-orla-charity-polo-match/|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William bring their dog Orla to charity polo match!|magazine=People |first1=Stephanie|last1=Petit |first2=Erin|last2=Hill|date=6 July 2022|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706203657/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-william-bring-dog-orla-charity-polo-match/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The original report in ''The Sun'' quoted a "close friend of the couple" as saying that Middleton felt Prince William had not been paying her enough attention. The paper highlighted reports that Prince William had been spending time with other young women and said the Prince, aged 24 at the time of the split, felt he was too young to marry.<ref>Matthews, Jane Express.co.uk,13 September 2010; Retrieved 16 November 2010</ref> A report in the '']'' blamed a desire by royal courtiers not to "hurry along" a marriage announcement, and Prince William's desire to enjoy his bachelor status within his Army career. The ''Mail'' also suggested that a friend of Prince William encouraged the Prince to take a "careless approach" to relationships. The same article suggested that Middleton had "expected too much" in wanting Prince William to demonstrate his commitment to her.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=448696&in_page_id=1770 |title=A historic act of folly and supreme egotism on the part of the Prince |work=Daily Mail |location=UK |date=14 April 2007 |accessdate=15 April 2007 | first=Christopher | last=Wilson}}</ref>


===Health===
In June 2007, Middleton and Prince William insisted they were "just good friends" following reports of a reconciliation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007290083,00.html |title=Wills and Kate are 'just friends' |work=The Sun|first=Duncan |last=Larcombe |date=29 June 2007}}{{dead link|date=July 2011}}</ref> Middleton and her family attended the ] at ], where she and Prince William sat two rows apart.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-465530/Its-hard-life-Kate.html|title=It's a hard life Kate! |work=Daily Mail |location=UK|date=4 July 2007 }}</ref> The couple were subsequently seen together in public on a number of occasions and several news sources, including the BBC and the ''Daily Mail'', stated that they had "rekindled their relationship".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7030599.stm |title='Paparazzi chase' concerns prince |publisher=BBC News | date=5 October 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> She also joined Prince William and The Prince of Wales on a ] expedition at Balmoral<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=487517&in_page_id=1770 |title=Deer hunter Kate under fire for going shooting with Royals |work=Daily Mail |location=UK| date=15 October 2007}}</ref> and attended the wedding of Prince William's cousin, Peter Phillips, even though Prince William, due to a prior commitment, did not. In April 2008, Middleton accompanied Prince William when he was awarded his ] at the ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1029688.ece | work=The Sun | title=Prince Wills has got his wings | date=11 April 2008}}</ref> On 16 June 2008, she attended Prince William's investiture into the ], along with the Royal Family.


Kensington Palace announced in January&nbsp;2024 that Catherine had undergone a planned ] for an undisclosed medical condition at the ].<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|first1=Andre|last1=Rhoden-Paul|first2=Sean|last2=Coughlan |title=Catherine, Princess of Wales, in hospital after abdominal surgery|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68009259|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117141308/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68009259|date=17 January 2024|access-date=17 January 2024|archive-date=17 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=]|last=Kindelan |first=Katie|title=Kate Middleton: A timeline of her cancer diagnosis, surgery and absence from public duties |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kate-middleton-surgery-photo-timeline/story?id=108017783 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322062944/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/kate-middleton-surgery-photo-timeline/story?id=108017783|access-date=23 March 2024|date=23 March 2024|archive-date=22 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She postponed all of her public engagements and duties through March that year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Coughlan|first=Sean|date=29 January 2024|title=King Charles leaves hospital as Kate recovers at home|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68127598|access-date=30 January 2024|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129175657/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68127598|archive-date=29 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The subsequent speculation about her absence from public view prompted various ] about her health and garnered extensive media attention.<ref>{{cite news|last=Relph|first=Daniela|date=29 February 2024|title=Analysis: A royal dilemma as public curiosity over Kate's health grows|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68440735|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309091221/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68440735|archive-date=9 March 2024|access-date=11 March 2024|work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Maria|last=Mercedes Lara|date=14 March 2024|title=Kate Middleton's Surgery Recovery and Photo Controversy: Everything to Know|url=https://people.com/kate-middleton-surgery-recovery-photo-controversy-everything-to-know-8608876|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314173000/https://people.com/kate-middleton-surgery-recovery-photo-controversy-everything-to-know-8608876|archive-date=14 March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024|magazine=People}}</ref> The speculation largely started after William withdrew from ] of his godfather, ], where he was slated to speak, citing an undisclosed "personal matter".<ref>{{cite news|last=Bauder|first=David|title=The British royal family learns that if you don't fill an information vacuum, someone else will|url=https://apnews.com/article/princess-kate-cancer-media-online-internet-49d725512152e60d8fbe7bd093b8d5c6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407190155/https://apnews.com/article/princess-kate-cancer-media-online-internet-49d725512152e60d8fbe7bd093b8d5c6|access-date=10 April 2024|work=The Associated Press|date=27 March 2024|archive-date=7 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Engagement and marriage==
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{{Main|Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton}}
{{See also|Wedding dress of Catherine Middleton}}


Catherine announced on 22&nbsp;March, through a video message filmed by ], that post-operative tests had found cancer, and the palace said she had been undergoing ] since late February.<ref>{{cite news|date=22 March 2024 |title=Princess of Wales says she is undergoing cancer treatment|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68641441|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322180711/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68641441 |work=BBC News|first=Sean|last=Coughlin |archive-date=22 March 2024|access-date=22 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/uk/kate-princess-of-wales-cancer-diagnosis-intl-gbr/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323013315/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/uk/kate-princess-of-wales-cancer-diagnosis-intl-gbr/index.html|title=Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she has cancer|work=CNN|first1=Max|last1=Foster|first2=Lauren|last2=Said-Moorhouse|date=22 March 2024|archive-date=23 March 2024|access-date=22 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Her medical leave from public engagements was subsequently extended.<ref>{{cite news|last=Marris|first=Sharon|date=23 March 2024|title=Kate, Princess of Wales, reveals she is having treatment for cancer|url=https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327161146/https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988|archive-date=27 March 2024|access-date=8 April 2024|work=Sky News|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her first public appearance after her cancer diagnosis at the ] in June, having mentioned in a letter released by Kensington Palace the previous day that she was still undergoing treatment for cancer.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Coughlan|last2=Smith|first1=Sean|first2=Alex|date=15 June 2024|title=Kate returns to public events at Trooping the Colour |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw882661dq2o |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615135747/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw882661dq2o|archive-date=15 June 2024|access-date=15 June 2024|work=BBC News|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Said-Moorhouse|first=Lauren|date=15 June 2024|title=Catherine, Princess of Wales joins royals on palace balcony as she caps first public appearance since cancer diagnosis|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/15/uk/trooping-the-colour-princess-kate-intl-scli-gbr/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615122812/https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/15/uk/trooping-the-colour-princess-kate-intl-scli-gbr/index.html|archive-date=15 June 2024|access-date=15 June 2024|work=CNN|url-status=live}}</ref> She continued to make occasional appearances over the following months amidst her ongoing cancer treatment.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Gareth |last=Corfield |title=Princess of Wales greeted with standing ovation at Wimbledon men's final |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/14/princess-wales-wimbledon-mens-final |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714230806/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/14/princess-wales-wimbledon-mens-final/ |date=14 July 2024 |access-date=15 July 2024 |archive-date=14 July 2024 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}<br>
Prince William and Catherine Middleton became engaged in October 2010 in ], East Africa, during a 10-day trip to the ] to celebrate Prince William passing his RAF helicopter search and rescue course.<ref name=PWmarryKM>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11765422| title=Prince William to marry Kate Middleton next year |publisher=BBC News |date=16 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/8136685/Royal-wedding-profile-of-Kate-Middleton.html|title=Royal wedding: profile of Kate Middleton|date=16 November 2010|work=The Telegraph|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref> Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November 2010.<ref name=PWmarryKM/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/his_royal_highness_prince_william_of_wales_and_miss_catherin_218016942.html |title=Press Release: His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton are engaged to be married |date=16 November 2010 |publisher=The Prince of Wales |accessdate =18 November 2010}}</ref> The couple married in ] on 29 April 2011,<ref>{{Cite news | title = Royal wedding date set for 29&nbsp;April | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/nov/23/royal-wedding-date-29-april |work=The Guardian |location=UK | date = 23 November 2010 | first=Stephen | last=Bates}}</ref> (] Day) with the day declared a ] in the United Kingdom. Estimates of the global audience for the wedding ranged around 300 million or more, whilst 26&nbsp;million watched the event live in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 billion tune in to Royal Wedding |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/billion-tune-in-to-royal-wedding/story-fn7mjon9-1226047685517 |newspaper=News.com.au |date=1 May 2011 |accessdate=1 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/05/08/revealed-royal-wedding%E2%80%99s-real-tv-audience-closer-to-300m-than-2bn-because-sport-not-royalty-reigns-080501 |title="REVEALED: Royal Wedding TV audience closer to 300m than 2bn (because sport, not royalty, reigns)", by Nick Harris at |publisher=Sportingintelligence.com |date=8 May 2011 |accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref>
{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=Princess of Wales seen with family at church for first time since cancer announcement |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/08/25/princess-of-wales-joins-family-at-church-in-balmoral/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826110628/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/08/25/princess-of-wales-joins-family-at-church-in-balmoral/ |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=27 August 2024 |archive-date=26 August 2024 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref>
In September 2024, Catherine, in a video message released by Kensington Palace, revealed that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment and that she was looking forward to resuming public engagements in the coming months.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Hannah| last=Furness|title=Princess of Wales: My chemotherapy is over, now I'm focused on staying cancer-free|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/09/09/princess-of-wales-chemotherapy-over-staying-cancer-free/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909154926/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/09/09/princess-of-wales-chemotherapy-over-staying-cancer-free/|date=9 September 2024|access-date=9 September 2024|archive-date=9 September 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2024, she accompanied William on a visit to meet the families of the victims of the ], marking her first official public engagement since the completion of her chemotherapy treatment.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Victoria| last=Ward|title=Princess of Wales meets Southport families in first public engagement since end of treatment|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/10/10/princess-of-wales-meet-southport-families-prince-william/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241010232501/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/10/10/princess-of-wales-meet-southport-families-prince-william/|date=10 October 2024|archive-date=10 October 2024|access-date=11 October 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Kate makes surprise first public visit since ending chemo|first=Sean|last=Coughlan |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm249ym44dvo|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241011004326/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm249ym44dvo|date=10 October 2024|archive-date=11 October 2024|access-date=11 October 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Public life==
In October, several months after the wedding, Commonwealth leaders pledged that they would implement changes in British royal succession law to allow daughters of future monarchs to have equal rights to the throne.<ref>{{cite news|first=NewsDesk|title=British royal succession laws to change|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/united-kingdom/111028/british-royal-succession-laws-changed-prince-william-kate-daughter-queen|accessdate=5 January 2012|newspaper=GlobalPost|date=28 October 2011}}</ref>
===Within the United Kingdom===
Middleton's first public appearance with William following their engagement announcement in November 2010 was at a fundraising event organised by the ] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/william-and-kate-attend-trust-show/28577165.html|title=William and Kate attend trust show|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|access-date=1 May 2024|date=18 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501103854/https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/william-and-kate-attend-trust-show/28577165.html|archive-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her first official public appearance in February 2011, when the couple attended a lifeboat-naming ceremony in ], near their home at that time in Anglesey, ].<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Royal wedding: William and Kate's Anglesey visit|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12558600|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110224044450/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12558600|date=24 February 2011|access-date=24 February 2011|archive-date=24 February 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Duchess of Cambridge attends Anglesey ultra marathon|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-23891271|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194134/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-23891271|date=30 August 2013|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2011, the couple toured ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-12679310/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-charm-belfast-crowds|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton charm Belfast crowds|work=BBC News|date=8 March 2011|access-date=28 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427022759/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-12679310/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-charm-belfast-crowds|archive-date=27 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine's first official engagement after her wedding came in May that year when she and William met ] and ] at ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Barack Obama and Michelle meet Prince William and Kate at Buckingham Palace|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8533198/Barack-Obama-and-Michelle-meet-Prince-William-and-Kate-at-Buckingham-Palace.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194134/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8533198/Barack-Obama-and-Michelle-meet-Prince-William-and-Kate-at-Buckingham-Palace.html|date=24 May 2011|access-date=30 October 2015|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Reporters noted that warm words had been exchanged between the two families.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Obamas meet Will and Kate|work=Politico|first1=Jennifer|last1=Epstein|first2=Carrie |last2=Budoff Brown|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2011/05/the-obamas-meet-will-and-kate-055561|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602174704/https://www.politico.com/story/2011/05/the-obamas-meet-will-and-kate-055561|date=24 May 2011|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=2 June 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2011, she undertook her first solo engagement at a reception for ], hosted at ], stepping in for Prince Charles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|title=Kate takes on first solo royal engagement|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kate-takes-on-first-solo-royal-engagement/|work=CBS News|access-date=2 May 2024|date=27 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118164338/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kate-takes-on-first-solo-royal-engagement/|archive-date=18 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2012, Catherine gave her first public speech for the opening of a children's hospice opened by her patronage, East Anglia's Children's Hospices.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/19/duchess-cambridge-first-speech-hospice|work=The Guardian|title=Duchess of Cambridge makes first public speech at new hospice|date=19 March 2012 |access-date=1 May 2024|first=Lizzy|last=Davies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112110755/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/19/duchess-cambridge-first-speech-hospice|archive-date=12 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She and William were announced as ambassadors for the ] in London.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/01/royals-london-2012-olympic-games |title=Royals made ambassadors of London 2012 Olympic Games|newspaper=The Guardian|date=1 December 2011|access-date=13 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930145312/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/dec/01/royals-london-2012-olympic-games|archive-date=30 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of her role, Catherine attended numerous sporting events throughout the games.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, gets into the Olympic spirit at London Games |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kate-duchess-of-cambridge-gets-into-the-olympic-spirit-at-london-games/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240601033335/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kate-duchess-of-cambridge-gets-into-the-olympic-spirit-at-london-games/|work=CBS News|first=Jessica|last=Derschowitz|date=9 August 2012|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=1 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She and William also attended celebrations of ] throughout 2012 including the ] in July.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kate Middleton pretty in pink Emilia Wickstead at Queen's Jubilee lunch|url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-pretty-in-pink-emilia-wickstead-at-queen-s-jubilee-lunch-155085|magazine=Marie Claire|date=18 May 2012|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=29 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329172746/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-pretty-in-pink-emilia-wickstead-at-queen-s-jubilee-lunch-155085|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Diamond Jubilee Pageant guests|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9308755/Diamond-Jubilee-Middleton-family-among-guests-in-Thames-pageant.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=3 June 2012|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419024649/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/the_queens_diamond_jubilee/9308755/Diamond-Jubilee-Middleton-family-among-guests-in-Thames-pageant.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


In June 2019, Catherine took the royal first salute, typically received by the Queen, at the ].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Alice |magazine=People |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-honors-troops-takes-salute-military-parade/|title=Kate Middleton steps out to honor troops as she takes the salute at spectacular military parade|date=7 June 2019 |access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=8 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608014225/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-honors-troops-takes-salute-military-parade/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, William and Catherine met President ] of Ukraine and First Lady ] at Buckingham Palace, the first royal engagement held at the residence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton meet with Ukraine's President and First Lady at Buckingham Palace|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a34299983/kate-middleton-prince-william-ukraine-president-buckingham-palace-audience/|magazine=Town and Country|first=Chloe|last=Foussianes|date=7 October 2020|access-date=14 March 2021|archive-date=10 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010060926/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a34299983/kate-middleton-prince-william-ukraine-president-buckingham-palace-audience/|url-status=live}}</ref> The meeting was well received, with President Zelensky later expressing gratitude for the royal couple's solidarity with Ukraine and its people.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Independent|title=Ukraine's president tweets gratitude over William and Kate's social media post|first=Tony|last=Jones|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-cambridge-buckingham-palace-first-lady-b2025517.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514104922/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/volodymyr-zelensky-ukraine-cambridge-buckingham-palace-first-lady-b2025517.html|date=1 March 2022|archive-date=14 May 2023|access-date=23 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In December that year, the couple embarked on a three-day tour of England, Scotland, and Wales via the ] "to pay tribute to the inspiring work of individuals, organisations and initiatives across the country" in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=Covid: William and Kate plan train tour to thank key workers |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55198752 |access-date=8 December 2020 |work=BBC News |date=6 December 2020 |archive-date=6 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206134607/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55198752 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Simon |title=Kate Middleton and Prince William kick off final day of royal train tour with trip to a castle! |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-williams-royal-train-moves-on-to-wales-and-a-trip-to-a-castle/ |magazine=People |access-date=8 December 2020 |archive-date=8 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208122045/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-williams-royal-train-moves-on-to-wales-and-a-trip-to-a-castle/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] expressed his support for the initiative, while First Minister of Scotland ] criticised the tour, citing travel restrictions; UK, Scottish and Welsh governments were consulted before planning the tour.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/08/lukewarm-welcome-for-william-and-kate-in-royal-tour-of-scotland-and-wales|title=Lukewarm welcome for William and Kate in royal tour of Scotland and Wales|newspaper=The Guardian|first1=Caroline|last1=Davies|first2=Jessica|last2=Elgot|date=8 December 2020|access-date=9 December 2020|archive-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208110515/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/08/lukewarm-welcome-for-william-and-kate-in-royal-tour-of-scotland-and-wales|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Neilan |first=Catherine |title=UK drops law-breaking clauses from Internal Market Bill after reaching new Brexit agreement with EU |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/12/08/brexit-news-latest-no-deal-eu-trade-talks-update/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/12/08/brexit-news-latest-no-deal-eu-trade-talks-update/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-status=live |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=8 December 2020 |access-date=9 December 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Catherine and William attended the ] for the first time in June 2021 in ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Michael |title=Are you supposed to be enjoying yourselves? Queen Elizabeth asks G7 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-queen-elizabeth-hosts-biden-g7-reception-2021-06-11/|work=Reuters|date=12 June 2021|access-date=13 June 2021|archive-date=30 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730130831/https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-queen-elizabeth-hosts-biden-g7-reception-2021-06-11/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She also met ] for the first time, marked by a warm welcome, as they toured Connor Downs Academy engaging with students and discussing early education initiatives in a roundtable discussion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bennett |first=Kate |title=Jill Biden meets and tours school with the Duchess of Cambridge |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/10/politics/jill-biden-kate-middleton/index.html |work=CNN |date=10 June 2021 |access-date=13 June 2021 |archive-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730131223/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/10/politics/jill-biden-kate-middleton/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Glamour |first=Elizabeth|last=Logan|title=Kate Middleton gave Jill Biden a very warm welcome in the U.K.|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/kate-middleton-gave-jill-biden-a-very-warm-welcome-in-the-uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201165401/https://www.glamour.com/story/kate-middleton-gave-jill-biden-a-very-warm-welcome-in-the-uk|date=11 June 2021|access-date=25 June 2024|archive-date=1 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Royal duties==
===Public appearances===
] and First Lady ] at Buckingham Palace a few weeks after the wedding.]]
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In September 2022, Catherine and William visited Anglesey and Swansea which marked their first visit to Wales since becoming Princess and Prince of Wales.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63035829|title=Prince and Princess of Wales visit nation for first time|work=BBC News|date=28 September 2022|access-date=30 September 2022|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930042145/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-63035829|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2023, they visited ] marking their first visit to the region since becoming Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, titles that are automatically bestowed upon the monarch's eldest son and his spouse.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William make first official visit to Cornwall since taking on new titles|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-william-first-official-visit-cornwall-new-titles/|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=9 February 2023|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=13 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313181629/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-william-first-official-visit-cornwall-new-titles/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Middleton was formally introduced to public life on 24 February 2011, two months before the wedding, when she and Prince William attended a lifeboat naming ceremony in ], ], in ].<ref>{{cite news
|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12558600
|title = Royal wedding: William and Kate's Anglesey visit
|date = 24 February
|publisher=BBC News
|accessdate =24 February 2011}}</ref> A day later they appeared in ] and launched the university's 600th anniversary celebrations. On 16 February 2011, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess's first ] would take place in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/hrh_prince_william_of_wales_and_miss_catherine_middleton_to__319456463.html
|title = HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton to undertake a Royal tour of Canada
|date = 16 February 2011
|accessdate =24 February 2011
|publisher=Office of the Prince of Wales}}</ref>


