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| | full name = Catherine Elizabeth<ref group=fn>As a titled royal, Catherine need not use a surname, but when one ''is'' used, it is ]. Many media outlets, however, refer to her by her maiden name, Catherine (or Kate) Middleton.</ref> | |||
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| | spouse = {{marriage|] <br />|29 April 2011}} | |||
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| | father = Michael Middleton | |||
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|9|df=y}} | |||
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| | religion = ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/04/14/kate-middletons-secret-confirmation-how-religious-is-the-future-princess/|title = Kate Middleton's Secret Confirmation: How Religious Is the Future Princess?|first1 = William Lee|last1 = Adams|date = 14 April 2011|journal = ]|accessdate = 20 February 2013}}</ref> | |||
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| '''Catherine,<!--PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE 'CATHERINE' OR ADD HRH - SEE DISCUSSION at ]--> Duchess of Cambridge''' (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton 9 January 1982),<ref>{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2011|year=2011|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=978-0-8242-1121-9|pages=116–118|chapter=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge}}</ref> is the wife of ]. Following his father ], William is second in ] his grandmother, ], as monarch of the United Kingdom and 15 other ]s.<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 |date=16 November 2010 |accessdate=14 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
| Middleton grew up in ], 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 Scotland at the ], where she met William in 2001. Their engagement was announced on 16 November 2010, and she attended several royal events before ] on 29 April 2011 at ]. The Duke and Duchess have two children: ] and ], who are respectively third and fourth in ].<ref name=Saul>{{cite news|last=Saul|first=Heather|title=Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge goes into labour|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-baby-duchess-of-cambridge-goes-into-labour-8725599.html|accessdate=22 July 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=BBC22July>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23413653 | title=Royal baby: Kate gives birth to boy | work=BBC News | date=22 July 2013 | accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref><ref name=BBC2May>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32562117|title=Royal baby: Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to daughter|work=BBC News|date=2 May 2015|accessdate=2 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/may/03/duchess-of-cambridge-gives-birth-to-baby-girl|title=Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby girl|author=Caroline Davies|work=the Guardian}}</ref> | |||
| She has had a major impact upon British and American fashion, which has been termed the "]",<ref>{{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 |author2=Zoe Wood|date=30 March 2012|work=The Guardian|accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> and in 2012 and 2013, she was selected as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by '']'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2111952,00.html|title=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Pippa Middleton - 2012 TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World - TIME|date=18 April 2012|work=TIME.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The 2013 Time 100|url=http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/all/|accessdate=6 August 2015|publisher=Time magazine|date=18 April 2013}}</ref> | |||
| {{British Royal Family}} | |||
| ==Early life== | |||
| Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born at ] in ] on 9 January 1982, and ] at St Andrew's ], 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>{{sfn|Jobson|2010|p=32}} She is the eldest of three children born to ] and ], a former ] and ], who in 1987 founded Party Pieces, a ] ] that sells party supplies and decorations with an estimated worth of £30 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=The Daily Telegraph|location=Australia|date=21 April 2011|accessdate =29 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=About us|url=http://www.partypieces.co.uk/about-us/ |accessdate=9 August 2008 |publisher=PartyPieces.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{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> The Middletons have another daughter, ],<ref>. ''People''.</ref>{{Better source|date=October 2015}}<ref name="WAR5" /> and a son, ].<ref name="WAR5" /> | |||