===Outside the United Kingdom===
In May 2011, shortly after the wedding, and while The Prince of Wales was in official visit to the United States, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess would visit California after their Canadian tour. It was the Duchess of Cambridge's first visit to the United States.<ref>{{cite news
{{further|List of official overseas trips made by William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales}}
|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13291219
|title = Royal newly-weds to visit US after Canada tour
|date = 5 May 2011
|publisher=BBC News
|accessdate =9 May 2011}}</ref>


] during their first ], 2011|alt=Catherine and William waving. She is wearing a red hat and a white dress along with a diamond brooch in the shape of a maple leaf.]]
In June 2011, the Duke and Duchess presented medals to members of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/IrishGuardsReceiveAfghanistanMedalsFromDukeAndDuchessOfCambridge.htm |title=Ministry of Defence &#124; Defence News &#124; History and Honour &#124; Irish Guards receive Afghanistan medals from Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |publisher=Mod.uk |date=20 February 2007 |accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref>


Catherine and William's first ] took place in June–July 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada welcomes William and Kate as they begin first official overseas trip |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/30/canada-william-kate-first-overseas-trip|first1=Stephen|last1=Bates|first2=David|last2=Batty|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 June 2011|access-date=4 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207020454/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/30/canada-william-kate-first-overseas-trip|archive-date=7 December 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour's two-day trip to California was also her first visit to the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal newly-weds to visit US after Canada tour|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13291219|access-date=9 May 2011|work=BBC News|date=5 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508100445/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13291219|archive-date=8 May 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> ], writing for ], noted that the tour to Canada had been an "unqualified success" for the couple as they engaged in various activities from tree planting to street hockey, with their warm interactions and thoughtful gestures enhancing their popularity and reinforcing positive sentiments towards the ].<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title='Unstuffy royal couple' a hit on Canada tour|date=9 July 2011|access-date=25 June 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14090248|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603031827/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14090248|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Duchess visited the ] to attend a citizenship ceremony, on 1 July 2011 in Gatineau, Canada. The newly married Royal Couple were on the second day of their first joint overseas tour. They were joined by thousands of Canadians taking part in the Canada Day celebrations, which mark Canada’s 144th Birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://khitschicago.radio.com/2011/07/01/photos-the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-celebrate-canada-day/ |title=The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Celebrate Canada Day}}</ref>
In September 2012, the couple embarked on a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands to commemorate ] across the Commonwealth.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|title=Jubilee: royal trip to paradise for Duke and Duchess|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8957142/Jubilee-royal-trip-to-paradise-for-Duke-and-Duchess.html|access-date=28 October 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194136/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8957142/Jubilee-royal-trip-to-paradise-for-Duke-and-Duchess.html|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> During this overseas visit, she made her first official speech abroad, while visiting a hospice in Malaysia, drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge gives first speech abroad|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19586208|access-date=30 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=13 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19586208|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>


The couple and their son visited Australia and New Zealand in April 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal visit: Prince William and Kate arrive in Sydney with Prince George for 10-day Australian tour|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-16/royal-visit-will-kate-prince-george-visit-australia/5394446|access-date=21 November 2020|work=ABC News|date=15 April 2014|archive-date=25 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125202804/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-16/royal-visit-will-kate-prince-george-visit-australia/5394446|url-status=live}}</ref> The prime minister of Australia, ], referred to their tour as "one of the very best royal visits" Australia had experienced.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Royal tour: Prince George steals the show as support for monarchy rises|first=Nicholas|last=Witchell|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27139389|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603031246/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27139389|date=25 April 2014|access-date=24 June 2024|archive-date=3 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In June, they visited France to attend an event commemorating 70 years since the ] at ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/prince-william-and-kate-privileged-to-meet-d-day-veterans-in-normandy/|title=Prince William and Kate meet D-Day veterans in Normandy|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=6 June 2014|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516201321/https://people.com/royals/prince-william-and-kate-privileged-to-meet-d-day-veterans-in-normandy/|archive-date=16 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple visited the United States in December that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11283206/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-in-the-USA-live.html|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the USA: live|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Bill|last=Gardner|date=9 December 2014|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302030724/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/11283206/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-in-the-USA-live.html|archive-date=2 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour was a success, featuring diplomatic engagements such as a visit to the ], the couple's personal interests and attending an NBA match between the ] and the ].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Prince William and Kate arrive in New York for three-day US visit|first=Lauren|last=Gambino|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/07/prince-william-kate-new-york-us-visit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816234213/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/07/prince-william-kate-new-york-us-visit|date=8 December 2014|access-date=26 June 2024|archive-date=16 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Forbes|title=Welcome to New York: Prince William and Kate Middleton's three-day American tour|first=Rachel|last=Hennessey|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2014/12/08/prince-william-kate-middleton-new-york-december-2014-lebron-james/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921222037/https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelhennessey/2014/12/08/prince-william-kate-middleton-new-york-december-2014-lebron-james/|date=9 December 2014|access-date=26 June 2024|archive-date=21 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 2 November, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the ] Supply Division Centre for supplying food to malnourished African children in ].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15556875 | work=BBC News | title=William and Kate visit Unicef famine relief depot in Copenhagen | date=2 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org.uk/Latest/Photo-stories/william-kate-east-africa-photos/ |title=Photo story: William and Kate visit UNICEF Supply Centre |publisher=unicef.org.uk |date=2011-11-02 |accessdate=2011-12-25}}</ref>


In October 2015, Catherine attended her first ] at Buckingham Palace, held to host Chinese president ].<ref name="bbc profile">{{cite news |title=Profile: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge |work=BBC News |date=May 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19596679 |access-date=12 December 2020 |archive-date=16 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916115258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19596679 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Time|title=Kate Middleton wears a tiara to her first state banquet|first=Eliana|last=Dokterman|url=https://time.com/4080552/kate-middleton-tiara-first-state-banquet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221005033/https://time.com/4080552/kate-middleton-tiara-first-state-banquet/|date=20 October 2015|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=21 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2016, she and William undertook a tour to India and Bhutan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.com/4287846/kate-middleton-prince-william-india-tour-pictures/|title=Scenes from Prince William and Kate's royal tour of India and Bhutan|magazine=Time|date=16 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229110826/https://time.com/4287846/kate-middleton-prince-william-india-tour-pictures/|archive-date=29 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In October that year, Catherine made her first solo overseas trip to The Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-visits-netherlands-solo-foreign-trip-royal/story?id=42720938|title=Princess Kate Visits the Netherlands in First Solo Foreign Trip as a Royal|work=ABC News|date=11 October 2016|access-date=12 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508140010/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-visits-netherlands-solo-foreign-trip-royal/story?id=42720938|archive-date=8 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Countries visited by the couple in 2017 include France, Poland, Germany, and Belgium.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2017/03/18/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-charm-paris-best-photos-of-a-glamorous-diplomatic-trip/#3b5242e20a9d|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William charm Paris: Best photos of a glamorous diplomatic trip|magazine=Forbes|first=Cecilia|last=Rodriguez|date=18 March 2017|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301230635/https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2017/03/18/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-charm-paris-best-photos-of-a-glamorous-diplomatic-trip/#3b5242e20a9d|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g10295873/kate-william-royal-family-tour-germany-poland-2017/|title=Everything the royal family did on their tour of Germany and Poland|magazine=Town and Country|first=Caroline |last=Hallemann|date=21 July 2017|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520100438/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g10295873/kate-william-royal-family-tour-germany-poland-2017/|archive-date=20 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-middleton-belgium-battle-passchendaele-ceremony|title=Kate Middleton repeats an iconic look in Belgium|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Josh|last=Duboff|date=31 July 2017|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801003020/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-middleton-belgium-battle-passchendaele-ceremony|url-status=live}}</ref> Their tour to Germany and Poland was successful, with author Katie Nicholl referring to it as a "P.R. victory for Britain".<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Katie|last=Nicholl| title=William and Kate's European tour was a P.R. victory for Britain|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-william-royal-tour-recap|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722004640/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/07/kate-william-royal-tour-recap|date=21 July 2017|access-date=12 July 2024|archive-date=22 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> She visited ] in May 2017 for the ] commemorations.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-stuns-in-powder-blue-suit-as-she-makes-solo-visit-to-luxembourg-35704078.html|title=Kate Middleton stuns in powder blue suit as she makes solo visit to Luxembourg|work=The Independent|date=11 May 2017|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301231252/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-stuns-in-powder-blue-suit-as-she-makes-solo-visit-to-luxembourg-35704078.html|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2018, the couple visited Sweden and Norway.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5124733/will-kate-swedish-royal-family/|title=See Prince William and Kate Middleton with the Swedish royal family|magazine=Time|first=Mahita|last=Gajanan|date=30 January 2018|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130162520/https://time.com/5124733/will-kate-swedish-royal-family/|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019, they carried out a two-day visit of Northern Ireland, visiting Belfast, ], and ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Moniuszko |first=Sara&nbsp;M. |title=Duchess Kate stuns in red coat for surprise Northern Ireland visit with Prince William |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/27/prince-william-duchess-kate-make-surprise-visit-northern-ireland/3001821002/ |access-date=15 November 2020 |newspaper=USA Today |date=27 February 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108014231/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/02/27/prince-william-duchess-kate-make-surprise-visit-northern-ireland/3001821002/|url-status=live}}</ref> The purpose of the visit was to celebrate the country's youth and acknowledge the progress made in overcoming the region's divisions over the past twenty years.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Cosmopolitan| first=Catriona|last=Harvey-Jenner|title=Why Prince William and Kate Middleton's surprise trip to Northern Ireland was kept secret|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a26548937/prince-william-kate-middleton-northern-ireland-trip-secret-security/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126174954/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a26548937/prince-william-kate-middleton-northern-ireland-trip-secret-security/|date=27 February 2019|access-date=12 July 2024|archive-date=26 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> The couple visited Pakistan in October 2019; it was the royal family's first visit to the country in 13 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/06/29/duke-duchess-cambridge-defy-security-fears-plan-retrace-dianas/|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge defy security fears with plan to retrace Diana's footsteps during royal tour of Pakistan|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=29 June 2019|access-date=29 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629234744/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/06/29/duke-duchess-cambridge-defy-security-fears-plan-retrace-dianas/|archive-date=29 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour was a success, helping promote diplomatic relations with Pakistan while also reflecting the couple's personal interests in climate change and the significance of quality education.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Katie|last=Nicholl|title=How Kate Middleton and Prince William aced their "relatable" tour of Pakistan|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/10/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-last-day-pakistan-tour|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128222606/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/10/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-last-day-pakistan-tour|date=18 October 2019|archive-date=28 January 2023|access-date=25 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, they carried out a three-day tour of Ireland, visiting three of ].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William step out in Galway as they wrap first official visit to Ireland|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-step-out-in-galway-as-they-wrap-first-official-visit-to-ireland/|first=Simon|last=Perry|magazine=People|date=5 March 2020|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517090522/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-and-prince-william-step-out-in-galway-as-they-wrap-first-official-visit-to-ireland/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On St Patrick's day, 17 March 2012, the Duchess carried out the traditional awarding of shamrocks to the ] at their base in Aldershot; this was her first solo military engagement.


In February 2022, Catherine visited Denmark to learn about the country's plans for the social and emotional development of young people and also to celebrate milestones of both countries' monarchs.<ref name="bbc2022">{{cite news |title=Duchess of Cambridge visits outdoor school on Denmark trip |work=BBC News |date=23 February 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60491841.amp |access-date=25 February 2022|archive-date=25 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225024051/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60491841.amp|url-status=live}}</ref> In March that year, she and William embarked on a tour of Belize, The Bahamas and Jamaica to commemorate ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60805565|title=William and Kate arrive in Belize for jubilee Caribbean tour|work=BBC News|first=Lauren|last=Turner|date=19 March 2022|access-date=19 March 2022|archive-date=19 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319100106/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60805565|url-status=live}}</ref> ] emerged as a major demand of public protesters during the couple's visit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=White |first=Nadine |date=26 March 2022 |title=Belize signals intention to remove Queen as head of state following royal visit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/world/belize-queen-caribbean-head-of-state-b2044585.html |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=The Independent |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407192943/https://www.independent.co.uk/world/belize-queen-caribbean-head-of-state-b2044585.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
The couple is due to visit Malaysia, Singapore, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands as a part of the Royal Jubilee celebrations in 2012.


==Charity work==
{{further|Royal Foundation}}
===Patronages=== ===Patronages===
Catherine has been involved with charity work both before and after her marriage. In 2007 she curated a photography exhibition to mark the book launch of ''Time to Reflect'' by Alistair Morrison to raise funds for the ].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|last=Peck|first=Sally |title=Kate Middleton puts on a show for Unicef |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1570893/Kate-Middleton-puts-on-a-show-for-Unicef.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1570893/Kate-Middleton-puts-on-a-show-for-Unicef.html|date=29 November 2007|archive-date=10 January 2022|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2008 she visited Naomi's House Hospice, where she spent time with children.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|last=Rayner|first=Gordon |title=Duchess of Cambridge spends second wedding anniversary apart from Prince William|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10025588/Duchess-of-Cambridge-spends-second-wedding-anniversary-apart-from-Prince-William.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502003038/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10025588/Duchess-of-Cambridge-spends-second-wedding-anniversary-apart-from-Prince-William.html|date=29 April 2013|access-date=29 June 2024|archive-date=2 May 2013|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, she organised a 1980s-themed ] fundraiser which raised £100,000, split between ] and the mental health charity Place2Be.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|last=Simpson |first=Aislinn|title=Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton dons 1980s rollerskating gear|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2978605/Prince-Williams-girlfriend-Kate-Middleton-dons-1980s-rollerskating-gear.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2978605/Prince-Williams-girlfriend-Kate-Middleton-dons-1980s-rollerskating-gear.html|date=17 September 2008|access-date=20 October 2020|archive-date=10 January 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> While working for her parents' company, she began organising events for the Starlight Children's Foundation, which helps terminally ill youth.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eden|first=Richard|title=Duchess of Cornwall takes Kate Middleton's charity to her heart|access-date=20 October 2020|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6797605/Duchess-of-Cornwall-takes-Kate-Middletons-charity-to-her-heart.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/6797605/Duchess-of-Cornwall-takes-Kate-Middletons-charity-to-her-heart.html|date=12 December 2009|archive-date=10 January 2022|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also helped coordinate the ], which raised money for the charity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Edwards|first=Richard|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton take ringside seats at boxing ball|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2094794/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-take-ringside-seats-at-boxing-ball.html|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/2094794/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-take-ringside-seats-at-boxing-ball.html|date=8 June 2008|archive-date=10 January 2022|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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In March 2011, William and Catherine have set up a gift fund held by ] to allow well-wishers who want to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalweddingcharityfund.org/ |title=The Prince William & Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund |publisher=royalweddingcharityfund.org |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref> The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple’s choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8385866/William-and-Kate-ask-for-charity-donations-in-lieu-of-wedding-gifts.html |title=William and Catherine ask for charity donations in lieu of wedding gifts |publisher=telegraph.co.uk |date=2011-03-16 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/us-britain-wedding-fund-idUSTRE72F3BK20110316 |title=William and Catherine set up royal wedding charity fund |publisher=reuters.com |date=2011-03-16 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2011-03/16/content_12183222.htm |title=William and Catherine set up royal wedding charity fund |publisher=chinadaily.com.cn |date=2011-03-16 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/weddings/4778882/William-and-Kates-gift-to-Christchurch |title=William and Catherine's gift to Christchurch |publisher=stuff.co.nz |date=2011-03-17 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://yourlife.usatoday.com/mind-soul/doing-good/kindness/post/2011/04/in-lieu-of-gifts-prince-william-and-kate-middleton-request-charity-donations-instead/148363/1 |title=No wedding gifts, please: William and Catherine request charity donations instead |publisher=yourlife.usatoday.com |date=2011-04-29 |accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>