| Michael and Carole Middleton worked for ], in ], Jordan, from May 1984 to September 1986. In Jordan, Catherine 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/katemiddleton/|title=Profiles – Kate Middleton|accessdate=9 August 2008 |date=August 2001 |work=Hello! }}</ref> Following her return from Amman, Middleton was enrolled at ] near the village of ] in Berkshire, then briefly at ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal wedding: 50 things you may not know about Kate Middleton and Prince William|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8139417/Royal-wedding-50-things-you-may-not-know-about-Kate-Middleton-and-Prince-William.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=6 May 2014|first=Laura|last=Roberts|date=17 November 2010}}</ref> She was a boarder at ], a co-educational ] in Wiltshire,<ref>{{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><ref>{{cite book|author=Claudia Joseph|title=Kate: The Making of a Princess|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eSLbxXJdINIC|date=11 January 2011|publisher=Mainstream Publishing|isbn=978-1-907195-35-8|page=89|accessdate=9 August 2015|quote=One of the first girls Kate met.....was Jessica Hay who showed (Kate) up to their dormitory...}}</ref> and graduated in 2005, from the ] in Fife, Scotland, with an undergraduate ] (]) in the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://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|work=The Telegraph|date=25 February 2011|first=Auslan|last=Cramb}}</ref> | |||
| In November 2006, Middleton accepted a position as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain ],<ref>{{cite news|title=Fixating on a Future Royal as Elusive as Cinderella|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/world/europe/21kate.html|accessdate=6 May 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 April 2011|first=Sarah|last=Lyall}}</ref> where she worked part-time until November 2007. She also worked until January 2011 at Party Pieces; her role within the family business included catalogue design and production, marketing and photography.<ref>{{cite web|last1=HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|first1=The Official Website of the British Monarchy|title=The Duchess of Cambridge|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/thecurrentroyalfamily/theduchessofcambridge/theduchessofcambridge.aspx|publisher=The Royal Household|accessdate=12 March 2015|quote=In 2008, The Duchess launched First Birthdays, a junior brand to Party Pieces. Her role within the family business included catalogue design and production, marketing and photography}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Daily Mail|first1=Reporter,|title=Kate Middleton prepares for life as a Royal housewife by leaving her parents' mail order business|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1350151/Kate-Middleton-prepares-Royal-housewife-life-leaving-parents-business.html|publisher=UK Daily Mail, 25 January 2011|accessdate=12 March 2015|quote=Royal aides confirmed she stepped down on Friday, one saying, 'She has handed over her work to colleagues and is now preparing for her future life|date=24 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hoggard|first1=Liz|title=Kate's not precious. She mucked in at Jigsaw|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/kates-not-precious-she-mucked-in-at-jigsaw-6922185.html|accessdate=August 9, 2014|work=London Evening Standard|date=July 21, 2008}}</ref> | |||
| ==Relationship with Prince William== | |||
| ===Early relationship=== | |||
| In 2001, Middleton met Prince William while they were both students in residence at ] at the ].<ref>{{cite news | first1=Auslan | last1=Cramb | url=http://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 | work=The Daily Telegraph | date=25 February 2011 | accessdate=9 August 2015 | quote=In their first year, they lived a few doors apart at St Salvator's hall....}}</ref> The couple began dating in 2003, although their relationship remained unconfirmed.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Peskoe|first1=Ashley|title=The Start of Prince William and Kate Middleton's Love Story|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/Royal_Wedding/kate-middleton-prince-williams-romance-st-andrews/story?id=13356247|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=ABC News|date=12 April 2011}}</ref> On 17 October 2005, Middleton complained through her lawyer about ] from the media, stating that she had done nothing significant to warrant publicity.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ex-royal aide condemns paparazzi|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6245061.stm|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=9 January 2007}}</ref> | |||
| Media attention increased around the time of her 25th birthday in January 2007, prompting warnings from both the Prince of Wales 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>{{cite news|title=William graduates from Sandhurst|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/6181761.stm|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=15 December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Royal wedding: The Kate Middleton story|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-11767308|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=16 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| On 17 May 2008, Middleton attended the wedding of Prince William's cousin ] to ], which the prince did not attend.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Alderson|first1=Andrew|last2=Nikkah|first2=Roya|title=Royal wedding: Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly tie the knot|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/1976931/Royal-wedding-Peter-Phillips-and-Autumn-Kelly-tie-the-knot.html|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=17 May 2008}}</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 |work=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>{{cite news|last1=Woods|first1=Richard|title=Kate Middleton set for £10,000 privacy victory|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Society/article19932.ece|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=The Sunday Times|date=21 February 2010}}</ref> She obtained a public apology, £5,000 in damages, and legal costs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Anita|title=Kate Middleton wins damages from paparazzi agency|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/7422676/Kate-Middleton-wins-damages-from-paparazzi-agency.html|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=11 March 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===Breakup and reconciliation=== | |||