Following her marriage, Catherine assumed royal duties and commitments in support of the British monarch.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nicholl|first=Katie|date=29 April 2021|title=After a decade as a Duchess, Kate Middleton has more 'quiet confidence' than ever |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/04/kate-middleton-has-more-quiet-confidence-than-ever|url-status=live|magazine=Vanity Fair|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210724155523/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/04/kate-middleton-has-more-quiet-confidence-than-ever|archive-date=24 July 2021|access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> In March 2011, she and William set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well-wishers who wanted to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal wedding: William and Kate ask for donations to charity|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/16/royal-wedding-donations-charity-presents|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Bates|date=16 March 2011|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615111220/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/mar/16/royal-wedding-donations-charity-presents|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple's choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8385866/William-and-Kate-ask-for-charity-donations-in-lieu-of-wedding-gifts.html|title=William and Catherine ask for charity donations in lieu of wedding gifts|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=16 March 2011|access-date=4 February 2012|first=Victoria|last=Ward|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903125751/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8385866/William-and-Kate-ask-for-charity-donations-in-lieu-of-wedding-gifts.html|archive-date=3 September 2011|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-wedding-fund-idUSTRE72F3BK20110316|title=William and Catherine set up royal wedding charity fund|work=Reuters|date=16 March 2011|access-date=4 February 2012|first=Michael|last=Holden|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114000536/https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/us-britain-wedding-fund-idUSTRE72F3BK20110316|archive-date=14 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2012, The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry was renamed to reflect Catherine's contribution to the charity.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9406891/Kate-effect-boosts-Princes-charity-by-4.2m.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|title='Kate effect' boosts Princes' charity by £4.2m|date=17 July 2012|access-date=4 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164344/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9406891/Kate-effect-boosts-Princes-charity-by-4.2m.html|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> It is now known as ].<ref>{{cite news|work=The Independent|first=Kate|last=Ng|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-william-kate-royal-foundation-b2164784.html|title=William and Kate update name of Royal Foundation to include new titles|date=11 September 2022 |access-date=2 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924181329/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/prince-william-kate-royal-foundation-b2164784.html|archive-date=24 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2012, the Duchess announced the first charities which she will support.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16411358 | publisher=BBC NEWS UK | title=Duchess of Cambridge announces charity patronages | date=2012-01-05 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Royalty and statesmen |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/201201056904/kate-duchess-cambridge-charities/ |title=Kate Middleton charities: The new royal has chosen five to support |publisher=hellomagazine.com |date=2012-01-05 |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>
], March 2018|alt=Catherine and William talking to people over lunch]]
Catherine's charity work primarily focuses on issues surrounding young children, mental health, sport, addiction and art.<ref name="Scout-Tel" /> Her impact on charitable donations and project visibility has been called the "Kate effect".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-18956563|title='Kate effect' boost for East Anglia's Children's Hospices|date= 23 July 2012|access-date=26 December 2021|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226051049/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-18956563|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordan|title='Kate effect' boosts Princes' charity by £4.2m|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9406891/Kate-effect-boosts-Princes-charity-by-4.2m.html|access-date=25 February 2021|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226042944/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9406891/Kate-effect-boosts-Princes-charity-by-4.2m.html|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She holds a number of charitable patronages.{{efn|Among her patronages are ], ], the ], ], ], the ], the 1851 Trust, and the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16411358|title=Duchess of Cambridge announces charity patronages|work=BBC News|date=5 January 2012|access-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320071651/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16411358|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/amp/kate-calls-for-society-to-help-women-and-families-affected-by-perinatal-mental-health-challenges-12606244|title=Kate calls for society to help women and families affected by perinatal mental health challenges|work=Sky News|first=Rhiannon|last=Mills|date=6 May 2022|access-date=6 May 2022|archive-date=6 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506054449/https://news.sky.com/story/amp/kate-calls-for-society-to-help-women-and-families-affected-by-perinatal-mental-health-challenges-12606244|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Duchess of Cambridge becomes sailing charity patron|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29595532|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731094249/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29595532|date=13 October 2014|access-date=4 May 2024|archive-date=31 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>}} Catherine, being an art history graduate, also takes an interest in art and handpicked The Art Room, which helped disadvantaged children access ] before its closure,<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge-backed charity The Art Room set to close|work=BBC News|date=30 January 2020|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51308708|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226043257/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-51308708|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/world/europe/uk-royal-middleton-charities/index.html|title=Catherine unveils her chosen charity causes|work=CNN|first=Max|last=Foster|date=5 January 2012|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132741/https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/04/world/europe/uk-royal-middleton-charities/index.html|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> She acquired patronage of the ], the ], ], and the Royal Photographic Society after they were passed down by Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-attends-1st-wimbledon-royal-patron/story?id=48352291|title=Princess Kate attends her 1st Wimbledon as royal patron|work=ABC News|date=3 July 2017|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718130952/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-attends-1st-wimbledon-royal-patron/story?id=48352291|archive-date=18 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-steps-down-as-patron-of-25-charities/|title=Queen Elizabeth steps down as patron of 25 charities — find out what she handed to princess Kate|magazine=People |access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117153221/https://people.com/royals/queen-elizabeth-steps-down-as-patron-of-25-charities/|archive-date=17 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-receives-royal-photographic-society-patronage-queen-elizabeth/|title=Queen Elizabeth just gave Kate Middleton something she's held onto for 67 Years!|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=25 June 2019|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322213344/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-receives-royal-photographic-society-patronage-queen-elizabeth/|archive-date=22 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She became patron of the ], a museum to commemorate the ], in 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-art-foundling-museum/|title=Kate Middleton arrives solo for museum visit hours after rare joint appearance with the Queen!first=Simon|last=Perry|access-date=1 May 2024|magazine=People|date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127172810/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-art-foundling-museum/|archive-date=27 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine was also a local volunteer leader with ] in north Wales,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8992650/Kate-Middleton-to-be-a-Scout-leader-as-well-as-patron-of-four-charities.html |title=Duchess of Cambridge to be a Scout leader as well as patron of four charities |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=5 January 2013 |access-date=21 January 2013|last=Alleyne |first=Richard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003152832/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8992650/Kate-Middleton-to-be-a-Scout-leader-as-well-as-patron-of-four-charities.html |archive-date=3 October 2013|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> of which Queen Elizabeth II was patron, before being made co-president in September 2020, alongside the ].<ref name="Scout-Tel">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8992719/The-charities-chosen-by-the-Kate-Middleton.html|title=The charities chosen by the Duchess of Cambridge|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Richard|last=Alleyne|date=5 January 2012|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525201226/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8992719/The-charities-chosen-by-the-Kate-Middleton.html|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://observer.com/2020/09/kate-middleton-visit-cub-scouts-association-children-outdoors-london-honored-president/|title=Kate Middleton received a special honor while roasting marshmallows|work=Observer|first=Morgan|last=Halberg|date=29 September 2020|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202222658/https://observer.com/2020/09/kate-middleton-visit-cub-scouts-association-children-outdoors-london-honored-president/|archive-date=2 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Sport===
These are:
] at the ]|alt=Catherine congratulating a female tennis player]]
* ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theartroom.org.uk/7-20120105-patron-announcement.html |title=HRH The Duchess of Cambridge becomes Royal Patron of |publisher=The Art Room |date=2012-01-05 |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2104227/Kate-Middleton-Duchess-Cambridge-makes-visit-royal-patron-The-Art-Room-Orla-Kiely-dress.html |title=Painting the town red: Duchess of Cambridge gets creative in art class as she visits school in Oxford |publisher=dailymail.co.uk |date=2012-02-22 |accessdate=2012-02-25}}</ref>
Catherine is a keen sportswoman and attends ] annually.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/every-time-kate-middleton-proved-shes-the-sportiest-royal|title=Every time Kate Middleton proved she's the sportiest royal|magazine=Vogue|first=Radhika|last=Seth|date=1 August 2022|access-date=2 December 2023|archive-date=9 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009181558/https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/every-time-kate-middleton-proved-shes-the-sportiest-royal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5616089/royals-at-wimbledon/|title=The history behind the royal family's connection to Wimbledon|magazine=Time|first=Rachel E.|last=Greenspan|date=5 July 2019|access-date=2 December 2023|archive-date=14 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514110922/https://time.com/5616089/royals-at-wimbledon/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Bethan|last=Holt| title=The Princess of Wales proves no one does Wimbledon style like her|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/princess-of-wales-wimbledon-purple-dress-charlotte/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714163340/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/princess-of-wales-wimbledon-purple-dress-charlotte/|date=14 July 2024|access-date=14 July 2024|archive-date=14 July 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> She has been patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Duboff |first=Josh |title=Kate Middleton makes a surprise appearance at Wimbledon—and out on Court 14 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/kate-middleton-wimbledon-surprise-appearance-court-14 |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226055515/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/07/kate-middleton-wimbledon-surprise-appearance-court-14|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine, who enjoys ], has occasionally taken part in the sport to raise money for charity.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/09/kate-middleton-teaching-her-children-to-sail|title=Kate Middleton is teaching her children how to sail|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Katie|last=Nicholl|date=1 September 2021|access-date=31 July 2022|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814192921/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/09/kate-middleton-teaching-her-children-to-sail|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012 together with her husband and his brother ], Catherine launched Coach Core. The programme was set up following the ] to provide apprenticeship opportunities for people who desire to pursue a career as a professional coach.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-william-visit-coach-core/|title=Kate Middleton debuts a brand new look for the gym (in heels!)|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=30 October 2018|access-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215163237/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-prince-william-visit-coach-core/|archive-date=15 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014 she and William were awarded Honorary Life Membership of the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/11151119/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-join-Lords-cricket-elite-as-honorary-life-members-of-MCC.html|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge join Lord's cricket elite as honorary life members of MCC|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317203843/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/11151119/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-join-Lords-cricket-elite-as-honorary-life-members-of-MCC.html|date=9 October 2014|archive-date=17 March 2022|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In July 2019, she lent her support to Backyard Nature, a campaign created to inspire "children, families and communities to get outside and engage with nature".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-supports-backyard-nature-campaign/|title=Kate Middleton inspires kids to spend time in nature: 'The great outdoors is an open playground'|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=9 July 2019|access-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711051309/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-supports-backyard-nature-campaign/|archive-date=11 July 2019}}</ref> In February 2022, she became patron of the ] and the ], both governing bodies that were previously supported by her brother-in-law Harry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60218576 |title=Kate takes over from Harry as royal rugby patron |last=Coghlan |first=Sean |date=2 February 2022 |work=BBC News |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203140744/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60218576|archive-date=3 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The ]
* East Anglia's Children's Hospice (EACH)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2110471/Duchess-Cambridge-public-speech-Royal-Patron-childrens-hospices-charity.html |title=Duchess of Cambridge to give her first public speech as Royal Patron of children's hospices charity |publisher=dailymail.co.uk |date=2012-03-06 |accessdate=2012-03-31}}</ref>
* ]


===Military and armed forces===
She will also be a local volunteer leader with the ] in ], north Wales, her marital home.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lauren Paxman |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2092773/Kate-Middleton-Scouting-Duchess-Cambridge-latest-cover-girl-movements-magazine.html |title=Kate Middleton Scouting: Duchess of Cambridge is latest cover girl for movement's magazine &#124; Mail Online |publisher=dailymail.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-02-14}}</ref>
In 2014 Catherine wrote the foreword for ''Living in the Slipstream: Life as an RAF Wife'', whose proceeds raised money for charity.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bridgeman |first=J. |title=Kate Middleton Pens First Literary Piece In Book For Like-Minded Women |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-pens-first-literary-piece-in-book-for-likeminded-women-106058 |magazine=Marie Claire UK |date=5 February 2014 |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226060507/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-pens-first-literary-piece-in-book-for-likeminded-women-106058|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2015, she assumed patronage of the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/12055037/Kate-Middleton-beams-as-Prince-Philip-passes-RAF-Air-Cadets-patronage-on-to-her.html|title=Kate Middleton beams as Prince Philip passes RAF Air Cadets patronage on to her|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=16 December 2015|access-date=1 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703060757/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/12055037/Kate-Middleton-beams-as-Prince-Philip-passes-RAF-Air-Cadets-patronage-on-to-her.html|archive-date=3 July 2022|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> for youths 12–19 years of age. The ], who had been patron of the RAF Cadets for 63 years, formally handed over during an audience at Buckingham Palace.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35114923 |title=Duchess of Cambridge becomes RAF Air Cadets patron|work=BBC News|date=16 December 2015|access-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804205353/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35114923 |archive-date=4 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Since acquiring patronage of the RAF Cadets, she has made visits to their base in ]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Duboff |first=Josh |title=Of course Kate Middleton wore red for her solo Valentine's Day trip |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/02/kate-middleton-valentines-day-red-air-cadets |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226060705/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/02/kate-middleton-valentines-day-red-air-cadets|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Duboff |first=Josh |title=Kate Middleton reveals what Prince George wants to be when he's older |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/02/prince-george-kate-middleton-air-force-cadets |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226060904/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/02/prince-george-kate-middleton-air-force-cadets|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2022, she became patron to ], a British Army medical officer who aimed to complete a 1,000-mile solo expedition in the South Pole after finishing a 700-mile journey in the continent earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-63407263|title=South Pole trekker receives Princess of Wales support|work=BBC News|first=Tom|last=Oakley|date=26 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022|archive-date=26 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026190535/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-derbyshire-63407263|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Health and medical initiatives===
==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
In her capacity as patron of ], Catherine has occasionally made visits to its centres, spending time with recovering addicts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/kate-middleton-drug-addicts_n_1253529.html|title=Kate Middleton visits recovering drug addicts at charity visit|work=Huffington Post|date=3 February 2012|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422151739/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/03/kate-middleton-drug-addicts_n_1253529.html|archive-date=22 April 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kate Middleton is back home! The royal mom steps out in blue after her snowy tour|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-is-back-home-the-royal-mom-steps-out-in-blue-after-her-snowy-tour/|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=7 February 2018|access-date=21 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119054553/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-is-back-home-the-royal-mom-steps-out-in-blue-after-her-snowy-tour/|archive-date=19 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Watch Kate Middleton virtually visit an addiction treatment center |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a32800340/kate-middleton-addiction-treatment-center-visit-video/|magazine=Town & Country|first=Annie|last=Goldsmith|date=8 June 2020 |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226043714/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a32800340/kate-middleton-addiction-treatment-center-visit-video/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2012, she, alongside Action on Addiction, launched the M-PACT programme (Moving Parents and Children Together), one of the only UK programmes to focus specifically on the impact of drug addiction on families.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9611441/Duchess-of-Cambridge-gives-addiction-charity-royal-support.html |title=Duchess of Cambridge gives addiction charity royal support |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 October 2012 |access-date=30 October 2015 |first=Olivia |last=Parker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030181931/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9611441/Duchess-of-Cambridge-gives-addiction-charity-royal-support.html |archive-date=30 October 2014 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In June 2021, Catherine was announced as patron of ] after its merger with Action on Addiction.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a41809193/kate-middleton-addiction-video/|title=Kate Middleton speaks to those struggling with addiction in new video message|magazine=Town & Country|first=Victoria|last=Murphy|date=29 October 2022|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208163329/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a41809193/kate-middleton-addiction-video/|archive-date=8 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> As patron, she launched a campaign titled "Taking Action on Addiction".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/uk/duchess-of-cambridge-addiction-campaign-scli-intl-gbr/index.html|title=Duchess of Cambridge says addiction can 'happen to any of us'|work=CNN|first1=Niamh|last1=Kennedy|first2=Jack|last2=Guy|date=19 October 2021|access-date=2 December 2023|archive-date=14 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214033348/https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/uk/duchess-of-cambridge-addiction-campaign-scli-intl-gbr/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Titles and styles===
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In January 2018, locks of Catherine's hair were reportedly donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which made wigs for children diagnosed with cancer.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/kate-middleton-secretly-donated-her-hair-to-charity/|title=Kate Middleton cut her hair into a lob for this touching reason|magazine=US|first=Roxanne|last=Adamiyatt|date=30 January 2018|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525053656/https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/kate-middleton-secretly-donated-her-hair-to-charity/|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In February that year, she became patron of the ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-at-royal-college-obstetricians/|title=Mom with a Mission: Pregnant Kate Middleton tackles stigma around maternal and newborn fatalities|magazine=People|first1=Erin|last1=Hill|first2=Simon|last2=Perry|date=27 February 2018|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108212838/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-at-royal-college-obstetricians/|archive-date=8 January 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="N-Now">{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/duchess-cambridge-pays-sartorial-tribute-nurses-launches-nursing/|title=The Duchess of Cambridge pays sartorial tribute to nurses as she launches Nursing Now campaign|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Olivia|last=Buxton Smith|date=27 February 2018|access-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301080738/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/duchess-cambridge-pays-sartorial-tribute-nurses-launches-nursing/|archive-date=1 March 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> She also launched Nursing Now, a three-year worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the profile of nurses.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blott|first=U.|title=The Duchess of Cambridge says Prince William is 'in denial' about third child|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12004111|access-date=6 March 2018|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306101437/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12004111|archive-date=6 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pearl|first=Diana|title=Kate is glowing! See every photo from the royal mom's outing to empower nurses|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-is-glowing-see-every-photo-from-the-royal-moms-outing-to-empower-nurses/|access-date=1 June 2024|magazine=People|date=27 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408173934/https://people.com/royals/kate-is-glowing-see-every-photo-from-the-royal-moms-outing-to-empower-nurses/|archive-date=8 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She has written of her family ties with nursing; her grandmother, ], and her great-grandmother, ], were both ] for the ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Victoria |title=Duchess hails Red Cross as part of her family |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/08/03/duchess-cambridge-reveals-red-cross-nurse-past-grandmother/ |access-date=6 August 2020 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=4 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226061321/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/08/03/duchess-cambridge-reveals-red-cross-nurse-past-grandmother/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="N-Now" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Furness|first=Hannah|title=Duchess of Cambridge to become champion of nurses|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/15/duchess-cambridge-become-champion-nurses/|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 February 2018|access-date=9 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409142727/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/15/duchess-cambridge-become-champion-nurses/|archive-date=9 April 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> During the ], Catherine undertook many in-person and virtual engagements supporting ] workers.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Elise |title=Is Kate Middleton now the firm's greatest asset? |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/is-kate-middleton-now-the-firms-greatest-asset |magazine=Vogue |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226061823/https://www.vogue.com/article/is-kate-middleton-now-the-firms-greatest-asset|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nicholl |first=Katie |title=After a decade as a Duchess, Kate Middleton has more "quiet confidence" than ever |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/04/kate-middleton-has-more-quiet-confidence-than-ever |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=14 May 2021 |archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210724155523/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/04/kate-middleton-has-more-quiet-confidence-than-ever |url-status=live}}</ref> She discreetly volunteered with the ] during the same period.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kate Middleton secretly volunteered during pandemic with calls to caregiver: 'Call Me Catherine' |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-secretly-volunteered-during-coronavirus-pandemic-calls-carer-len-gardner/ |magazine=People |access-date=8 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226063752/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-secretly-volunteered-during-coronavirus-pandemic-calls-carer-len-gardner/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''9 January 1982{{spaced ndash}}29 April 2011''': ''Miss'' Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
* '''29 April 2011{{spaced ndash}}present''': ''Her Royal Highness'' The Duchess of Cambridge<ref name="titles">{{cite web|title=Titles announced for Prince William and Catherine Middleton|url=http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/blog/2011/April/29/Titles-announced-for-Prince-William-and-Catherine-Middleton|work=The Royal Wedding 2011 Official Site|date=29 April 2011}}</ref>
**''in Scotland'': '''29 April 2011{{spaced ndash}} present''': ''Her Royal Highness'' The Countess of Strathearn


Catherine has worked extensively in children's ] alongside East Anglia's Children's Hospices<ref name="t&c2021">{{cite magazine |last=Murphy |first=Victoria |title=Kate Middleton made an "emotional" visit to a children's hospice this morning |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29812218/kate-middleton-emotional-nook-hospice-visit-photos/ |magazine=Town & Country |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226044509/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a29812218/kate-middleton-emotional-nook-hospice-visit-photos/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and undertakes private visits to children's hospices and their families.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Nicholl |first=Katie |title=Kate Middleton gets her hands dirty for children's hospice visit |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/kate-middleton-hospice-visit|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226044948/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/kate-middleton-hospice-visit|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="t&c2021"/> She made her first public address at the opening of their Ipswich facility in 2012 after being announced as their patron in January that year.{{sfn|Moody|2013|page=212}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge makes first public speech at new hospice|first=Lizzy|last=Davies|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/19/duchess-cambridge-first-speech-hospice|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231112110755/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/19/duchess-cambridge-first-speech-hospice|archive-date=12 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She has carried out engagements to raise awareness of Children's Hospice Week since 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/kate-middleton-childrens-hospices-shining-lights-7549382|magazine=People|title=Kate Middleton hails children's hospices as 'shining lights' in 'darkest times'|date=19 June 2023|access-date=1 May 2024|first=Simon|last=Perry|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214025045/https://people.com/kate-middleton-childrens-hospices-shining-lights-7549382|archive-date=14 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
Catherine's full title and style is ''Her Royal Highness<!--Before adding "Princess William" etc please provide a citation that specifically confirms the Duchess of Cambridge bears this style. See WP:BURDEN--> The Duchess of Cambridge,<ref name="titles" /> Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Red Coat, Welsh Ring And New Titles For Pair |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Royal-Wedding/UK-Royal-Wedding-New-Titles-For-Couple-Irish-Red-Coat-For-William-And-Welsh-Band-Of-Gold-For-Kate/Article/201104415981353?f=rss |publisher=] |date=29 April 2011 |accessdate=29 May 2011}}</ref><ref name=titles-order>{{cite news|last=Beckford|first=Martin|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton's new titles revealed|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8482573/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middletons-new-titles-revealed.html|accessdate=3 June 2011|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=29 April 2011}}</ref>


===Photography===
Unlike the majority of royal brides, and in contrast to most previous consorts-in-waiting for over 350 years, Catherine does not come from a royal or ] background.<ref> The Telegraph, 16 November 2010</ref><ref> guardian.co.uk, 16 November 2010</ref> On the morning of their wedding day on 29 April 2011, at 8:00&nbsp;am, officials at ] announced that in accordance with royal tradition and on recognition of the day by the Queen, Prince William was created ], ] and ].<ref name="titles-order" /><ref name=beckford>{{citation|last=Beckford|first=Martin |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8482962/Royal-wedding-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-become-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge.html|title=Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton become Duke and Duchess of Cambridge|work=The Telegraph|date=29 April 2011}}</ref>
Catherine has called herself an "enthusiastic amateur photographer"<ref>{{cite news |first1=Megan&nbsp;C. |last1=Hills |first2=Gareth |last2=Richman |title=Kate Middleton behind the camera: Analysing the Duchess of Cambridge's photography |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/royals/kate-middleton-photographs-prince-george-louis-princess-charlotte-birthday-christmas-portraits-a4137231.html |work=Evening Standard |date=28 January 2020 |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226064347/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/royals/kate-middleton-photographs-prince-george-louis-princess-charlotte-birthday-christmas-portraits-a4137231.html|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> and has taken official portraits of her children, as well as other members of the royal family.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Proudfoot |first=Jenny |title=This is why Kate Middleton always takes her children's official photographs |url=https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/kate-middleton-childrens-photos-611913 |magazine=Marie Claire UK |date=23 April 2021 |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226064742/https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/kate-middleton-childrens-photos-611913|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019 she supported workshops run by the Royal Photographic Society in partnership with Action for Children to highlight the effect of photography in expressing thoughts in young people.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-photography-workshop-summer-dress/|title=Kate Middleton steps out in a breezy summer dress to support one of her favorite hobbies|magazine=People|first=Erin|last=Hill|date=25 June 2019|access-date=9 July 2022|archive-date=9 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709054443/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-photography-workshop-summer-dress/|url-status=live}}</ref> As patron of the Royal Photographic Society she and other photographers took part in an exhibition that marked 75 years since the end of the Holocaust.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kate Middleton got behind the camera to take photos of Holocaust survivors: See the striking images |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-takes-photos-holocaust-survivors/ |magazine=People |date=26 January 2020 |access-date=1 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331140310/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-takes-photos-holocaust-survivors/ |archive-date=31 March 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Photos taken by Catherine of the Holocaust survivors were later included in an exhibition at the ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a37244405/kate-middleton-holocaust-portraits-imperial-war-museums-photo/|title=Kate Middleton shares a behind-the-scenes photo as she takes part in new exhibit|magazine=Town & Country|first=Annie|last=Goldsmith|date=6 August 2021|access-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226065257/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a37244405/kate-middleton-holocaust-portraits-imperial-war-museums-photo/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine curated an exhibition of Victorian photography at the National Portrait Gallery with a thematic focus on childhood.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Silverman |first=Leah |title=The Duchess of Cambridge to Curate a Show at the National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a18212500/kate-middleton-art-show-national-portrait-gallery/ |magazine=Town & Country |date=16 February 2018 |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226074930/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a18212500/kate-middleton-art-show-national-portrait-gallery/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2020, she launched "Hold Still", a project to capture people's life during ], which garnered 31,000 submissions.<ref name="ITV">{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-topics/the-duchess-of-cambridge-launches-hold-still-project|title=The Duchess of Cambridge launches Hold Still project|work=ITV|date=7 May 2020|access-date=15 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516024612/https://www.itv.com/thismorning/hot-topics/the-duchess-of-cambridge-launches-hold-still-project|archive-date=16 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2020, the selected portraits were displayed on 112 public sites, including billboards, murals, and posters, across 80 towns and cities.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Foussianes |first=Chloe |title=Kate Middleton wore a red Alexander McQueen coat to mark the launch of her Hold Still photo show |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a34425134/kate-middleton-red-coat-alexander-mcqueen-hold-still-photo/ |access-date=27 October 2020 |magazine=Town & Country |date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226081148/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a34425134/kate-middleton-red-coat-alexander-mcqueen-hold-still-photo/|archive-date=26 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The photographs were later published in a book titled '']'', with a foreword written by Catherine, on 7 May 2021.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Victoria|last=Ward|title=Duchess of Cambridge launches photobook capturing loss and challenges of Covid crisis|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/28/duchess-cambridge-launches-photobook-capturing-loss-challenges/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204014348/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/03/28/duchess-cambridge-launches-photobook-capturing-loss-challenges/ |date=28 March 2021|access-date=4 July 2024|archive-date=4 December 2023|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Honours=== ===Community causes===
Catherine has been hosting a Christmas carol concert called ''Together At Christmas'' annually at Westminster Abbey since December 2021 with the theme varying each year.<ref name="Christmas Carols">
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*{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title=Princess of Wales holds carol concert with cancer patients as William speaks of 'those who walked in darkness'|first=Hannah |last=Furness|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/12/06/royals-princess-wales-christmas-carol-service/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206175658/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/12/06/royals-princess-wales-christmas-carol-service/|date=6 December 2024|access-date=6 December 2024|archive-date=6 December 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2022 amid the ], Catherine and William made a donation to help the refugees.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/03/queen-makes-generous-private-donation-ukraine-fund-show-royal/ |title=The Queen makes 'generous' private donation to Ukraine fund as Royal family shows its support |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Hannah |last=Furness |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=5 March 2022 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=5 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305182024/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/03/03/queen-makes-generous-private-donation-ukraine-fund-show-royal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2023, they donated to the ] (DEC) which was helping victims of the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64568254|title=Turkey-Syria earthquake: King thanked for 'generous' donation to DEC disaster appeal|work=BBC News|first1=Charley|last1=Adams|first2=Emily|last2=McGarvey|date=9 February 2023|accessdate=9 February 2023|archive-date=8 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208220228/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64568254|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2023, she hosted the first children's picnic at the ] for students from ten primary schools who were participating in the ]'s Campaign for School Gardening.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65672382|title=Chelsea Flower Show: King views tributes to late Queen at flower show|work=BBC News|first=Andre|last=Rhoden-Paul|date=22 May 2023|access-date=24 May 2023|archive-date=23 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523134624/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-65672382|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-surprises-school-children-chelsea-flower-show-picnic-photos/|title=Kate Middleton surprises school children — and joins a bug hunt! — at Chelsea Flower Show|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=22 May 2023|access-date=24 May 2023|archive-date=25 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525050007/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-surprises-school-children-chelsea-flower-show-picnic-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024, she and William made donations to help victims of ].<ref>{{cite news|title=William and Kate to donate privately to Hurricane Beryl relief efforts|work=The Independent |first=Ted|last=Hennessey|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/venezuela-hurricane-beryl-grenada-st-vincent-prince-b2573557.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240704035904/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/venezuela-hurricane-beryl-grenada-st-vincent-prince-b2573557.html|date=3 July 2024|access-date=4 July 2024|archive-date=4 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mental health advocacy===
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Catherine has tackled issues surrounding mental health and disabilities and has previously made visits to charities and hospitals such as ] and the ] to spend time with mothers and children who deal with these issues.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/photos/kate-middleton-duchess-cambridge-style-12598288/image-kate-middleton-visits-st-thomas-hospital-37547214 |title=Kate Middleton visits St Thomas' hospital |work=ABC News |access-date=6 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807002152/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/photos/kate-middleton-duchess-cambridge-style-12598288/image-kate-middleton-visits-st-thomas-hospital-37547214 |archive-date=7 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/25/pictures-day-25-january-2018/catherine-duchess-cambridge-visits-maurice-wohl-clinical-neuroscience/|title=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge visits the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Centre |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=6 August 2018|date=25 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807003110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/25/pictures-day-25-january-2018/catherine-duchess-cambridge-visits-maurice-wohl-clinical-neuroscience/ |archive-date=7 August 2018 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> She has also been credited with raising national awareness of children's mental health; Benita Refson, president of Place2Be, has praised her work, saying that she would "shine the spotlight on child mental health", while ], CEO of the ] has called her one of the most important figures in the field, and stated that "to the millions of children who have been suffering in silence, she is their voice".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-story/our-royal-patron.aspx|title=Our Royal Patron |website=Place2Be|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133330/https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-story/our-royal-patron.aspx |archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="annafr">{{cite magazine |last=Nicholl |first=Katie |title=When it comes to children's mental health, Kate Middleton is the "most important woman in the world" |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/05/kate-middleton-childrens-mental-health-center |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=6 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105114738/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/05/kate-middleton-childrens-mental-health-center|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In recognition of their work with charities concerned with children's mental health, Catherine and William were awarded the Gold ], an award previously granted to Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/kate-middleton-prince-william-gold-blue-peter-badge|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William now share a huge honor with Queen Elizabeth|magazine=InStyle|first=Alexandra|last=Whittaker|date=12 December 2017|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133316/https://www.instyle.com/news/kate-middleton-prince-william-gold-blue-peter-badge|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues, Catherine, William and Harry initiated the mental health awareness campaign "]" in April 2016.<ref name="Together-2016">{{cite news |last=Samuelson |first=Kate |date=25 August 2017 |title=How Princes William and Harry are carrying on causes close to Princess Diana's heart |url=https://time.com/4899497/princess-diana-prince-william-harry-legacy/ |url-status=live |magazine=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607164831/https://time.com/4899497/princess-diana-prince-william-harry-legacy/ |archive-date=7 June 2018 |access-date=24 July 2021}}</ref> She later voluntarily talked about her struggles as a mother, and admitted that she suffered a "lack of confidence" and "feelings of ignorance" during certain periods of time.<ref name="Together-2016"/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/kate-middleton-motherhood-speech|title=Kate Middleton admits that parenting is hard—Even for a princess|magazine=Vogue|first=Patricia|last=Garcia|date=23 March 2017|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123114226/https://www.vogue.com/article/kate-middleton-motherhood-speech|archive-date=23 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

Catherine has discussed her experiences with "mum guilt" in balancing work/life commitments, and described bringing her newborn home from the hospital for the first time as "terrifying".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Perry |first=Simon |title=Why Kate Middleton decided to speak out about motherhood: 'This is not a vanity exercise|url=https://people.com/royals/why-kate-middleton-decided-to-speak-out-about-motherhood-this-is-not-a-vanity-exercise/|magazine=People |date=19 February 2020 |access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322165049/https://people.com/royals/why-kate-middleton-decided-to-speak-out-about-motherhood-this-is-not-a-vanity-exercise/|archive-date=22 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> She has also highlighted the importance of "a happy home" and "a safe environment" for children, and described her "passion" for the outdoors, referencing it as an asset to building childhood wellbeing and developmental foundations.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mackelden |first=Amy |title=Kate Middleton appears on her first ever podcast to discuss motherhood |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a30930652/kate-middleton-first-podcast-happy-mum-happy-baby/ |magazine=Harper's Bazaar |date=14 February 2020 |access-date=19 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105120120/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a30930652/kate-middleton-first-podcast-happy-mum-happy-baby/|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> She launched the Mentally Healthy Schools website, which helps the students and staff with access "to reliable and practical resources to improve awareness, knowledge and confidence in supporting pupils' mental health".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.headstogether.org.uk/schools/|title=The Duchess launches Heads Together's new mental health project for young children|website=Heads Together|access-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525134315/https://www.headstogether.org.uk/schools/|archive-date=25 May 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> After two years of development, the website had over 250,000 visitors accessing its resources.<ref>{{cite news |last=Durand |first=Carolyn |title=Princess Kate launches mental health program for schools: 'My own commitment is to the youngest and most vulnerable' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-launches-mental-health-program-schools-commitment/story?id=52544635 |access-date=26 October 2020 |work=ABC News |date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105120354/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/princess-kate-launches-mental-health-program-schools-commitment/story?id=52544635|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mentally Healthy Schools |url=https://royalfoundation.com/programme/mentally-healthy-schools/ |website=The Royal Foundation |access-date=20 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105120459/https://royalfoundation.com/programme/mentally-healthy-schools/|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine guest-edited '']'' UK as part of an effort to raise awareness for children's mental health issues.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Gordon|last=Rayner|title=Duchess of Cambridge to guest edit Huffington Post to raise awareness of child mental health issues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/12102498/Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-guest-edit-Huffington-Post-to-raise-awareness-of-child-mental-health-issues.html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018023829/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/12102498/Duchess-of-Cambridge-to-guest-edit-Huffington-Post-to-raise-awareness-of-child-mental-health-issues.html/|date=15 January 2016|access-date=12 July 2024|archive-date=18 October 2021|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=ABC News|title=Kate Middleton to guest-edit the UK section of The Huffington Post|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-16/kate-middleton-to-guest-edit-huffington-post-uk/7092582|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005035529/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-16/kate-middleton-to-guest-edit-huffington-post-uk/7092582|date=15 January 2016|access-date=12 July 2024|archive-date=5 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019 Catherine worked with the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the co-designers for a garden display at the Chelsea Flower Show.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kate-duchess-cambridge-rhs-garden-unveiled-scli-gbr-intl/index.html|title=Duchess of Cambridge's Chelsea Flower Show garden plans unveiled|work=CNN|first=Matthew |last=Robinson|date=10 February 2019|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210004914/https://www.cnn.com/style/article/kate-duchess-cambridge-rhs-garden-unveiled-scli-gbr-intl/index.html|archive-date=10 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> She designed the "Back to Nature Garden" together with Andree Davies and Adam White.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/05/20/george-gives-duchess-cambridge-20-10-chelsea-garden/|title=George gives Duchess of Cambridge '20 out of 10' for her Chelsea garden|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Hannah|last=Furness|date=20 May 2019|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520212616/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2019/05/20/george-gives-duchess-cambridge-20-10-chelsea-garden/|archive-date=20 May 2019|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48329425|title=Chelsea Flower Show: Duchess visits garden with schoolchildren|work=BBC News|date=20 May 2019|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520014050/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48329425|archive-date=20 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The garden was later expanded and moved to ] as a part of the ],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-hosts-children-garden-new-bigger-location-hampton-court-palace/|title=Kate Middleton hosts picnic for children in her specially designed garden — at a palace!|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=1 July 2019|access-date=11 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711051239/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-hosts-children-garden-new-bigger-location-hampton-court-palace/|archive-date=11 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> before being shown at the Back to Nature Festival at ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28912037/kate-middleton-garden-playground-rhs-wisley-flower-show/|title=Kate Middleton's new garden design has a hedgehog-shaped treehouse|magazine=Town & Country|first=Chloe|last=Foussianes|date=4 September 2019|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220225030230/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a28912037/kate-middleton-garden-playground-rhs-wisley-flower-show/|archive-date=25 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> A playground, inspired by the "Back to Nature" garden, was built on the Sandringham Estate in 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coke |first=Hope |title=New Sandringham playground emulates Kate's Chelsea Flower Show garden|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/duchess-of-cambridge-garden-inspired-new-sandringham-playground|magazine=Tatler |date=23 April 2021|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203041504/https://www.tatler.com/article/duchess-of-cambridge-garden-inspired-new-sandringham-playground|archive-date=3 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2019, as a part of their "Heads Together" initiative, Catherine, her husband and her in-laws launched Shout, a text messaging service for those who have mental issues.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48222833|title=William, Kate, Harry and Meghan launch mental health text line Shout|work=BBC News|date=10 May 2019|access-date=10 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510044242/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48222833|archive-date=10 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, she and William started supporting a new mental health initiative by the Public Health England amidst the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52081021|title=Coronavirus: William and Kate urge nation to look after their mental health|work=BBC News|date=29 March 2020|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117023714/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52081021|archive-date=17 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2020, the couple announced Our Frontline, an initiative providing mental health support to emergency medical workers.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Cambridges introduce a mental health program for COVID-19 frontline workers |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a32235997/cambridges-announce-mental-health-charity-for-frontline-workers/ |magazine=Harpers Bazaar |access-date=12 December 2020|date=22 April 2020|first=Bianca|last=Betancourt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105121216/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a32235997/cambridges-announce-mental-health-charity-for-frontline-workers/|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

In February 2021, Catherine recorded a video message about the importance of positive mental health during the pandemic.<ref name="feb2021">{{cite magazine|first=Simon|last=Perry|title=Kate Middleton shares heartfelt 'thank you' to teachers during candid video call: 'You're a Lifeline'|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-video-call-teachers-childrens-mental-health-week/|date=4 February 2021|access-date=1 May 2024|magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517090016/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-video-call-teachers-childrens-mental-health-week/|archive-date=17 May 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> She made a surprise appearance on ''] Bedtime Stories'', where she read '']'' by Jill Tomlinson as part of the conclusion of Children's Mental Health Week in February 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/education-60347386|title=Duchess to be first royal to read CBeebies Bedtime Story|work=BBC News|date=11 February 2022|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206212359/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/education-60347386|archive-date=6 December 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In May that year, she became patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-new-patronage-maternal-mental-health-alliance/|title=Kate Middleton announces new patronage that highlights her role as a mother of three|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=5 May 2022|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=3 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603055814/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-new-patronage-maternal-mental-health-alliance/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, to mark World Mental Health Day, she and William took over '']'' and interviewed four guests on topics related to mental health.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63203115|title=Prince and Princess of Wales take over Radio 1 Newsbeat|work=BBC News|date=11 October 2022|access-date=11 October 2022|archive-date=10 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010200103/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-63203115|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, the couple took part in a forum for young people in Birmingham, alongside BBC Radio 1 and a charity called The Mix, called ''Exploring our Emotional Worlds'' continuing their longstanding work to promote mental well-being.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/kate-middleton-prince-william-step-out-world-mental-health-day-8349117|title=Kate Middleton and Prince William step out for World Mental Health Day|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=10 October 2023|access-date=10 October 2023|archive-date=10 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010170009/https://people.com/kate-middleton-prince-william-step-out-world-mental-health-day-8349117|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2024, she and William announced that they were jointly funding a pilot scheme with the charity Norfolk and Waveney Mind to offer extra support for rural and farming communities on the ].<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=William and Kate fund Norfolk mental health pilot |first=Neve|last=Gordon-Farleigh
|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2kev2n7lo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221172720/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2kev2n7lo|date=21 December 2024|access-date=21 December 2024|archive-date=21 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Early years and childhood development===
] at Connor Downs Academy, Cornwall, June 2021|alt=Catherine and Jill Biden engage with school children at a table while wearing masks]]


During the initial years of her charity work, Catherine became interested in the connection between the first five years of childhood and conditions such as homelessness, mental health, and addiction in later life.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64453394|title=Kate's early years campaign is her 'life's work'|work=BBC News|first=Sean|last=Coughlan|date=30 January 2023|access-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530220215/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64453394|archive-date=30 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2018, she hosted a symposium with the ], focusing on children's health, and launched the Early Years Intervention Support initiative.<ref>{{cite news|last=McBride|first=Caitlin|title=Kate Middleton heralds the arrival of spring with bespoke Jenny Packham coat|url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-heralds-the-arrival-of-spring-with-bespoke-jenny-packham-coat-36728272.html|access-date=27 October 2020|work=Irish Independent|date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228131607/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/kate-middleton-heralds-the-arrival-of-spring-with-bespoke-jenny-packham-coat-36728272.html|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In May that year, she established the Early Years Steering Group.<ref>{{cite news |title=Early years|url=https://royalfoundation.com/early-years/|access-date=14 December 2021 |website=The Royal Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214054746/https://royalfoundation.com/early-years/|archive-date=14 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Duchess of Cambridge's work on the Early Years – Early Years Steering Group|url=https://www.royal.uk/duchess-cambridges-work-early-years|access-date=14 December 2021 |website=The Royal Family|date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214055211/https://www.royal.uk/duchess-cambridges-work-early-years|archive-date=14 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2020, Catherine launched "5 Big Questions on the Under 5's", a nationwide survey on development during early years.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Kate Effect: The Duchess of Cambridge is asking 5 Big Questions about early years |url=https://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/the-kate-effect-what-will-the-duchess-of-cambridges-survey-tell-us-about-early-years/ |access-date=27 October 2020 |work=University of Northampton |date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228131803/https://www.northampton.ac.uk/news/the-kate-effect-what-will-the-duchess-of-cambridges-survey-tell-us-about-early-years/|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The survey was conducted by ] and contained "further qualitative and ethnographic research" on the early years.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Duchess Kate reveals the survey results that will shape her future work |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a34799293/kate-middleton-5-big-questions-survey-results/|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|first=Omid|last=Scobie|date=26 November 2020 |access-date=2 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204111236/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a34799293/kate-middleton-5-big-questions-survey-results/|archive-date=4 February 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> It received over 500,000 responses.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Simon |title=Kate Middleton makes exciting announcement about her passion project for young families |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-reveals-the-success-of-her-big-project-of-the-year-for-young-kids-and-families/ |magazine=People |access-date=23 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228132624/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-reveals-the-success-of-her-big-project-of-the-year-for-young-kids-and-families/|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The results of the survey were released in November 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Perry |first=Simon |title=Kate Middleton's 'influential' work for children and families will likely have a 'long-term impact': expert |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-work-with-children-and-families-will-have-a-long-term-impact/ |magazine=People |access-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228132854/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-work-with-children-and-families-will-have-a-long-term-impact/|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> The findings outlined five key topics surrounding early childhood, including parental mental health and wider community health and support.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middletons-parenting-report-homelessness-addiction-poor-mental-health-grounded-in-difficult-childhood/|title=Kate Middleton's survey unveils 'serious milestone' in her long-running work for young families|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=26 November 2020|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228134509/https://people.com/royals/kate-middletons-parenting-report-homelessness-addiction-poor-mental-health-grounded-in-difficult-childhood/|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2020, she supported and assisted in the development of BBC's "Tiny Happy People" initiative, providing free digital resources to parents with young children.<ref>{{cite news |last=Perry|first=Simon |title=Kate Middleton shares the parenting 'gold dust' she wishes she had as a first-time mom |url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-wishes-she-had-this-parenting-gold-dust-when-she-was-a-new-mom/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |magazine=People |date=13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820001712/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-wishes-she-had-this-parenting-gold-dust-when-she-was-a-new-mom/|archive-date=20 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, she headed a donation drive to benefit baby banks nationwide which spurred over 10,000 donations.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hallemann |first=Caroline |title=Kate Middleton steps out in sneakers and a pretty green dress for a visit to a baby charity |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a33509702/kate-middleton-sneakers-green-dress-baby-charity-visit/ |magazine=Town & Country |date=4 August 2020 |access-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228135435/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a33509702/kate-middleton-sneakers-green-dress-baby-charity-visit/|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kate Middleton wears face mask during visit to Sheffield baby bank |url=https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2020-08-05/kate-middleton-wears-face-mask-during-visit-to-sheffield-baby-bank |access-date=19 November 2020 |work=ITV |date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228135709/https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2020-08-05/kate-middleton-wears-face-mask-during-visit-to-sheffield-baby-bank|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2021, Catherine launched the ] to conduct work, research, and campaigns with other organisations on issues surrounding the early years.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morton |first=Becky |title=Duchess of Cambridge launches 'landmark' centre for childhood |work=BBC News |date=17 June 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57511122 |access-date=19 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228135813/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57511122|archive-date=28 December 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Honorary military appointments====
;{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
*{{flagicon|CAN|army}} '''5 July 2011{{spaced ndash}}present''': ]<ref>{{Cite news| last=English| first=Rebecca| title=Kate and William enjoy second 'honeymoon' as Prince whisks his new bride away for surprise evening on isolated Canadian island | newspaper=]| location=| date=6 July 2011| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2011742/Kate-Middleton-Prince-William-enjoy-second-honeymoon.html| accessdate=15 February, 2012}}</ref>