| In April 2007, Prince William and Middleton split up. The couple decided to break up during a holiday in the Swiss resort of ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6554841.stm | title=Prince William splits from Kate | work=BBC News | date=14 April 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> ] declined to 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>{{Better source|reason=gossip news sites are not reliable|date=October 2015}} Newspapers speculated about the reasons for the split, although these reports relied on anonymous sources. | |||
| Middleton and her family attended the ] at ], where she and Prince William sat two rows apart. The couple were subsequently seen together in public on a number of occasions and news sources 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 | work=BBC News | date=5 October 2007 | accessdate=7 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
| ===Engagement and marriage=== | |||
| {{further|Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|Wedding dress of Kate Middleton}} | |||
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| Prince William and Catherine Middleton became engaged in October 2010, in Kenya, during a 10-day trip to the ] to celebrate Prince William's 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 press release |title=His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton are engaged to be married |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/his-royal-highness-prince-william-of-wales-and-miss-catherine-middleton-are-0 |publisher=Clarence House |via=princeofwales.gov.uk |date=16 November 2010 |access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> Prince William gave Middleton ], ]. The couple married in ] on 29 April 2011<ref>{{Cite news | title = Royal wedding date set for 29 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 million watched the event live in Britain alone.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 billion tune into 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><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-04-28/lifestyle/35230363_1_memorial-service-nielsen-eternal-flame|title=The TV Column: Counting royal wedding watchers .?.?. before the wedding? |work=The Washington Post |date=28 April 2011 |accessdate=2 September 2013 |first=Lisa |last=de Moraes}}</ref> | |||
| In October, several months after the wedding, Commonwealth leaders pledged that they would implement changes in British royal succession law to adopt ], meaning that the first child of the Duke and Duchess would be eligible to take the throne regardless of whether it is male or female.<ref>{{cite news|author=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> | |||
| ===Motherhood and children=== | |||
| {{further|Prince George of Cambridge|Princess Charlotte of Cambridge}} | |||
| ] the day after his birth]] | |||
| The Queen had issued new ], dated 31 December 2012, enabling all children of the eldest son, as opposed to only the eldest son, of the Prince of Wales to enjoy the princely title and style of ''Royal Highness''.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=60384 |date=8 January 2013 |startpage=213 |nolink= |accessdate=30 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Royal baby girl 'would be princess'|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20962102|date=9 January 2013|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=6 July 2013}}</ref> | |||
| On 3 December 2012, St James's Palace announced that the Duchess was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is traditional as she had been admitted to ] suffering from ], a severe form of morning sickness. She stayed in hospital for three days.<ref>{{cite news|title = Royal pregnancy: Duchess leaves hospital|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20626495|date = 6 December 2012|accessdate = 6 December 2012|publisher = ]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby|url = http://www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org/news-and-diary/the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-are-expecting-baby|date = 3 December 2012|accessdate = 6 December 2012|publisher = Clarence House}}</ref> On 14 January 2013, St James's Palace announced that the child was due to be born in July 2013, and that the condition of the Duchess was improving.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21009648|title = Duchess of Cambridge due to give birth in July|date = 14 January 2013|accessdate = 14 January 2013|publisher = ]}}</ref> | |||