In February 2022, Catherine visited Denmark on behalf of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.<ref name="feb2022">{{cite magazine|first=Meg|last=Donohue|title=All the best photos from Kate Middleton's trip to Copenhagen|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g39174450/kate-middleton-copenhagen-trip-photos-2022/|date=23 February 2022|access-date=25 February 2022|magazine=Town & Country|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220225030202/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g39174450/kate-middleton-copenhagen-trip-photos-2022/|archive-date=25 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tatler2022">{{cite magazine |first=Anya|last=Meyerowitz|title=The Duchess of Cambridge reunites with Crown Princess Mary as Queen Margrethe II welcomes her to Denmark|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/the-duchess-of-cambridge-and-crown-princess-mary-to-renuite-during-royal-visit-to-denmark-next-week|date=23 February 2022|access-date=25 February 2022 |magazine=Tatler|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225032607/https://www.tatler.com/article/the-duchess-of-cambridge-and-crown-princess-mary-to-renuite-during-royal-visit-to-denmark-next-week|archive-date=25 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Erin|last=Hill|title=Kate Middleton visits outdoor kindergarten class in Denmark after admitting she's feeling 'very broody'|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-visits-kindergarten-class-during-her-royal-tour-of-denmark/?amp=true|date=23 February 2022|access-date=25 February 2022|magazine=People|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220225030247/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-visits-kindergarten-class-during-her-royal-tour-of-denmark/?amp=true|archive-date=25 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In June that year, she hosted her first roundtable discussion with politicians on early childhood development.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-hosts-palace-roundtable-uk-politicians/|title=Kate Middleton hosts her first roundtable with U.K. politicians about a cause close to her heart|first=Simon|last=Perry|magazine=People|date=16 June 2022|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811105838/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-hosts-palace-roundtable-uk-politicians/|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2023, Catherine launched the Shaping Us initiative through the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, a long-term campaign aimed at raising awareness about early childhood development and its importance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/31/kate-princess-of-wales-supporting-children-early-years-more-important-than-ever|title=Kate says supporting children in early years 'more important than ever'|newspaper=The Guardian|date=31 January 2023|access-date=1 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428033922/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/31/kate-princess-of-wales-supporting-children-early-years-more-important-than-ever|archive-date=28 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In November that year, she delivered the keynote speech at The Shaping Us National Symposium held at The Design Museum in London.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/kate-middleton-makes-key-speech-for-kids-8401655|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115131149/https://people.com/kate-middleton-makes-key-speech-for-kids-8401655|title=Kate Middleton makes key speech for her work with children: 'I care deeply about making a positive difference'|magazine=People|first=Simon|last=Perry|date=15 November 2023|archive-date=15 November 2023|access-date=15 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
====Honorific eponyms====
;Awards
* {{flag|Ontario}}: Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Award, ], ]<ref>{{Cite news| last=The Canadian Press| title=UW award honours Duke and Duchess of Cambridge| publisher=CTV| date=26 July 2011| url=http://swo.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110726/waterloo-award-prince-william-110726/20110726/?hub=SWOHome| accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| title=University of Waterloo offers Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Award| publisher=Canada News Wire| date=26 July 2011| url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2011/26/c7452.html| accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>


===Arms=== ==Public image==
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===Fashion===
{{further|Fashion of Catherine, Princess of Wales}}

Catherine, prominent for her fashion style, has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vanity Fair |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2008/09/bestdressed_slideshow200809?slide=4#globalNav|title=The International Best-Dressed List|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828035839/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2008/09/bestdressed_slideshow200809?slide=4 |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=31 July 2008|archive-date=28 August 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> She topped '']''{{'}}s best-dressed list in 2022,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tatler.com/gallery/top-10-best-dressed-2022-royals-celebrities-duchess-of-cambridge|title=Tatler's Best Dressed list is back for 2022: see who made the Top 10 now|magazine=Tatler|first=Chandler|last=Tregaskes|date=5 August 2022|access-date=5 August 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805185209/https://www.tatler.com/gallery/top-10-best-dressed-2022-royals-celebrities-duchess-of-cambridge|url-status=live}}</ref> and was ranked first by the magazine on its list of the most glamorous European royals in 2024.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Tatler| first=Alessia|last=Armenise |title=C'est chic! As the world marks International Women's Day, Tatler celebrates the most glamorous European royals |url=https://www.tatler.com/gallery/international-womens-day-best-royals|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308202659/https://www.tatler.com/gallery/international-womens-day-best-royals|date=8 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|archive-date=8 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Her style has evolved from more conservative choices in the early years of her public life to a sophisticated and elegant wardrobe, often featuring designs by ], ], ] and international designers such as ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Times|title=Kate's style evolution: from tea dresses to coronation couture|first=Karen|last=Dacre |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/kate-middleton-best-outfits-fashion-style-80d0lr3jp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240623105857/https://www.thetimes.com/article/kate-middleton-best-outfits-fashion-style-80d0lr3jp|date=3 December 2023|archive-date=23 June 2024|access-date=23 June 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |title='She is at her style zenith': Princess Catherine's style evolution|first=Damien |last=Woolnough |url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/she-is-at-her-style-zenith-princess-catherine-s-style-evolution-20230508-p5d6lk.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520041340/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/she-is-at-her-style-zenith-princess-catherine-s-style-evolution-20230508-p5d6lk.html|date=9 May 2023|archive-date=20 May 2023|access-date=23 June 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vanity Fair |title='Wearing the trousers: How Kate Middleton evolved her style as the Princess of Wales|first=Erin|last=Vanderhoof |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/kate-middleton-evolved-style-as-the-princess-of-wales|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109215824/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/kate-middleton-evolved-style-as-the-princess-of-wales|date=9 January 2024|archive-date=9 January 2024|access-date=23 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> The "Kate Middleton effect" is the trend that she is reported to have had in sales of particular products and brands.<ref name=Telegraph2021/>{{sfn|Smith|2011|page=142}}<ref>Catherine's influence on fashion industry sales:
*{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/30/kate-duchess-of-cambridge-fashion-lk-bennett|title=How the 'Duchess of Cambridge effect' is helping British fashion in US|last1=Thomas-Bailey|first1=Carlene|first2=Zoe |last2=Wood|date=30 March 2012|access-date=3 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929170007/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/30/kate-duchess-of-cambridge-fashion-lk-bennett|archive-date=29 September 2013|url-status=live}}
* {{cite magazine |title=People & parties chart The Duchess of Cambridge's life in style |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/style-file-catherine-duchess-of-cambridge|magazine=British Vogue|date=5 September 2017|access-date=12 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105130706/https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/style-file-catherine-duchess-of-cambridge|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vf fashion">{{cite magazine |magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Katie|last=Nicholl |title=Why Kate Middleton remains a 'global fashion phenomenon' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/kate-middleton-fashion-influence|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105130434/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/kate-middleton-fashion-influence|access-date=12 January 2021|archive-date=5 January 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021 it was reported that Catherine boosted the British fashion industry up to £1 billion within a year.<ref name="Telegraph2021">{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |title=10 years of the Duchess of Cambridge: how Kate became a royal style icon|first=Bethan|last=Holt |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/10-years-duchess-cambridge-kate-became-royal-style-icon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927154333/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/royals/10-years-duchess-cambridge-kate-became-royal-style-icon/|date=24 January 2021|archive-date=27 September 2023|access-date=23 June 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Public opinion and influence===

Catherine's influence has made her a significant asset to the royal family's public image, enhancing their appeal and influence, a view echoed by the journalists ], who described her as "the monarchy's greatest asset", and ], who called her "the jewel in the crown".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Petronella |last=Wyatt|title=The Princess of Wales's true service has been in saving William from wallowing like his brother|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/04/01/princess-of-wales-kate-middleton-william-royals-cancer/?utm_source=perplexity|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626084216/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/columnists/2024/04/01/princess-of-wales-kate-middleton-william-royals-cancer/|date=1 April 2024|access-date=12 December 2024|archive-date=26 June 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Gaby|last=Hinsliff|title=The 'Kate effect': how the Princess of Wales became the royals' not-so-secret weapon|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/06/the-kate-effect-how-the-princess-of-wales-became-the-royals-not-so-secret-weapon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229005526/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/06/the-kate-effect-how-the-princess-of-wales-became-the-royals-not-so-secret-weapon|date=6 May 2023|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=29 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=Camilla|last=Tominey|title=How the Duchess of Cambridge became the monarchy's greatest asset|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/duchess-cambridge-became-monarchys-greatest-asset/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205033524/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/duchess-cambridge-became-monarchys-greatest-asset/|date=30 May 2021|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=5 December 2023|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> ] of '']'' has also noted her ability to balance modernity with traditional royal norms.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Rhonda|last=Garelick |title=The state of Kate|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/style/kate-middleton.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117042855/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/style/kate-middleton.html|date=13 January 2023|access-date=19 June 2024|archive-date=17 January 2024|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Speaking to ''The Times'' on Catherine's 40th birthday, her aides stated that she does not accept "advice on a PR basis" and will "never do something because she thinks the media will like it."<ref name="Times-40">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kate-middleton-40th-birthday-qdb8qs6wp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103115403/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kate-middleton-40th-birthday-qdb8qs6wp|title=Kate Middleton at 40: how the Duchess of Cambridge is preparing to be Queen|newspaper=The Times|first=Roya|last=Nikkhah|date=8 January 2022|archive-date=3 November 2023|access-date=9 January 2023|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> ], her and William's former private secretary, stated that "she has that almost old-fashioned, ] attitude to drama – she just doesn't do it."<ref name="Times-40"/>

'']'' magazine listed Catherine as one of the ] in 2011, 2012, and 2013.<ref>Catherine was included in '']'' magazine's list of the 100 most influential people on three occasions:
* {{cite magazine |last=Collins |first=Jackie |date=21 April 2011 |title=Prince William and Kate Middleton|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066405,00.html|magazine=Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921163630/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066405,00.html|archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}
* {{cite magazine|first=Catherine|last=Mayer|title=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Pippa Middleton|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2111975,00.html |magazine=] |date=18 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929052345/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111952,00.html|archive-date=29 September 2013|access-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news |last=Moraski |first=Lauren |date=18 April 2012 |title=2012: Time magazine lists its 100 most influential people in the world |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/time-magazine-lists-its-100-most-influential-people-in-the-world/|work=CBS News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006110017/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/time-magazine-lists-its-100-most-influential-people-in-the-world/ |archive-date=6 October 2016 |access-date=24 July 2021|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news |first=Sally |last=Bedell Smith|title=Kate Middleton|url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/kate-middleton/|magazine=Time |date=18 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323130323/https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/kate-middleton/|archive-date=23 March 2024|access-date=1 May 2024|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news |last=Brown |first=Brigid |date=April 2013 |title=2013: Three Brits make Time magazine's 100 most influential people list |url=https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/04/three-brits-make-time-magazines-100-most-influential-people-list|work=BBC America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810123931/https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/04/three-brits-make-time-magazines-100-most-influential-people-list |archive-date=10 August 2020 |access-date=24 July 2021|url-status=live}}
</ref> In 2011 and 2024, she was one of the runners-up for the magazine's ] award.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kate Middleton: The Princess|magazine=Time| first=Catherine|last=Mayer |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102133_2102333,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222043651/https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2101745_2102133_2102333,00.html|date=14 December 2011|access-date=10 December 2024|archive-date=22 December 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Who will be TIME's Person of the Year for 2024? See the shortlist|magazine=Time|url=https://time.com/7200122/person-of-the-year-2024-shortlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209143617/https://time.com/7200122/person-of-the-year-2024-shortlist/|date=9 December 2024|access-date=11 December 2024|archive-date=9 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023 and 2024, '']'' included Catherine on its "Influence List".<ref>{{cite news |title=Independent Women 2023 – The Influence List |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/independent-women-influence-list-2023-b2295691.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308062059/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/independent-women-influence-list-2023-b2295691.html |work=The Independent |date=8 March 2023 |archive-date=8 March 2023 |access-date=8 March 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/international-womens-day-2024-influence-list-b2500534.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307220942/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/women/international-womens-day-2024-influence-list-b2500534.html|title=Independent Women 2024 – The Influence List|work=The Independent|date=7 March 2024|archive-date=7 March 2024|access-date=8 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2022, she was found to be the second most liked member of the royal family by statistics and polling company ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/12/09/after-prince-andrew-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle |title=After Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle remain Britain's most unpopular royals |work=BBC News |date=9 January 2022 |access-date=6 January 2023 |archive-date=6 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106210540/https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/articles-reports/2022/12/09/after-prince-andrew-prince-harry-and-meghan-markle |url-status=live }}</ref> while an ] favourability poll in April 2023 suggested that she was the most liked member.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/04/28/kate-princess-wales-prince-william-most-popular-royals/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428011216/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/04/28/kate-princess-wales-prince-william-most-popular-royals/|title=Most and least popular royals revealed|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|first=India|last=McTaggart|date=28 April 2023|archive-date=28 April 2023|access-date=28 April 2023 |url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2024, YouGov found her to be the most popular member of the royal family.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kate Middleton now UK's most popular royal|website=YouGov |first=Matthew|last=Smith|url= https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49089-kate-middleton-now-uks-most-popular-royal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409103033/https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/49089-kate-middleton-now-uks-most-popular-royal|date=9 April 2024|archive-date=9 April 2024|access-date=9 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024 Catherine was found to be the most searched person on ] in the United Kingdom and the second most searched person globally.<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|title=Luke Littler trends higher than PM on Google in 2024|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c708eewdll0o|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241212101627/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c708eewdll0o |date=10 December 2024|access-date=12 December 2024|archive-date=12 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Associated Press|title=Remember what you searched for on Google? Here's what 2024 trends reveal|url=https://apnews.com/article/google-search-trends-2024-election-sports-f10d51e6b7090420777408d3b3d0efb1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211175643/https://apnews.com/article/google-search-trends-2024-election-sports-f10d51e6b7090420777408d3b3d0efb1|date=10 December 2024|access-date=11 December 2024|archive-date=11 December 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Privacy and the media==
The ], while being chased by paparazzi in August 1997<ref>{{cite news|work=BBC News|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/707445.stm| title=Paparazzi's role in Diana accident|date=9 April 2000 |access-date=18 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928081235/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/707445.stm|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> has influenced Catherine's and William's attitude towards the media.<ref name="NYT-topless">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/world/europe/britain-rebukes-magazine-for-publishing-images-of-topless-kate-middleton.html|title=Royal couple sue over photos of topless Duchess|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 September 2012|access-date=18 September 2012|last1=Cowell|first1=Alan|last2=Burns|first2=John&nbsp;F.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917033356/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/world/europe/britain-rebukes-magazine-for-publishing-images-of-topless-kate-middleton.html|archive-date=17 September 2012|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> They have often requested that, when off-duty, their privacy should be respected.<ref name="NYT-topless"/>

In April 2004, '']'' published pictures of Middleton with William at a ski resort and alleged that she was his girlfriend.<ref name=Pique>{{cite news|work=CBS News|title=Pics of Prince Wills pique royals|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pics-of-prince-wills-pique-royals/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324025000/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pics-of-prince-wills-pique-royals/|access-date=24 March 2024|date=1 April 2004|archive-date=24 March 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> After her graduation from university, Middleton was faced with widespread press attention and was often photographed by the paparazzi.<ref name="bbc2021"/> In October 2005, she complained through her lawyer about ] from the media, stating she had done nothing significant to warrant publicity and complained that photographers were permanently stationed outside her flat.<ref name="tabguardian"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-royal aide condemns paparazzi|work=BBC News|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6245061.stm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6245061.stm|date=9 January 2007|access-date=28 October 2015|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ], who previously served as a press secretary to the royal family, stated that her treatment by the press drew parallels to the tumultuous experience of Diana in the early years of her marriage.<ref>{{cite news|title=Profile: Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11766562|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610230512/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11766562|date=12 September 2013|access-date=12 December 2020|archive-date=10 June 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2005 and 2006, Middleton's phone was hacked 155 times according to former '']'' royal editor ], who was involved in a ] by the newspaper that targeted the royal family.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phone-hacking trial: Kate Middleton 'hacked 155 times'|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27413632|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720122144/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-27413632|date=14 May 2014|access-date=15 September 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, after Middleton was chased by the paparazzi on her way to an interview, William consulted her and her father and penned a legal letter to newspapers requesting that they respect her privacy.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Everything Prince William has said about navigating the U.K. media: 'I wouldn't believe everything you read in the paper'|magazine=Us Weekly|first=Johnni|last=Macke |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/everything-prince-william-has-said-about-navigating-u-k-media/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107192032/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/everything-prince-william-has-said-about-navigating-u-k-media/|date=12 December 2022|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2006, her lawyers issued new warnings to several newspapers and picture agencies after they published photographs of Middleton on a bus during a shopping trip.<ref>{{cite news|title=Papers warned again over prince's girlfriend|work=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Brook |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/apr/25/pressandpublishing.themonarchy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206212421/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/apr/25/pressandpublishing.themonarchy|date=25 April 2006|access-date=6 December 2022|archive-date=6 December 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

Media attention increased around the time of Middleton's 25th birthday in January 2007, prompting warnings from Prince Charles, Prince William, and Middleton's lawyers, who threatened legal action.<ref>{{cite news|last=Neild|first=Barry|title=Will lawsuit fears keep photographers away from Kate Middleton? |url=https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/11/26/uk.royal.engagement.photographers/index.html|work=CNN|access-date=15 September 2021|archive-date=15 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915041244/https://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/11/26/uk.royal.engagement.photographers/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tabguardian">{{cite news|first1=Owen|last1=Gibson|first2=Stephen|last2=Brook|title=Tabloids ban paparazzi shots of Kate Middleton|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/10/newsinternational.royalsandthemedia|access-date=15 September 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 January 2007|archive-date=15 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915041244/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/10/newsinternational.royalsandthemedia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008646,00.html |title=Kate Middleton Seeks Privacy from Paparazzi|access-date=14 April 2007|last1=Rubin|first1=Courtney|last2=Nudd|first2=Tim|magazine=People |date=16 January 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509193450/https://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20008646,00.html|archive-date=9 May 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two newspaper groups decided to refrain from publishing paparazzi pictures of Middleton but continued to use photographs of her at public events.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/10/newsinternational.royalsandthemedia|title=Tabloids ban paparazzi shots of Kate Middleton|newspaper=The Guardian|first1=Owen|last1=Gibson|first2=Stephen|last2=Brook|date=9 January 2007|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107070422/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/10/newsinternational.royalsandthemedia|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/09/newsinternational.royalsandthemedia|title=NI bans Middleton paparazzi pics|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Stephen|last=Brook|date=9 January 2007|access-date=7 January 2022|archive-date=29 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929033604/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jan/09/newsinternational.royalsandthemedia|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2007, her lawyers filed a formal complaint to the ] (PCC) over a photograph published by the '']'' that was taken as a result of harassment, leading to a settlement and a warning from the PCC.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-middleton-idUKL2965155520070330|title=Kate Middleton files harassment complaint|work=Reuters|date=29 March 2007|access-date=6 December 2022|archive-date=6 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206212420/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-middleton-idUKL2965155520070330|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BBC-PCC">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6290066.stm|title=Kate Middleton 'hounded', say MPs|work=BBC News|date=11 July 2007|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601030200/https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6290066.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2007, ] on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee stated that Middleton was the victim of "clear and persistent harassment" by the paparazzi and criticised the lack of intervention by the PCC.<ref name="BBC-PCC"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/11/pressandpublishing.politicsandthemedia|title=PCC has failed Kate Middleton, say MPs|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Hélène|last=Mulholland|date=11 July 2007|access-date=31 May 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601030159/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/11/pressandpublishing.politicsandthemedia|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010 Middleton pursued an invasion of privacy claim against two agencies and photographer Niraj Tanna for photographs taken of her playing tennis over Christmas 2009, resulting in £5,000 damages, legal costs, and an apology.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/13/kate-middleton-photographer|title=Kate Middleton launches legal action against photographer|newspaper=The Guardian|first=John|last=Plunkett|date=13 January 2010|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107225308/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/13/kate-middleton-photographer|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Woods|first=Richard|title=Kate Middleton set for £10,000 privacy victory|url=https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Society/article19932.ece|access-date=28 October 2015|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=21 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Society/article19932.ece|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-access=subscription|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph-Rex">{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Anita |title=Kate Middleton wins damages from paparazzi agency|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7422676/Kate-Middleton-wins-damages-from-paparazzi-agency.html|access-date=28 October 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=11 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194135/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7422676/Kate-Middleton-wins-damages-from-paparazzi-agency.html|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gillespie |first1=James |last2=Mansey |first2=Kate |last3=Follain |first3=John |title=Nowhere to hide|url=https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/focus/article1127148.ece|access-date=28 October 2015|newspaper=The Sunday Times |date=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194133/https://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/focus/article1127148.ece|archive-date=10 January 2016|url-access=subscription|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011 close associates of ], a private investigator connected to the ], stated that he had targeted Catherine during her period as William's girlfriend.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davies|first=Nick|title=Phone-hacking scandal widens to include Kate Middleton and Tony Blair|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/08/phone-hacking-kate-middleton-tony-blair|access-date=19 December 2022|newspaper=The Guardian|date=8 June 2011|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813141238/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jun/08/phone-hacking-kate-middleton-tony-blair|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2011, the Middleton family complained to the PCC after photographs of Catherine, Pippa, and their mother in bikinis while on holiday in 2006 were published in several newspapers.<ref name="Guardian-May2011">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/may/09/pcc-pippa-middleton|title=Middletons to complain to PCC over holiday bikini pictures|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Roy|last=Greenslade|date=9 May 2011|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107235545/https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/may/09/pcc-pippa-middleton|url-status=live}}</ref> One of the photographs showed Pippa topless, prompting the family to complain about newspapers breaching the editors' code of practice by invading their privacy.<ref name="Guardian-May2011"/> In September 2011, a deal was negotiated for the images to be removed from the newspapers' websites and never published again.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/sep/09/pcc-duchess-of-cambridge|title=Three papers remove Middleton pictures from their websites|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Roy|last=Greenslade|date=9 September 2011|access-date=7 January 2023|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107235540/https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2011/sep/09/pcc-duchess-of-cambridge|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2012, the French edition of '']'' and the Italian ] '']'' published photographs of Catherine sunbathing topless while on holiday at the ].<ref>{{cite news |date=15 September 2012|archive-date=23 March 2024|last1=Malvern |first1=Jack |last2=Connolly|first2=Sue |title=Spying photographers may have taken their shots of a secluded chateau from the road |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/spying-photographers-may-have-taken-their-shots-of-secluded-chateau-from-road-rnlm3v7zhrw|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323171706/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/spying-photographers-may-have-taken-their-shots-of-secluded-chateau-from-road-rnlm3v7zhrw|newspaper=The Times|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 September 2012, William and Catherine filed a criminal complaint with the French prosecution department and launched a claim for civil damages at the ''] de ]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19615475 |title=Kate and William to make criminal complaint over topless shots |work=BBC News |date=16 September 2012 |access-date=16 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916172921/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19615475 |archive-date=16 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following day the courts granted an injunction against ''Closer'', prohibiting further publication of the photographs and announced a criminal investigation would be initiated.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19631591 |title=Kate topless photos: French injunction against magazine |work=BBC News |date=18 September 2012 |access-date=18 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918000717/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19631591 |archive-date=18 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, ''Closer'' was fined €100,000 and its editor Laurence Pieau and owner Ernesto Mauri were each fined €45,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kate topless pics: Closer magazine to pay royals in €100k damages|url=https://news.sky.com/story/kate-topless-pics-closer-magazine-ordered-to-pay-100k-damages-11021607|access-date=5 September 2017|work=Sky News|date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906035610/https://news.sky.com/story/kate-topless-pics-closer-magazine-ordered-to-pay-100k-damages-11021607|archive-date=6 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2012, two Australian radio hosts, ] and ], called King Edward VII's Hospital where Catherine was an in-patient for hyperemesis gravidarum. Pretending to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Greig and Christian spoke to a nurse on Catherine's ward, enquiring about her condition. Following a hospital inquiry and a public backlash against the hoax, ], the nurse who put the call through to the ward, died by suicide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/prank-call-plays-on-after-death-20121208-2b1y1.html |title=Prank call plays on after death |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 December 2012 |access-date=8 December 2012 |last=Rayner |first=Gordon }}</ref> The radio hosts subsequently apologised for their actions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/10/world/asia/australia-radio-personalities/index.html |title=Radio personalities apologize for prank call to duchess's hospital |work=CNN |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=2 December 2023 |first=Brad |last=Lendon |archive-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203020256/https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/10/world/asia/australia-radio-personalities/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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In February 2013, ''Chi'' published the first photos of Catherine's exposed pregnant belly, taken during her vacation on the private island of ] which the British press refused to publish.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://b96.cbslocal.com/2013/02/13/the-royal-family-is-angered-by-kate-middleton-baby-bump-photos/|title=The royal family is angered by Kate Middleton baby bump photos|date=13 February 2013|work=B96 Chicago|access-date=13 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327113603/https://b96.cbslocal.com/2013/02/13/the-royal-family-is-angered-by-kate-middleton-baby-bump-photos/|archive-date=27 March 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2014, Catherine and William sent a legal letter to a freelance photographer who had put their son George and his nanny "under surveillance", asking the individual to stop "harassing and following" them.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/02/duke-duchess-cambridge-prince-george-photographer|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge take action over Prince George 'surveillance'|newspaper=The Guardian|first1=Mark|last1=Sweney|first2=Caroline|last2=Davies|date=2 October 2014|access-date=2 December 2021|archive-date=2 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202062525/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/oct/02/duke-duchess-cambridge-prince-george-photographer|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2015, ] published a letter detailing what it stated were the "dangerous" and invasive efforts of the media to get paparazzi pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/our-view/letter-kensington-palace|title=A letter from Kensington Palace|work=The Prince of Wales|access-date=26 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328220639/https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/our-view/letter-kensington-palace|archive-date=28 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2019, the royal family introduced new rules for followers commenting on its official social media accounts in response to the online abuse aimed at Catherine and her sister-in-law ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/royals-new-social-media-rules|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304180257/https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/royals-new-social-media-rules|title=The royal family introduces social media rules after Meghan and Kate were trolled|magazine=British Vogue|first=Kerry|last=McDermott|date=4 March 2019|archive-date=4 March 2019|access-date=10 January 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2020, Kensington Palace said that the cover story of '']'' magazine titled "Catherine the Great" contained "a swathe of inaccuracies and false misrepresentations".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kensington-palace-rare-statement-kate-middleton-after-meghan-markle-prince-harry-exit/|title=Palace issues rare statement blasting 'inaccuracies' in report that Kate Middleton is stressed|magazine=People|first1=Simon|last1=Perry|first2=Stephanie|last2=Petit|date=27 May 2020|access-date=1 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620103503/https://people.com/royals/kensington-palace-rare-statement-kate-middleton-after-meghan-markle-prince-harry-exit/|archive-date=20 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2020, after pressure from the couple's lawyers, the magazine removed remarks on Catherine's family and other similar claims from the online version of the story.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://observer.com/2020/09/kate-middleton-tatler-profile-story-edited-kensington-palace/|title=Tatler Finally Edited Its Controversial Profile of Kate Middleton|magazine=Observer|first=Morgan|last=Halberg|date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026171245/https://observer.com/2020/09/kate-middleton-tatler-profile-story-edited-kensington-palace/|archive-date=26 October 2020|access-date=24 September 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In early March 2024, the ], ], ] and ] withdrew from publishing a ] photograph of Catherine and her children. The photograph was attributed to William and accompanied by a personal message from her.<ref>{{cite news|title=Picture agencies pull Kate photo amid 'manipulation' concerns |url=https://news.sky.com/story/picture-agencies-pull-kate-photo-amid-manipulation-concerns-13092352|date=10 March 2024|access-date=11 March 2024|work=Sky News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310222530/https://news.sky.com/story/picture-agencies-pull-kate-photo-amid-manipulation-concerns-13092352 |archive-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> The Associated Press explained it retracted the photograph because of concerns regarding ] of the image at its source.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Phillipp|first=Charlotte|date=10 March 2024 |title=Kate Middleton's 2024 Mother's Day photo 'killed' after Associated Press alleges the image was 'manipulated'|url=https://people.com/kate-middleton-photo-pulled-agencies-after-allegedly-being-manipulated-8607066|access-date=11 March 2024 |magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311083837/https://people.com/kate-middleton-photo-pulled-agencies-after-allegedly-being-manipulated-8607066|archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> AFP and Reuters raised similar concerns.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCluskey |first=Mitchell |date=10 March 2024 |title=News agencies recall image of Catherine, Princess of Wales, citing manipulation concerns |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/uk/news-agencies-recall-image-of-catherine-princess-of-wales/index.html|access-date=11 March 2024 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311024228/https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/uk/news-agencies-recall-image-of-catherine-princess-of-wales/index.html |archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Mackintosh |first=Thomas |date=10 March 2024 |title=Princess of Wales: Kate image withdrawn by five news agencies amid 'manipulation' concerns |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68526972 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312081758/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68526972 |archive-date=12 March 2024 |access-date=21 March 2024 |work=BBC News}}</ref> The following day, in a message posted by Kensington Palace, Catherine apologised for any confusion created and said she had personally edited the family photograph that was shared publicly.<ref>{{cite news|date=11 March 2024|title=Kate admits editing Mother's Day photo|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534359 |access-date=11 March 2024|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311103931/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68534359|archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Perry|date=11 March 2024 |url=https://people.com/kate-middleton-apologizes-for-confusion-over-edited-family-photograph-8607152|title=Kate Middleton apologizes for 'confusion' over family photograph that caused controversy|access-date=11 March 2024 |magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311120102/https://people.com/kate-middleton-apologizes-for-confusion-over-edited-family-photograph-8607152|archive-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> The incident occurred after she had begun chemotherapy treatment for cancer, which she announced on 22 March.<ref name=coughlan-2024-03-22>{{cite news|last=Coughlan|first=Sean |title=Kate cancer diagnosis rewrites story of past weeks |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68643137|access-date=25 March 2024|work=BBC News|date=22 March 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240324064340/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68643137|archive-date=24 March 2024}}</ref> In the same month, the London Clinic initiated an investigation into a potential breach of privacy law after up to three staff members were found attempting to access Catherine's private medical records following her discharge from the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|date=20 March 2024|title=Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68618316|access-date=20 March 2024|work=BBC News|archive-date=20 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320142213/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68618316 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clinton|first=Jane |date=19 March 2024|title=Staff at clinic where Kate had surgery 'tried to access her medical records' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/19/inquiry-reportedly-begins-after-claims-clinic-staff-tried-to-access-princess-of-waless-records|access-date=2 March 2024|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=20 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320061512/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/19/inquiry-reportedly-begins-after-claims-clinic-staff-tried-to-access-princess-of-waless-records|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Titles, styles, honours and arms==
{{further|List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales}}

===Titles and styles===
Upon her marriage in April 2011, Catherine became a ], as well as ], ], and ]; she also received the ] of ].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite news|last=Beckford|first=Martin |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton's new titles revealed|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8482573/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middletons-new-titles-revealed.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424081206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8482573/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middletons-new-titles-revealed.html|date=29 April 2011|access-date=23 April 2018|archive-date=24 April 2018|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=People |first1=Phil|first2=Kristin| last1=Boucher|last2=Boehm| title=Prince William, Kate Middleton receive dukedom of Cambridge|url=https://people.com/royals/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-receive-dukedom-of-cambridge/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307161013/https://people.com/royals/royal-wedding-prince-william-kate-middleton-receive-dukedom-of-cambridge/|date=29 April 2011|archive-date=7 March 2023|access-date=3 June 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> She was formally known as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge" except in Scotland, where she was instead called "Her Royal Highness the Countess of Strathearn".<ref>{{cite news|date=29 April 2011|title=Royal wedding: New Scots title for royal couple|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-13235825|access-date=18 September 2022 |archive-date=5 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005191131/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-13235825|url-status=live}}</ref>

Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, and Catherine's father-in-law succeeded as Charles III.<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=]|date=8 September 2022|title=Queen Elizabeth II passes away, Prince Charles succeeds as king |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/world/queen-elizabeth-death-1503109316.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908183307/https://www.thestatesman.com/world/queen-elizabeth-death-1503109316.html|archive-date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Catherine became ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Furness|first1=Hannah |last2=Mendick|first2=Robert |date=10 September 2022 |title=Royal family title changes: William and Kate become Prince and Princess of Wales|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/new-royal-titles-family-prince-wales-william-kate-middleton/|access-date=10 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910094407/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/0/new-royal-titles-family-prince-wales-william-kate-middleton/|archive-date=10 September 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 September 2022|title=Prince of Wales: William speaks of honour after getting title|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62870604|access-date=18 September 2022|archive-date=18 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918052903/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62870604 |url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, she was briefly referred to by the title "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/the-duchess-of-cambridge |title=The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge |website=The Royal Family|access-date=15 December 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909173446/https://www.royal.uk/the-duchess-of-cambridge|archive-date=9 September 2022}}</ref> The following day, on 9 September 2022, the King announced William's appointment as Prince of Wales and ], thereby making Catherine Princess of Wales and Countess of Chester. She has since been known as "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales", and as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rothesay" in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 September 2022 |title=Watch: King Charles's first speech in full |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-62856345 |access-date=9 September 2022|work=BBC News|archive-date=9 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909191056/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-62856345|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BBC News">{{cite news |date=9 September 2022 |title=William and Kate named Prince and Princess of Wales by the King |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62856181 |access-date=9 September 2022 |archive-date=9 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909182810/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62856181 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Honours===
Catherine is a ] (GCVO),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-just-received-a-special-honor-from-queen-elizabeth-on-her-wedding-anniversary/|title=Kate Middleton just received a special honor from Queen Elizabeth on her wedding anniversary|magazine=People|first=Stephanie|last=Petit|date=29 April 2019|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408175621/https://people.com/royals/kate-middleton-just-received-a-special-honor-from-queen-elizabeth-on-her-wedding-anniversary/|archive-date=8 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> a ] (CH),<ref>{{cite news|last=Mills|first=Rhiannon|title=King recognises Queen and Prince William in honours list and creates new role for Kate, Princess of Wales|url=https://news.sky.com/story/king-recognises-queen-and-prince-william-in-honours-list-and-creates-new-role-for-kate-princess-of-wales-13121607|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423152048/https://news.sky.com/story/king-recognises-queen-and-prince-william-in-honours-list-and-creates-new-role-for-kate-princess-of-wales-13121607|access-date=23 April 2024|work=Sky News|date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and a recipient of the ].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a24119492/kate-middleton-tiara-necklace-dress-netherlands-state-dinner/|title=Kate Middleton is covered in jewels for a state dinner at Buckingham Palace|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|first=Erica|last=Gonzales|date=23 October 2018|access-date=23 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024035453/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a24119492/kate-middleton-tiara-necklace-dress-netherlands-state-dinner/|archive-date=24 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Ancestry== ==Ancestry==
{{further|Middleton family}}
In a study of the ancestry of Catherine, ] uncovered that she shares ancestors with her husband Prince William; the closest relationship is via Prince William's mother and Catherine's father through a common descent from ] and his wife ]{{better source|date=May 2012}}, daughter of Sir William Gascoigne and his wife, née ].<ref name = WAR118>{{cite book |last1= Reitwiesner |first1= William Addams |authorlink1= William Addams Reitwiesner |editor1-first=Christopher Challender |editor1-last= Child|editor1-link= |others= Scott Campbell Steward|title= The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton |year= 2011|publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society|location= Boston, Massachusetts|isbn= 978-0-88082-252-7|oclc= |id= |pages= 118–9|quote= |url=http://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html}}</ref> This makes the couple fifteenth cousins.<ref name = WAR116>{{cite book |last1= Reitwiesner |first1= William Addams |authorlink1= William Addams Reitwiesner |editor1-first=Christopher Challender |editor1-last= Child|editor1-link= |others= Scott Campbell Steward|title= The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton |year= 2011|publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society|location= Boston, Massachusetts|isbn= 978-0-88082-252-7|oclc= |id= |pages=116–7 |quote= |url=http://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html}}</ref> Sir Thomas Fairfax and Agnes Gascoigne are through Catherine's great-grandmother ], daughter of a Leeds cloth merchant Francis Lupton and his wife Harriet (née Davis)&nbsp;– Fairfax being an ancestor of Lupton. In turn Lady Margaret Percy{{better source|date=May 2012}} is descended from ].
Catherine's father, Michael, is the son of ], who, along with their Middleton forebears, were from ], West Yorkshire.{{sfn|Bullen|2011|page=52}} The historian ] describes Michael Middleton as having ] kinship; his grandmother, ], was close to her second cousin ] (1868–1942).<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |last=Ward|first=Victoria |title=Aristocratic roots of Peter Phillips' NHS nurse girlfriend revealed|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/06/22/peter-phillips-nhs-nurse-girlfriend-harriet-sperling-ascot/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007125801/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/06/22/peter-phillips-nhs-nurse-girlfriend-harriet-sperling-ascot/|date=22 June 2024|access-date=5 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024|quote=The Princess of Wales' great-grandmother, Olive Middleton, was close to her second cousin, Baroness Airedale, and was photographed in 1927 ...|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Lacey |first=Robert |title=Battle of Brothers |date=2021 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers, London |isbn=978-0-00-840854-1 |pages=62, 553 |edition=2nd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_3rDwAAQBAJ&dq=baroness+airedale+battle+of+brothers&pg=PT32 |access-date=30 August 2021 |quote=(Chapter 6 "Party Pieces" and Source Notes) Michael E. Reed has published his fascinating research into the aristocratic ancestry of the Middleton family in the ''Daily Telegraph'' and the ''Guardian'' and kindly supplied me with photographs of Baroness Airedale in her costume for the coronation of 1911.}}</ref> Both Catherine's paternal great-grandmother Olive Middleton (née Lupton) and her first-cousin-once-removed ] (née Kate Lupton) grew up at ], the ] of the ], who are described as ] and, as such, were invited to the ] in 1911.<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|last=Pullan|first=M.|title=The Monuments of the Parish Church of St. Peter-at-Leeds |date=2007|publisher=Maney Publishing for The Thoresby Society Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society |isbn=978-1-905981-52-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9_VAAAAMAAJ&q=Potternewton++Lupton |access-date=21 June 2019 |ref=none}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=A Photographic Archive of Leeds|first=Leodis|title=Headingley Castle|url=https://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=9113&DISPLAY=FULL|work=Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds City Council|access-date=15 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104015440/https://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=9113&DISPLAY=FULL|archive-date=4 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Rayner>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|title=Duchess of Cambridge's relative wore crown and attended coronation of George V|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|access-date=25 January 2014|date=13 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206092239/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|archive-date=6 December 2013|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}</ref> Four successive generations of Catherine's ancestors had lived at ]: Catherine's great-grandmother Olive Middleton; her father, politician ]; his mother, educator ]; and her father, epidemiologist and surgeon ].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |last=Tominey |first=Camilla |title=The Duchess of Cambridge's Ancestor Would Have Led The Fight Against Covid 19 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/search?query=Greenhow%20Middleton%20&languages=en&groupBy=Language&hideSimilar=0&type=1&state=1 |access-date=28 June 2020|page=25 |date=28 May 2020 |archive-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323064606/https://www.pressreader.com/search?query=Greenhow%20Middleton%20&languages=en&groupBy=Language&hideSimilar=0&type=1&state=1|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Laycock |first=Mike |title=Duchess of Cambridge's links with stately home near York revealed|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11860310.Kate_s_links_to_North_Yorkshire_revealed/|work=The Press (York)|date=17 March 2015|access-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132833/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11860310.Kate_s_links_to_North_Yorkshire_revealed/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bradford |first=E. |title=They Lived in Leeds: Francis Martineau Lupton (1848–1921) |url=https://www.thoresby.org.uk/content/people/lupton.php |work=The Thoresby Society |access-date=2 July 2020 |date=2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411084315/https://www.thoresby.org.uk/content/people/lupton.php |archive-date=11 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Catherine's maternal ancestors, the Harrisons, were working-class labourers and miners from ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Middletons – finding common ground with the royal family|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/30/royal-wedding-monarchy|access-date=6 May 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|first=Esther|last=Addley|date=30 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506200310/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/30/royal-wedding-monarchy|archive-date=6 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Ancestors through her maternal line include ], who was a descendant of ] through his illegitimate daughter Elizabeth Plantagenet.<ref name="Blood Queen">{{cite web|first=Christopher&nbsp;C.|last=Child|title=A Gratifying Discovery: Connecting Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, to Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Bt. of Horden, Durham|url=https://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Publications/American_Ancestors_Magazine/Magazine_PDFs/12-4_lores.pdf|pages=35–36|work=American Ancestors|publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society|date=Fall 2011|access-date=10 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215237/https://www.americanancestors.org/uploadedFiles/American_Ancestors/Content/Publications/American_Ancestors_Magazine/Magazine_PDFs/12-4_lores.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Other paternal ancestors include Sir ] and his wife Anne Gascoigne, who was a descendant of ].<ref name=Rayner/><ref>{{cite web|last=Adolph|first=Anthony|title=Princess Catherine|url=https://anthonyadolph.co.uk/princess-catherine/|access-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214857/https://anthonyadolph.co.uk/princess-catherine/|archive-date=4 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Popular culture== ==Bibliography==
===Book contributions===
Following international attention regarding the wedding, ] aired a TV movie entitled '']'' on 18 April 2011, in the US.<ref> Digital Spy, 17 April 2011</ref> The film premiered in the UK on 24 April 2011.<ref>{{dead link|date=December 2011}} ITN.co.uk, 26 April 2011</ref> Middleton <ref> Internet Movie Database</ref> was played by ]<ref> BBC News, 27 April 2011</ref> and Prince William by ].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/21/drama-queen-lifetimes-william-kate-trailer-serves-up-the-sap/ |title=Drama Queen: Lifetime's 'William & Kate' Trailer Serves Up the Sap |publisher=Time NewsFeed |first=Feifei |last=Sun |date=21 March 2011 |accessdate=26 March 2011}}</ref> TV programmes were also shown in the UK prior to the wedding which provided deeper insights into the couple's relationship and backgrounds, including ''When Kate Met William''<ref> The Observer, 1 May 2011</ref> and ]'s ''Meet the Middletons''.<ref> guardian.co.uk, 18 April 2011</ref>
* "Foreword", in: {{cite book|url=https://www.rafbf.org/get-involved/other-ways-to-support-us/books-that-donate-royalties-us/living-slipstream-life-raf-wife|title=Living in the Slipstream: Life as an RAF Wife|publisher=Book Guild|year=2014|isbn=978-1-909716-24-7|oclc=|first1=Alison |last1=Bairstow|first2=Jill |last2=Black|first3=Holly |last3=Jeffers|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=3 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203105420/https://www.rafbf.org/get-involved/other-ways-to-support-us/books-that-donate-royalties-us/living-slipstream-life-raf-wife|url-status=dead |ref=none}}
* "Foreword", in: {{cite book |title=] |publisher= National Portrait Gallery Publications|year=2021 |isbn=978-1-85514-738-6 |oclc= |author=National Portrait Gallery |ref=none}}
* "Foreword", in: {{cite book |title=Puzzles for Spies |publisher= National Geographic Books|year=2022|isbn=978-0-241-57990-9 |oclc= |author=GCHQ |ref=none}}