| The Duchess was admitted to ] in the early stages of labour on the morning of 22 July 2013, and gave birth to a boy, weighing {{convert|8|lb|6|oz|kg|2}}, at 16:24 ] that day.<ref name=Saul/><ref name=BBC22July/><ref>The official announcement, signed by medical practitioners in attendance, as reproduced in the ] section of '']'' 24 July 2013, no 70945, was: "Kensington Palace, 22nd July 2013. The Duchess was safely delivered of a son at 4.24 p.m. today. Her Royal Highness and her child are both well. Signed: ], Guy Thorpe-Beeston, Sunnit Godambe, ]."</ref> On 24 July 2013, Kensington Palace announced that the baby would be named ].<ref>] (the official London residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) said: "The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son ]. The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge."</ref> | |||
| The Duchess's second pregnancy was announced on 8 September 2014.<ref>{{cite press release|title=The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their second child|publisher=]|date=8 September 2014|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/the-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge-are-expecting-their-second-child|via=princeofwales.gov.uk|accessdate=8 September 2014}}</ref> As with her first pregnancy, the Duchess suffered from hyperemesis gravidarum and was required to cancel official engagements.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29688969|title=Duchess of Cambridge's second baby due in April|publisher=BBC News|date=20 October 2014|accessdate=20 October 2014}}</ref> On 2 May 2015, at 08:34 BST, the Duchess gave birth to a girl weighing {{convert|8|lb|3|oz|kg|2}}.<ref name=BBC2May/> On 4 May 2015, Kensington Palace announced that the baby would be named ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32583432|title=Royal princess named as Charlotte|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=4 May 2015|date=4 May 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ==Public image and style== | |||
| {{see also|Engagement announcement dress of Catherine Middleton}} | |||
| Middleton became prominent for her fashion style and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.<ref> TheGloss, 1 August 2008</ref><ref> ''The 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 web|title=Kate Middleton (Elizabeth Catherine), Duchess of Cambridge Style Icon 2012|url=http://www.womenfitness.net/kate_middleton2.htm|publisher=womenfitness.net|accessdate=6 May 2014}}</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|title=Fabulous Fashion Independents|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/fabulous-fashion-independents/18/|publisher=CBS News|accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref> In June 2008, ] selected Middleton as their 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=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 | agency=Reuters | date=8 February 2011| first=Jill| last=Serjeant}}</ref> In January 2012, she was voted 'Headwear Person of the Year.'<ref>{{cite news|title=Kate Middleton crowned 'Hat Person of the Year'|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9044583/Kate-Middleton-crowned-Hat-Person-of-the-Year.html|accessdate=6 May 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=27 January 2012|first=Belinda|last=White}}</ref> Middleton was number one on ''<nowiki>Vanity Fair'</nowiki>''s annual Best Dressed lists in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; she also appeared as the cover star in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ldnfashion.com/news/kate-middleton-vanity-fair-best-dressed-september-cover-girl-2012/|title=Kate Middleton: Vanity Fair's Best-Dressed and September Cover Girl 2012|accessdate=17 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kate Middleton Tops Vanity Fair Best Dressed List!|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2012/08/kate-middleton-tops-vanity-fair-best-dressed-list/|work=The Hollywood Gossip|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ==Royal duties== | |||
| ===Public appearances=== | |||
| ] celebrations in ], 1 July 2011]] | |||
| 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|title=Royal wedding: William and Kate's Anglesey visit|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12558600|accessdate=24 February 2011|work=BBC News|date=24 February 2011}}</ref> A day later they appeared in ] to launch the university's 600th anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cramb|first1=Auslan|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton return to St Andrews University for anniversary celebrations|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8347946/Prince-William-and-Kate-Middleton-return-to-St-Andrews-University-for-anniversary-celebrations.html|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=25 February 2011}}</ref> On 16 February 2011, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess's first ] would take place in July 2011.<ref>{{cite press release |title=HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton to undertake a Royal tour of Canada |url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/hrh-prince-william-of-wales-and-miss-catherine-middleton-undertake-royal-tour |publisher=Clarence House |via=www.princeofwales.gov.uk |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> In May 2011, shortly after the wedding, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess would extend their tour to visit California. This was to be the Duchess of Cambridge's first visit to the United States.<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal newly-weds to visit US after Canada tour|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13291219|accessdate=9 May 2011|work=BBC News|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