===Authored articles and letters===
A second TV Movie is also being produced that covers much the same ground as "William & Kate". That movie titled '']'' stars Alice St. Clair as Kate Middleton and Dan Amboyer as Prince William.<ref> IMDB</ref> Of note in this second television movie is the appearance of ] as the Queen and '']'' alum ] as the Prince of Wales. According to ] the movie is scheduled to air 27 August 2011 in the United States on the Hallmark Channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/production-begins-william-catherine-a-185876 |title=Production Begins on 'William & Catherine: A Royal Romance' |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=5 May 2011 |accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref> The movie was filmed in Bucharest.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/05/hallmark-channel-to-film-william-38-catherine-a-royal-romance/1 |title=Hallmark Channel to film 'William & Catherine: A Royal Romance'&nbsp;– Lifeline Live |work=USA Today |date=5 May 2011 |accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref>
* {{cite web|date=17 February 2016|archive-date=29 November 2023|title=Let's Make a Real Difference for an Entire Generation of Young Children |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/her-royal-highness-the-duchess-of-cambridge/lets-make-a-real-difference-for-young-children_b_9246336.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129092449/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/her-royal-highness-the-duchess-of-cambridge/lets-make-a-real-difference-for-young-children_b_9246336.html |website=]|edition=UK|ref=none|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|date=27 December 2019|archive-date=15 January 2024|title=An Open Letter from The Duchess of Cambridge to Midwives |url=https://www.royal.uk/open-letter-duchess-cambridge-midwives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115070110/https://www.royal.uk/open-letter-duchess-cambridge-midwives|website=The Royal Family|ref=none|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news|last= With First Lady Jill Biden |date=12 June 2021|archive-date=3 November 2023|title= This is what our kids deserve |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/12/opinions/jill-biden-kate-middleton-g7-early-childhood-covid-19/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103091224/https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/12/opinions/jill-biden-kate-middleton-g7-early-childhood-covid-19/index.html |work=]|ref=none|url-status=live}}
* {{cite news|date=25 November 2022|archive-date=21 March 2023|title= I'm determined to nurture our children in their first crucial years of life. They are our future |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/11/25/catherine-princess-wales-child-development-mental-physical-health/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321165357/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/11/25/catherine-princess-wales-child-development-mental-physical-health/|newspaper=]|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|date=28 January 2023|archive-date=2 February 2023|title= An open letter from The Princess of Wales|url=https://centreforearlychildhood.org/latest-learnings/news/an-open-letter-from-the-princess-of-wales/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202232251/https://centreforearlychildhood.org/latest-learnings/news/an-open-letter-from-the-princess-of-wales/|website=]|ref=none|url-status=}}
* {{cite web |date=24 March 2023|archive-date=16 August 2023|title= Investing in early childhood is a down payment on all our futures |url=https://www.ft.com/content/65df343e-b30a-44ae-936d-c5290cb08a84|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816130742/https://www.ft.com/content/65df343e-b30a-44ae-936d-c5290cb08a84|newspaper=]|ref=none|url-access=subscription|url-status=live}}
*{{cite web|date=3 November 2023|archive-date=20 January 2024|title=A Message from The Princess of Wales this Addiction Awareness Week|url=https://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/a-message-from-the-princess-of-wales-this-addiction-awareness-week|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120154647/https://www.actiononaddiction.org.uk/a-message-from-the-princess-of-wales-this-addiction-awareness-week|website=Action On Addiction|ref=none|url-status=live}}


==Footnotes== ==Notes==
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==References== ==References==
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===Bibliography=== ===Sources===
*{{Cite book|last=Jobson|first=Robert|title=William & Kate&nbsp;– The Love Story|publisher=John Blake Publishing|location=London|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=1M3oGZ7RRH8C&pg=PP1|year=2010|isbn=978-1-84454-736-4|ref={{harvid|Jobson|2010}}}} * {{cite book |last=Bullen |first=A. |title=William & Catherine: A Royal Wedding Souvenir |date=2011 |publisher=Dundurn |isbn=978-1-4597-1507-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuWD2or4zhEC&q=Leeds++born+michael++Middleton&pg=PA52}}
* {{cite book |last=Jobson |first=Robert |year=2010 |title=William & Kate: The Love Story |url=https://archive.org/details/williamkateloves0000jobs |url-access=registration |publisher=John Blake Publishing |isbn=978-1-84454-736-4}}
* {{cite book|last=Joseph|first=Claudia|title=Kate: The Making of a Princess|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eSLbxXJdINIC|date=2011|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=978-1-907195-35-8}}
* {{cite book|last=Lacey|first=Robert|title=Battle of Brothers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_3rDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT32|publisher=HarperCollins|edition=2nd|date=2021|isbn=978-0-00-840854-1}}
* {{Cite book |last=Moody |first=Marcia |date=2013 |title=Kate: A Biography |publisher=Michael O'Mara |isbn=978-1-78243-113-8}}
* {{Cite book |last=Nicholl |first=Katie |date=2015 |orig-date=2013 |title=Kate: The Future Queen |url=https://archive.org/details/katefuturequeen0000nich_j7u1/page/4/mode/1up?q=Middleton+met |publisher=Hachette |isbn=978-1-60286-260-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Price|first=Joann&nbsp;F.|title=Prince William: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W9BX5m8zdEoC&q=prince+william+kate+upper+middle+class&pg=PA130|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-39286-3|date=2011}}
* {{cite book |last=Reitwiesner |first=William Addams |author-link=William Addams Reitwiesner |editor-first=Christopher Challender |editor-last=Child |others=Scott Campbell Steward |title=The Ancestry of Catherine Middleton |year=2011 |publisher=New England Historic Genealogical Society |isbn=978-0-88082-252-7 |url=https://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509012343/https://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html |archive-date= 9 May 2011 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite book|last=Smith|first=Sean|title=Kate – A Biography of Kate Middleton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QwIXG7EbQ5cC&q=kate+middleton+upper-middle-class&pg=PT19|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4516-6156-9|date=2011}}
* {{cite book|last=Warde|first=Alan|title=Cultural Consumption, Classification and Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CT-PAQAAQBAJ&q=kate+middleton+upper+middle+class&pg=PA9|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-98222-7|date=2013}}
* {{cite book|last=Westfahl|first=Gary|title=A Day in a Working Life: 300 Trades and Professions through History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kaL0BwAAQBAJ&q=michael+Middleton+1949&pg=PA1232|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-403-2|date=2015}}

==Further reading==
* {{Cite book |last=de Vries |first=Susanna |date=2018 |title=Royal Marriages: Diana, Kate, Camilla |publisher=Pirgos Press |isbn=978-1-925283-64-8}}
* {{Cite book |last=Morton |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Morton (writer) |date=2011 |title=William & Catherine: Their Story |url=https://archive.org/details/williamcatherine00mort |url-access=registration |publisher=St. Martin's Press |isbn=978-0-312-64340-9}}


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Member of the British royal family (born 1982) For Catherine, Princess of Wales (1501–1502), see Catherine of Aragon. "Kate Middleton" redirects here. For the New Zealand diver, see Kate Middleton (free-diver).

Catherine
Princess of Wales
PhotographCatherine in 2023
BornCatherine Elizabeth Middleton
(1982-01-09) 9 January 1982 (age 42)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Spouse William, Prince of Wales ​ ​(m. 2011)
Issue
HouseWindsor (by marriage)
FatherMichael Middleton
MotherCarole Goldsmith
Alma mater
Signature
Royal family of
the United Kingdom
and the
other Commonwealth realms
Badge of the House of Windsor


Catherine, Princess of Wales (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982), is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne.

Born in Reading, Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educated at St Andrew's School and Marlborough College before earning a degree in art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met Prince William in 2001 and graduated in 2005. She held several jobs and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010. She became Duchess of Cambridge by her marriage on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple have three children: George, Charlotte, and Louis.

Following her marriage, Catherine has undertaken royal duties and commitments in support of the British monarch. She has represented the royal family on official overseas tours and has played a significant role in various charitable activities by undertaking projects through the Royal Foundation, with her charity work primarily focusing on issues surrounding early childhood care, addiction, and art. Catherine holds patronage with over 20 charitable and military organisations including the Anna Freud Centre, Action for Children, SportsAid, and the National Portrait Gallery. To encourage people to discuss their mental health problems, she envisioned the mental health awareness campaign Heads Together, which she launched with her husband William and brother-in-law Harry in April 2016.

Catherine's relationship with the media has been closely scrutinised, particularly regarding her efforts to maintain privacy amidst significant media attention and public interest. The media have referred to her impact on British and American fashion as the "Kate Middleton effect". Time listed her as one of the most influential people in the world in 2011, 2012 and 2013. On 9 September 2022, she became Princess of Wales when William was created Prince of Wales by his father, King Charles III.

Early life and education

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading into an upper-middle-class family with ties to the landed gentry. Her parents, Michael Middleton and Carole (née Goldsmith), were a flight dispatcher and flight attendant at British Airways, respectively. She was baptised at St Andrew's Bradfield, a local parish church, on 20 June 1982. She has two younger siblings, Philippa ("Pippa") and James. Her paternal family benefited financially from trust funds; her great-grandparents Noël and Olive Middleton played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s. Her maternal family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working-class.

Middleton's family moved from Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, to Amman, Jordan, in May 1984, where Catherine attended an English-language nursery school. When her family returned to Berkshire in September 1986, she was enrolled aged four at St Andrew's School, a private school near Pangbourne in Berkshire. She boarded part-weekly at St Andrew's in her later years. In 1987 her mother founded Party Pieces, a privately held mail order company that sold party supplies and decorations. In 1995 the family moved to the village of Bucklebury where Catherine studied at Downe House School. She was a boarder at Marlborough College, a co-educational boarding school in Wiltshire, where she showed talent in sport and was captain of the girls' field hockey team. While attending the school, she was awarded a gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. She also underwent an operation on the left side of her head, reportedly to remove a lump, during the same period.

Despite being offered a place at the University of Edinburgh, Middleton took a gap year, studying at the British Institute of Florence in Italy and travelling to Chile to participate in a Raleigh International programme. She worked as a deckhand at the Port of Southampton in the summer preceding university. She subsequently enrolled at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, where she initially studied psychology before focusing solely on art history. She worked part-time as a waitress during her studies. Middleton was an active member of The Lumsden Club, which held fundraisers and community projects each year. In 2005 she graduated from the University of St Andrews with an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in Art History.

Personal life

Relationship with Prince William

Middleton in conversation with Prince Harry outside St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 2008
With Prince Harry (left) at William's Order of the Garter investiture, 2008

In 2001 Middleton met Prince William while they were students in residence at St Salvator's Hall at the University of St Andrews. She reportedly caught William's eye at a charity fashion show at the university in 2002 when she appeared on the stage wearing a see-through lace dress. The couple began dating in 2003. During their second year, Middleton shared a flat with William and two other friends. From 2003 until 2005, they both resided at Balgove House on the Strathtyrum estate with two roommates. In 2004 the couple briefly split but later rekindled their relationship.

After her graduation, Middleton and her family faced intensive tabloid press scrutiny due to her relationship with William. In November 2006, she commenced part-time work for twelve months as an accessories buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw. She also worked as a project manager in the family business, where she was responsible for the website and catalogue.

Middleton attended William's Passing Out Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in December 2006. In April 2007, they ended their relationship. It was subsequently reported that the couple had reconciled. In May 2008, Middleton attended the wedding of William's cousin Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly in place of William, and met Queen Elizabeth II for the first time.

Middleton also attended the Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle in June 2008, where William was made a Royal Knight of the Garter. In July 2008, she was a guest at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman while William was away on military operations in the Caribbean, serving aboard HMS Iron Duke. In June 2010, the couple moved into a cottage on the Bodorgan Estate in Anglesey, Wales, where William resided during his RAF search and rescue training and subsequent career. Before her marriage, Middleton lived with her sister Pippa in an apartment owned by their parents in Chelsea, London.

Marriage and children

Further information: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Wedding dress of Catherine Middleton, and Engagement dress of Catherine Middleton

Middleton and William became engaged in October 2010, at a remote alpine cabin on Mount Kenya during a ten-day trip to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to celebrate the prince's passing the RAF helicopter search and rescue course. Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November that year. William gave her the engagement ring that had belonged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Middleton was confirmed into the Church of England on 10 March at St James's Palace by the Bishop of London, with her family and William in attendance, preceding her wedding.

Photograph of the royal family
With William, their children and other senior royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on 5 June 2022

The couple married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey on St Catherine's Day. The day was declared a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Estimates of the global audience for the wedding ranged around 300 million or more, whilst 26 million watched the event live in Britain alone. Her wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen. Catherine was styled as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge". The couple were given the country home Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham House, as a wedding gift from the Queen. Following their marriage in 2011, the couple used Nottingham Cottage as their London residence. They moved into the four-storey, 20-room Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace in 2013. Renovations took 18 months at a cost of £4.5 million. Kensington Palace became William and Catherine's main residence in 2017. The couple and their children officially moved into Adelaide Cottage in Windsor in September 2022.

In December 2012, St James's Palace announced that Catherine was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is usual as she had been admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. She gave birth to Prince George at St Mary's Hospital, London, in July 2013. The severe morning sickness returned with the subsequent pregnancies, forcing Catherine to cancel her official engagements. She gave birth to Princess Charlotte in May 2015 and to Prince Louis in April 2018. George, Charlotte and Louis were respectively third, fourth and fifth in the line of succession to the British throne at the times of their births. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, they are now second, third, and fourth in line to the throne. William and Catherine have owned two English Cocker Spaniels, named Lupo and Orla.

Health

Kensington Palace announced in January 2024 that Catherine had undergone a planned abdominal surgery for an undisclosed medical condition at the London Clinic. She postponed all of her public engagements and duties through March that year. The subsequent speculation about her absence from public view prompted various conspiracy theories about her health and garnered extensive media attention. The speculation largely started after William withdrew from the thanksgiving service of his godfather, Constantine II of Greece, where he was slated to speak, citing an undisclosed "personal matter".

Catherine announced on 22 March, through a video message filmed by BBC Studios, that post-operative tests had found cancer, and the palace said she had been undergoing chemotherapy since late February. Her medical leave from public engagements was subsequently extended. She made her first public appearance after her cancer diagnosis at the 2024 Trooping the Colour in June, having mentioned in a letter released by Kensington Palace the previous day that she was still undergoing treatment for cancer. She continued to make occasional appearances over the following months amidst her ongoing cancer treatment. In September 2024, Catherine, in a video message released by Kensington Palace, revealed that she had completed her chemotherapy treatment and that she was looking forward to resuming public engagements in the coming months. In October 2024, she accompanied William on a visit to meet the families of the victims of the 2024 Southport stabbing, marking her first official public engagement since the completion of her chemotherapy treatment.

Public life

Within the United Kingdom

Middleton's first public appearance with William following their engagement announcement in November 2010 was at a fundraising event organised by the Teenage Cancer Trust in December 2010. She made her first official public appearance in February 2011, when the couple attended a lifeboat-naming ceremony in Trearddur, near their home at that time in Anglesey, North Wales. In March 2011, the couple toured Belfast. Catherine's first official engagement after her wedding came in May that year when she and William met Barack and Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace. Reporters noted that warm words had been exchanged between the two families. In October 2011, she undertook her first solo engagement at a reception for In Kind Direct, hosted at Clarence House, stepping in for Prince Charles. In March 2012, Catherine gave her first public speech for the opening of a children's hospice opened by her patronage, East Anglia's Children's Hospices. She and William were announced as ambassadors for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. As part of her role, Catherine attended numerous sporting events throughout the games. She and William also attended celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee throughout 2012 including the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in July.

In June 2019, Catherine took the royal first salute, typically received by the Queen, at the Beating Retreat military pageant. In October 2020, William and Catherine met President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and First Lady Olena Zelenska at Buckingham Palace, the first royal engagement held at the residence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was well received, with President Zelensky later expressing gratitude for the royal couple's solidarity with Ukraine and its people. In December that year, the couple embarked on a three-day tour of England, Scotland, and Wales via the British Royal Train "to pay tribute to the inspiring work of individuals, organisations and initiatives across the country" in 2020. Boris Johnson expressed his support for the initiative, while First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon criticised the tour, citing travel restrictions; UK, Scottish and Welsh governments were consulted before planning the tour. Catherine and William attended the G7 summit for the first time in June 2021 in Cornwall. She also met Jill Biden for the first time, marked by a warm welcome, as they toured Connor Downs Academy engaging with students and discussing early education initiatives in a roundtable discussion.

In September 2022, Catherine and William visited Anglesey and Swansea which marked their first visit to Wales since becoming Princess and Prince of Wales. In February 2023, they visited Falmouth marking their first visit to the region since becoming Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, titles that are automatically bestowed upon the monarch's eldest son and his spouse.

Outside the United Kingdom

Further information: List of official overseas trips made by William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales
Catherine and William waving. She is wearing a red hat and a white dress along with a diamond brooch in the shape of a maple leaf.
With William in Ottawa during their first royal tour of Canada, 2011

Catherine and William's first royal tour of Canada took place in June–July 2011. The tour's two-day trip to California was also her first visit to the United States. Nicholas Witchell, writing for BBC News, noted that the tour to Canada had been an "unqualified success" for the couple as they engaged in various activities from tree planting to street hockey, with their warm interactions and thoughtful gestures enhancing their popularity and reinforcing positive sentiments towards the monarchy in Canada. In September 2012, the couple embarked on a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands to commemorate Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee across the Commonwealth. During this overseas visit, she made her first official speech abroad, while visiting a hospice in Malaysia, drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.

The couple and their son visited Australia and New Zealand in April 2014. The prime minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, referred to their tour as "one of the very best royal visits" Australia had experienced. In June, they visited France to attend an event commemorating 70 years since the Normandy landings at Gold Beach. The couple visited the United States in December that year. The tour was a success, featuring diplomatic engagements such as a visit to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the couple's personal interests and attending an NBA match between the Brooklyn Nets and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In October 2015, Catherine attended her first state banquet at Buckingham Palace, held to host Chinese president Xi Jinping. In April 2016, she and William undertook a tour to India and Bhutan. In October that year, Catherine made her first solo overseas trip to The Netherlands. Countries visited by the couple in 2017 include France, Poland, Germany, and Belgium. Their tour to Germany and Poland was successful, with author Katie Nicholl referring to it as a "P.R. victory for Britain". She visited Luxembourg City in May 2017 for the Treaty of London commemorations. In January 2018, the couple visited Sweden and Norway. In February 2019, they carried out a two-day visit of Northern Ireland, visiting Belfast, Fermanagh, and Ballymena. The purpose of the visit was to celebrate the country's youth and acknowledge the progress made in overcoming the region's divisions over the past twenty years. The couple visited Pakistan in October 2019; it was the royal family's first visit to the country in 13 years. The tour was a success, helping promote diplomatic relations with Pakistan while also reflecting the couple's personal interests in climate change and the significance of quality education. In March 2020, they carried out a three-day tour of Ireland, visiting three of the country's counties.

In February 2022, Catherine visited Denmark to learn about the country's plans for the social and emotional development of young people and also to celebrate milestones of both countries' monarchs. In March that year, she and William embarked on a tour of Belize, The Bahamas and Jamaica to commemorate Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. Reparations for slavery emerged as a major demand of public protesters during the couple's visit.

Charity work

Further information: Royal Foundation

Patronages

Catherine has been involved with charity work both before and after her marriage. In 2007 she curated a photography exhibition to mark the book launch of Time to Reflect by Alistair Morrison to raise funds for the UNICEF. In 2008 she visited Naomi's House Hospice, where she spent time with children. Later that year, she organised a 1980s-themed roller disco fundraiser which raised £100,000, split between Oxford Children's Hospital and the mental health charity Place2Be. While working for her parents' company, she began organising events for the Starlight Children's Foundation, which helps terminally ill youth. She also helped coordinate the Boodles Boxing Ball, which raised money for the charity.

Following her marriage, Catherine assumed royal duties and commitments in support of the British monarch. In March 2011, she and William set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well-wishers who wanted to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead. The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple's choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation. In June 2012, The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry was renamed to reflect Catherine's contribution to the charity. It is now known as The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.

Catherine and William talking to people over lunch
With William attending a Commonwealth Big Lunch at St Luke's Community Centre in Islington, March 2018

Catherine's charity work primarily focuses on issues surrounding young children, mental health, sport, addiction and art. Her impact on charitable donations and project visibility has been called the "Kate effect". She holds a number of charitable patronages. Catherine, being an art history graduate, also takes an interest in art and handpicked The Art Room, which helped disadvantaged children access art therapy before its closure, as well as the National Portrait Gallery. She acquired patronage of the Lawn Tennis Association, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Action for Children, and the Royal Photographic Society after they were passed down by Queen Elizabeth II. She became patron of the Foundling Museum, a museum to commemorate the Foundling Hospital, in 2019. Catherine was also a local volunteer leader with The Scout Association in north Wales, of which Queen Elizabeth II was patron, before being made co-president in September 2020, alongside the Duke of Kent.

Sport

Catherine congratulating a female tennis player
Presenting the ladies' singles trophy to Elena Rybakina at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships

Catherine is a keen sportswoman and attends Wimbledon annually. She has been patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016. Catherine, who enjoys sailing, has occasionally taken part in the sport to raise money for charity. In 2012 together with her husband and his brother Harry, Catherine launched Coach Core. The programme was set up following the 2012 Olympics to provide apprenticeship opportunities for people who desire to pursue a career as a professional coach. In 2014 she and William were awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club. In July 2019, she lent her support to Backyard Nature, a campaign created to inspire "children, families and communities to get outside and engage with nature". In February 2022, she became patron of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League, both governing bodies that were previously supported by her brother-in-law Harry.

Military and armed forces

In 2014 Catherine wrote the foreword for Living in the Slipstream: Life as an RAF Wife, whose proceeds raised money for charity. In December 2015, she assumed patronage of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets for youths 12–19 years of age. The Duke of Edinburgh, who had been patron of the RAF Cadets for 63 years, formally handed over during an audience at Buckingham Palace. Since acquiring patronage of the RAF Cadets, she has made visits to their base in Cambridgeshire and celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2016. In October 2022, she became patron to Preet Chandi, a British Army medical officer who aimed to complete a 1,000-mile solo expedition in the South Pole after finishing a 700-mile journey in the continent earlier that year.

Health and medical initiatives

In her capacity as patron of Action on Addiction, Catherine has occasionally made visits to its centres, spending time with recovering addicts. In October 2012, she, alongside Action on Addiction, launched the M-PACT programme (Moving Parents and Children Together), one of the only UK programmes to focus specifically on the impact of drug addiction on families. In June 2021, Catherine was announced as patron of The Forward Trust after its merger with Action on Addiction. As patron, she launched a campaign titled "Taking Action on Addiction".

In January 2018, locks of Catherine's hair were reportedly donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which made wigs for children diagnosed with cancer. In February that year, she became patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. She also launched Nursing Now, a three-year worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the profile of nurses. She has written of her family ties with nursing; her grandmother, Valerie Middleton, and her great-grandmother, Olive Middleton, were both VAD nurses for the British Red Cross. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Catherine undertook many in-person and virtual engagements supporting National Health Service workers. She discreetly volunteered with the Royal Voluntary Service during the same period.

Catherine has worked extensively in children's palliative care alongside East Anglia's Children's Hospices and undertakes private visits to children's hospices and their families. She made her first public address at the opening of their Ipswich facility in 2012 after being announced as their patron in January that year. She has carried out engagements to raise awareness of Children's Hospice Week since 2013.

Photography

Catherine has called herself an "enthusiastic amateur photographer" and has taken official portraits of her children, as well as other members of the royal family. In 2019 she supported workshops run by the Royal Photographic Society in partnership with Action for Children to highlight the effect of photography in expressing thoughts in young people. As patron of the Royal Photographic Society she and other photographers took part in an exhibition that marked 75 years since the end of the Holocaust. Photos taken by Catherine of the Holocaust survivors were later included in an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Catherine curated an exhibition of Victorian photography at the National Portrait Gallery with a thematic focus on childhood. In May 2020, she launched "Hold Still", a project to capture people's life during lockdown, which garnered 31,000 submissions. In October 2020, the selected portraits were displayed on 112 public sites, including billboards, murals, and posters, across 80 towns and cities. The photographs were later published in a book titled Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, with a foreword written by Catherine, on 7 May 2021.

Community causes

Catherine has been hosting a Christmas carol concert called Together At Christmas annually at Westminster Abbey since December 2021 with the theme varying each year.

In March 2022 amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Catherine and William made a donation to help the refugees. In February 2023, they donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) which was helping victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. In May 2023, she hosted the first children's picnic at the Chelsea Flower Show for students from ten primary schools who were participating in the Royal Horticultural Society's Campaign for School Gardening. In July 2024, she and William made donations to help victims of Hurricane Beryl.

Mental health advocacy

Catherine speaks with authorities outside a men's resettlement prison
At HM Prison High Down, September 2023

Catherine has tackled issues surrounding mental health and disabilities and has previously made visits to charities and hospitals such as St Thomas' Hospital and the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute to spend time with mothers and children who deal with these issues. She has also been credited with raising national awareness of children's mental health; Benita Refson, president of Place2Be, has praised her work, saying that she would "shine the spotlight on child mental health", while Peter Fonagy, CEO of the Anna Freud Centre has called her one of the most important figures in the field, and stated that "to the millions of children who have been suffering in silence, she is their voice". In recognition of their work with charities concerned with children's mental health, Catherine and William were awarded the Gold Blue Peter badge, an award previously granted to Queen Elizabeth II. To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues, Catherine, William and Harry initiated the mental health awareness campaign "Heads Together" in April 2016. She later voluntarily talked about her struggles as a mother, and admitted that she suffered a "lack of confidence" and "feelings of ignorance" during certain periods of time.

Catherine has discussed her experiences with "mum guilt" in balancing work/life commitments, and described bringing her newborn home from the hospital for the first time as "terrifying". She has also highlighted the importance of "a happy home" and "a safe environment" for children, and described her "passion" for the outdoors, referencing it as an asset to building childhood wellbeing and developmental foundations. She launched the Mentally Healthy Schools website, which helps the students and staff with access "to reliable and practical resources to improve awareness, knowledge and confidence in supporting pupils' mental health". After two years of development, the website had over 250,000 visitors accessing its resources. Catherine guest-edited HuffPost UK as part of an effort to raise awareness for children's mental health issues.

In 2019 Catherine worked with the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the co-designers for a garden display at the Chelsea Flower Show. She designed the "Back to Nature Garden" together with Andree Davies and Adam White. The garden was later expanded and moved to Hampton Court Palace as a part of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, before being shown at the Back to Nature Festival at RHS Garden Wisley. A playground, inspired by the "Back to Nature" garden, was built on the Sandringham Estate in 2021. In May 2019, as a part of their "Heads Together" initiative, Catherine, her husband and her in-laws launched Shout, a text messaging service for those who have mental issues. In March 2020, she and William started supporting a new mental health initiative by the Public Health England amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. In April 2020, the couple announced Our Frontline, an initiative providing mental health support to emergency medical workers.

In February 2021, Catherine recorded a video message about the importance of positive mental health during the pandemic. She made a surprise appearance on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, where she read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson as part of the conclusion of Children's Mental Health Week in February 2022. In May that year, she became patron of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance. In October, to mark World Mental Health Day, she and William took over Newsbeat and interviewed four guests on topics related to mental health. The following year, the couple took part in a forum for young people in Birmingham, alongside BBC Radio 1 and a charity called The Mix, called Exploring our Emotional Worlds continuing their longstanding work to promote mental well-being. In December 2024, she and William announced that they were jointly funding a pilot scheme with the charity Norfolk and Waveney Mind to offer extra support for rural and farming communities on the Sandringham estate.

Early years and childhood development

Catherine and Jill Biden engage with school children at a table while wearing masks
With Jill Biden at Connor Downs Academy, Cornwall, June 2021

During the initial years of her charity work, Catherine became interested in the connection between the first five years of childhood and conditions such as homelessness, mental health, and addiction in later life. In March 2018, she hosted a symposium with the Royal Society of Medicine, focusing on children's health, and launched the Early Years Intervention Support initiative. In May that year, she established the Early Years Steering Group. In January 2020, Catherine launched "5 Big Questions on the Under 5's", a nationwide survey on development during early years. The survey was conducted by Ipsos MORI and contained "further qualitative and ethnographic research" on the early years. It received over 500,000 responses. The results of the survey were released in November 2020. The findings outlined five key topics surrounding early childhood, including parental mental health and wider community health and support. In July 2020, she supported and assisted in the development of BBC's "Tiny Happy People" initiative, providing free digital resources to parents with young children. In August 2020, she headed a donation drive to benefit baby banks nationwide which spurred over 10,000 donations. In June 2021, Catherine launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to conduct work, research, and campaigns with other organisations on issues surrounding the early years.

In February 2022, Catherine visited Denmark on behalf of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. In June that year, she hosted her first roundtable discussion with politicians on early childhood development. In January 2023, Catherine launched the Shaping Us initiative through the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, a long-term campaign aimed at raising awareness about early childhood development and its importance. In November that year, she delivered the keynote speech at The Shaping Us National Symposium held at The Design Museum in London.

Public image

Catherine in 2013Catherine in 2019Catherine (holding Prince Louis at right) wore dresses designed by Alexander McQueen at Trooping the Colour in 2013 and 2019 respectively.

Fashion

Further information: Fashion of Catherine, Princess of Wales

Catherine, prominent for her fashion style, has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists. She topped Tatler's best-dressed list in 2022, and was ranked first by the magazine on its list of the most glamorous European royals in 2024. Her style has evolved from more conservative choices in the early years of her public life to a sophisticated and elegant wardrobe, often featuring designs by Alexander McQueen, Jenny Packham, Catherine Walker and international designers such as Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci. The "Kate Middleton effect" is the trend that she is reported to have had in sales of particular products and brands. In 2021 it was reported that Catherine boosted the British fashion industry up to £1 billion within a year.

Public opinion and influence

Catherine's influence has made her a significant asset to the royal family's public image, enhancing their appeal and influence, a view echoed by the journalists Camilla Tominey, who described her as "the monarchy's greatest asset", and Petronella Wyatt, who called her "the jewel in the crown". Rhonda Garelick of The New York Times has also noted her ability to balance modernity with traditional royal norms. Speaking to The Times on Catherine's 40th birthday, her aides stated that she does not accept "advice on a PR basis" and will "never do something because she thinks the media will like it." Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, her and William's former private secretary, stated that "she has that almost old-fashioned, Queen Mother attitude to drama – she just doesn't do it."

Time magazine listed Catherine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2011 and 2024, she was one of the runners-up for the magazine's Person of the Year award. In 2023 and 2024, The Independent included Catherine on its "Influence List". In December 2022, she was found to be the second most liked member of the royal family by statistics and polling company YouGov, while an Ipsos favourability poll in April 2023 suggested that she was the most liked member. In April 2024, YouGov found her to be the most popular member of the royal family. In 2024 Catherine was found to be the most searched person on Google Search in the United Kingdom and the second most searched person globally.

Privacy and the media

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, while being chased by paparazzi in August 1997 has influenced Catherine's and William's attitude towards the media. They have often requested that, when off-duty, their privacy should be respected.

In April 2004, The Sun published pictures of Middleton with William at a ski resort and alleged that she was his girlfriend. After her graduation from university, Middleton was faced with widespread press attention and was often photographed by the paparazzi. In October 2005, she complained through her lawyer about harassment from the media, stating she had done nothing significant to warrant publicity and complained that photographers were permanently stationed outside her flat. Dickie Arbiter, who previously served as a press secretary to the royal family, stated that her treatment by the press drew parallels to the tumultuous experience of Diana in the early years of her marriage. Between 2005 and 2006, Middleton's phone was hacked 155 times according to former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman, who was involved in a phone hacking scandal by the newspaper that targeted the royal family. In 2005, after Middleton was chased by the paparazzi on her way to an interview, William consulted her and her father and penned a legal letter to newspapers requesting that they respect her privacy. In April 2006, her lawyers issued new warnings to several newspapers and picture agencies after they published photographs of Middleton on a bus during a shopping trip.

Media attention increased around the time of Middleton's 25th birthday in January 2007, prompting warnings from Prince Charles, Prince William, and Middleton's lawyers, who threatened legal action. Two newspaper groups decided to refrain from publishing paparazzi pictures of Middleton but continued to use photographs of her at public events. In March 2007, her lawyers filed a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over a photograph published by the Daily Mirror that was taken as a result of harassment, leading to a settlement and a warning from the PCC. In July 2007, MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee stated that Middleton was the victim of "clear and persistent harassment" by the paparazzi and criticised the lack of intervention by the PCC.

In 2010 Middleton pursued an invasion of privacy claim against two agencies and photographer Niraj Tanna for photographs taken of her playing tennis over Christmas 2009, resulting in £5,000 damages, legal costs, and an apology. In 2011 close associates of Jonathan Rees, a private investigator connected to the News International phone hacking scandal, stated that he had targeted Catherine during her period as William's girlfriend.

In May 2011, the Middleton family complained to the PCC after photographs of Catherine, Pippa, and their mother in bikinis while on holiday in 2006 were published in several newspapers. One of the photographs showed Pippa topless, prompting the family to complain about newspapers breaching the editors' code of practice by invading their privacy. In September 2011, a deal was negotiated for the images to be removed from the newspapers' websites and never published again.

In September 2012, the French edition of Closer and the Italian gossip magazine Chi published photographs of Catherine sunbathing topless while on holiday at the Château d'Autet. On 17 September 2012, William and Catherine filed a criminal complaint with the French prosecution department and launched a claim for civil damages at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre. The following day the courts granted an injunction against Closer, prohibiting further publication of the photographs and announced a criminal investigation would be initiated. In September 2017, Closer was fined €100,000 and its editor Laurence Pieau and owner Ernesto Mauri were each fined €45,000.

In December 2012, two Australian radio hosts, Michael Christian and Mel Greig, called King Edward VII's Hospital where Catherine was an in-patient for hyperemesis gravidarum. Pretending to be Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles, Greig and Christian spoke to a nurse on Catherine's ward, enquiring about her condition. Following a hospital inquiry and a public backlash against the hoax, Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who put the call through to the ward, died by suicide. The radio hosts subsequently apologised for their actions.

Catherine and William walk past a group of photographers
With William being photographed by members of the press during their 2016 royal tour of Canada

In February 2013, Chi published the first photos of Catherine's exposed pregnant belly, taken during her vacation on the private island of Mustique which the British press refused to publish. In October 2014, Catherine and William sent a legal letter to a freelance photographer who had put their son George and his nanny "under surveillance", asking the individual to stop "harassing and following" them. In August 2015, Kensington Palace published a letter detailing what it stated were the "dangerous" and invasive efforts of the media to get paparazzi pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

In March 2019, the royal family introduced new rules for followers commenting on its official social media accounts in response to the online abuse aimed at Catherine and her sister-in-law Meghan. In May 2020, Kensington Palace said that the cover story of Tatler magazine titled "Catherine the Great" contained "a swathe of inaccuracies and false misrepresentations". In September 2020, after pressure from the couple's lawyers, the magazine removed remarks on Catherine's family and other similar claims from the online version of the story.

In early March 2024, the Associated Press, AFP, Reuters and Getty Images withdrew from publishing a Mother's Day photograph of Catherine and her children. The photograph was attributed to William and accompanied by a personal message from her. The Associated Press explained it retracted the photograph because of concerns regarding digital alteration of the image at its source. AFP and Reuters raised similar concerns. The following day, in a message posted by Kensington Palace, Catherine apologised for any confusion created and said she had personally edited the family photograph that was shared publicly. The incident occurred after she had begun chemotherapy treatment for cancer, which she announced on 22 March. In the same month, the London Clinic initiated an investigation into a potential breach of privacy law after up to three staff members were found attempting to access Catherine's private medical records following her discharge from the hospital.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Further information: List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales

Titles and styles

Upon her marriage in April 2011, Catherine became a princess of the United Kingdom, as well as Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, and Baroness Carrickfergus; she also received the style of Royal Highness. She was formally known as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge" except in Scotland, where she was instead called "Her Royal Highness the Countess of Strathearn".

Queen Elizabeth II died on 8 September 2022, and Catherine's father-in-law succeeded as Charles III. Catherine became Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay. Thus, she was briefly referred to by the title "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge". The following day, on 9 September 2022, the King announced William's appointment as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, thereby making Catherine Princess of Wales and Countess of Chester. She has since been known as "Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales", and as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rothesay" in Scotland.

Honours

Catherine is a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO), a Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH), and a recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II.

Ancestry

Further information: Middleton family

Catherine's father, Michael, is the son of Captain Peter Francis Middleton, who, along with their Middleton forebears, were from Leeds, West Yorkshire. The historian Robert Lacey describes Michael Middleton as having aristocratic kinship; his grandmother, Olive Christiana Middleton, was close to her second cousin Baroness Airedale (1868–1942). Both Catherine's paternal great-grandmother Olive Middleton (née Lupton) and her first-cousin-once-removed Baroness von Schunck (née Kate Lupton) grew up at Potternewton Hall Estate, the seat of the Lupton family, who are described as landed gentry and, as such, were invited to the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911. Four successive generations of Catherine's ancestors had lived at Potternewton Hall Estate: Catherine's great-grandmother Olive Middleton; her father, politician Francis Martineau Lupton; his mother, educator Frances Elizabeth Lupton; and her father, epidemiologist and surgeon Thomas Michael Greenhow.

Catherine's maternal ancestors, the Harrisons, were working-class labourers and miners from Sunderland and County Durham. Ancestors through her maternal line include Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Baronet, who was a descendant of Edward IV through his illegitimate daughter Elizabeth Plantagenet. Other paternal ancestors include Sir Thomas Fairfax and his wife Anne Gascoigne, who was a descendant of Edward III.

Bibliography

Book contributions

Authored articles and letters

Notes

  1. Initially, the media reported her first name as "Kate", which is a diminutive form of "Catherine". The name "Kate Middleton" persisted in the public sphere despite changes in Catherine's name and titles later in life. The British media opt for "Kate" in their articles as a result of search engine optimisation.
  2. Author Katie Nicholl suggests that the couple met before going to St Andrews through mutual friends while Middleton was a student at Marlborough College.
  3. Among her patronages are Evelina London Children's Hospital, Family Action, the Natural History Museum, NHS Charities Together, SportsAid, the Scouts, the 1851 Trust, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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