| ] and First Lady ] at Buckingham Palace a few weeks after the wedding.]] | |||
| The Duchess's first official engagement after the wedding came in May, when she and her husband met ], the President of the United States, and First Lady ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Barack Obama and Michelle meet Prince William and Kate at Buckingham Palace|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8533198/Barack-Obama-and-Michelle-meet-Prince-William-and-Kate-at-Buckingham-Palace.html|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=24 May 2011}}</ref> 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=Irish Guards receive Afghanistan medals from Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |publisher=Ministry of Defence |date=20 February 2007 |accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> | |||
| On 26 October 2011, she undertook her first solo event for ], stepping in for the Prince of Wales, who was in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramsdale|first=Suzannah|title=K-Mid to the Rescue|url=http://skyliving.sky.com/news-gossip/k-mid-to-the-rescue|work=Sky Living HD|accessdate=13 December 2012|date=28 October 2011}}</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 | title=William and Kate visit Unicef famine relief depot in Copenhagen | work=BBC News | 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=2 November 2011 |accessdate=25 December 2011}}</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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge presents shamrocks to Irish Guards|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-17413847|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=17 March 2012}}</ref> On 19 March, she gave her first speaking engagement for the opening of the Treehouse, a new children's hospice opened by East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), a charity of which she is a patron.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kate-middleton-gives-first-public-speech-251/2012/03/19/gIQAiabcMS_video.html | work=The Washington Post | title=Kate Middleton gives first public speech (2:51) | date=6 April 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ] and the Duchess of Cambridge supporting British Olympic Team at a dinner in countdown to the ] in London, 11 May 2012]] | |||
| The Duchess has involved herself with the charities supported by her husband and his brother, ]. On 29 September 2011, the Duchess officially became a patron of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Since November 2011 she and the Duke have attended the biannual Princes' Charities Forum, which unites the various charitable interests of the two princes.<ref>{{cite web|title=PHOTO's: Kate Attends Prince's Forum Wearing Zara!|url=http://www.willandkatedaily.com/post/PHOTOs-Kate-Attends-Princes-Forum-Wearing-Zara!.aspx|work=Will & Kate Daily|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref>{{Better source|date=October 2015}} The Duchess did not attend the forum in November 2014 due to her pregnancy.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} 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=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9406891/Kate-effect-boosts-Princes-charity-by-4.2m.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Gordon | last=Rayner | title='Kate effect' boosts Princes' charity by £4.2m | date=17 July 2012}}</ref> | |||
| The Duke and Duchess were announced as Ambassadors for the ] in London, alongside Prince Harry.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/dec/01/royals-london-2012-olympic-games | title=Royals made ambassadors of London 2012 Olympic Games | work=The Guardian | date=1 December 2011 | accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref> The Duchess attended both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|last=Merriam|first=Allie|title=Kate Middleton and Prince Harry Watch the Closing Ceremony|url=http://www.popsugar.com/Kate-Middleton-Prince-Harry-Attend-Closing-Ceremony-24409298|work=PopSugar|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref>{{Better source|date=October 2015}} On 29 August 2012, the Duchess attended the Paralympic Opening Ceremony accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Cambridge.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nessif|first=Bruna|title=Prince William and Kate Middleton Attend Paralympics Opening Ceremony (But No Prince Harry)|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/341963/prince-william-and-kate-middleton-attend-paralympics-opening-ceremony-but-no-prince-harry|publisher=E!|accessdate=13 December 2012}}</ref>{{Better source|date=October 2015}} As part of her role, the Duchess attended numerous sporting events throughout the games.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Royal Family and the Paralympics|url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Visitsandevents/TheRoyalFamilyandtheParalympics.aspx|publisher=royal.gov.uk|accessdate=6 August 2015}}</ref> | |||
| ], 5 June 2012]] | |||
| In September 2012, the Duke and Duchess embarked on a tour of ], Malaysia, ], and the ] as part of the ] celebrations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Anita|title=Jubilee: royal trip to paradise for Duke and Duchess|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/8957142/Jubilee-royal-trip-to-paradise-for-Duke-and-Duchess.html|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=15 December 2011}}</ref> During this overseas visit, the Duchess made her first official speech abroad, while visiting a hospice in ], drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.<ref>{{cite web|title=Duchess of Cambridge's first speech outside of the UK reaffirms support for global hospice movement|url=http://www.thewpca.org/latest-news/duchess-of-cambridge-malaysia/|publisher=wpca.org|accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge gives first speech abroad|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-19586208|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=13 September 2012}}</ref> | |||
| Due to her pregnancy, the Duchess carried out fewer engagements in 2013 than in previous years.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} After the birth of Prince George, she carried out her first engagement in late August when she accompanied the Duke to meet runners preparing for an ultra-marathon on the isle of Anglesey, where they have a residence.<ref>{{cite news|title=Duchess of Cambridge attends Anglesey ultra marathon|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-23891271|accessdate=30 October 2015|work=BBC News|date=30 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/08/30/kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge-prince-william-anglesey-marathon-pictures_n_3842544.html | title=Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge Accompanies Prince William To Anglesey Marathon | work=The Huffington Post | date=30 August 2013 | accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref> | |||
| At the beginning of March 2014, details were announced of the half-month-long tour to New Zealand and Australia that the Duchess and her husband and son would be taking from 16 to 25 April.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org/news-and-diary/9620/our-view|title=Duchess of Cambridge}}</ref> The tour was Catherine's first visit to the area and Prince George's first major public appearance since his christening in October 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/royal-tour-new-zealand-william-kate-george-privately-retire-wellington-ahead-events-1443799 | title=Royal Tour New Zealand: William, Kate and George Take Break in Wellington Ahead of Hectic Programme | work=IB Times | date=7 April 2014 | accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref> The tour began in New Zealand where they visited ], ], ], ], ] and ]. It ended in Australia where they visited Sydney, the ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal tour of New Zealand and Australia: where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge should visit|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/australiaandpacific/10673032/Royal-tour-of-New-Zealand-and-Australia-where-the-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-should-visit.html?frame=2703675|work=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=7 May 2014|date=3 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
| On 21 July 2014, it was announced that the Duchess would be making her first solo trip, visiting the island of Malta on 20–21 September 2014, when the island was celebrating its 50th independence anniversary.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28404164 | title=Duchess of Cambridge to make solo trip to Malta | work=BBC News | date=21 July 2014 | accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref> Her trip was cancelled, with the Duke taking her place, after the announcement of her second pregnancy in early September.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29251840 | title=Pregnant Duchess of Cambridge withdraws from Malta trip | work=BBC News | date=18 September 2014}}</ref> | |||
| ===Patronages=== | |||
| ] in 2014|thumb]] | |||
| In March 2011, the Duke and Duchess 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=Royal Wedding Charity Fund|accessdate=4 February 2012}}</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 news|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|work=The Telegraph|date=16 March 2011|accessdate=4 February 2012|first=Victoria|last=Ward}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/16/us-britain-wedding-fund-idUSTRE72F3BK20110316 |title=William and Catherine set up royal wedding charity fund|agency=Reuters|date=16 March 2011|accessdate=4 February 2012 |first=Michael |last=Holden}}</ref> | |||
| The Duchess supports charities The Art Room, ], East Anglia's Children's Hospice, ], Place2Be, ], ], and The 1851 Trust.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16411358 | title=Duchess of Cambridge announces charity patronages | work=BBC News | date=5 January 2012 | accessdate=31 March 2012}}</ref><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=5 January 2012|accessdate=14 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org/focus-0/the-duchess-of-cambridge-and-sport|title=The Duchess and Sport|publisher=Clarence House|date=13 October 2014|accessdate=13 October 2014}}</ref> The Natural History Museum is a patronage formerly held by Diana, Princess of Wales. | |||
| She is also a local volunteer leader with ] in north Wales.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://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 | work=The Telegraph | date=5 January 2013 | accessdate=21 January 2013 | last=Alleyne | first=Richard}}</ref> | |||
| In October 2012, the Duchess gave her royal backing to 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 as a whole.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9611441/Duchess-of-Cambridge-gives-addiction-charity-royal-support.html | title=Duchess of Cambridge gives addiction charity royal support | work=The Telegraph | date=17 October 2012 | accessdate=30 October 2015 | author=Olivia Parker}}</ref> | |||
| Her ] was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in January 2013, meeting mixed reviews from both critics and audiences.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20978904 | title=Kate portrait: First painting gets mixed reviews | work=BBC News | date=11 January 2013 | accessdate=16 January 2013}}</ref> | |||
| == Violations of privacy == | |||
| In 1997, William's mother, ], ] while being chased by ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/707445.stm | title=Paparazzi's role in Diana accident | work=BBC News | date=9 April 2000 | accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> This incident has influenced the Duke's attitude towards intrusive media attention.<ref name="NYT-topless">{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/world/europe/britain-rebukes-magazine-for-publishing-images-of-topless-kate-middleton.html?pagewanted=all | title=Royal Couple Sue Over Photos of Topless Duchess | work=The New York Times | date=14 September 2012 | accessdate=18 September 2012 | author=Cowell, Alan and Burns, John F.}}</ref> Both the Duchess and her husband have been clear that, when off-duty, their privacy should be respected,<ref name="NYT-topless" /> yet the media, at times, has violated the couple's wishes. | |||
| In 2009, before her engagement to William, Middleton was awarded £10,000 damages and an apology from the photographic ] ''] Ltd'' after she was photographed playing tennis on Christmas Eve when on holiday in ].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gillespie|first1=James|last2=Mansey|first2=Kate|last3=Follain|first3=John|title=Nowhere to hide|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/focus/article1127148.ece|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=The Sunday Times|date=16 September 2012}}</ref> | |||
| On 13 September 2012, it was reported that the French edition of "''la presse people''" magazine '']'' and the Italian ] '']'', had both published photographs of the Duchess sun-bathing topless while on holiday at the ]<ref name="NYT-topless" /> (a private ] on a 260-ha estate some 71 km<ref>As measured using .</ref> north of ]). Analysts from '']'' believed that the photograph was taken from the D22 (]) road half a kilometre from the pool – a distance that would require an 800-mm or a 1000-mm lens.<ref>{{cite news | date=15 September 2012 | first1=Jack | title=Spying photographers may have taken their shots of a secluded chateau from the road | last2=Connolly | first2=Sue | last1=Malvern | work=] | pages=6–7}}</ref> On 17 September 2012, the Duke and Duchess laid a criminal complaint to the French Prosecution Department and launched a claim for civil damages at the ''] de ]'';<ref>{{cite news | url=http://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 | accessdate=16 September 2012}}</ref> the following day the courts granted an injunction against ''Closer'' prohibiting further publication of the pictures and also announced that a criminal investigation would be initiated.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19631591 | title=Kate topless photos: French injunction against magazine | work=BBC News | date=18 September 2012 | accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> Under French law, punitive damages cannot be awarded<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.hfw.com/publications/bulletins/insurancereinsurance-bulletin-august-2011/insurancereinsurance-bulletin-august-2011-insurance-and-punitive-damages-in-france|title = Insurance/Reinsurance Bulletin August 2011 – Insurance and punitive damages in France|publisher = Holman Fenwick Willan, solicitors|accessdate = 18 September 2012|year = 2012}}</ref> but such intrusions of privacy are a criminal offence carrying a maximum jail sentence of one year and a fine of up to €45,000 for individuals and €225,000 for companies.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://ambafrance-us.org/spip.php?article640|title = French Legislation on Privacy|date = 2 December 2007|publisher = Embassy of France in ]|accessdate = 16 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first1=Hugh | last1=Schofield | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19625684 | title=Kate topless pictures: Criminal and legal cases | work=BBC News | date=17 September 2012 | accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> | |||
| In December 2012, two Australian radio hosts, Michael Christian and Mel Greig, called ] where the Duchess was an in-patient for ]. Pretending to be the Queen and the Prince of Wales, Greig and Christian telephoned the hospital and spoke to a nurse on the Duchess'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, ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/prank-call-plays-on-after-death-20121208-2b1y1.html | title=Prank call plays on after death | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=8 December 2012 | accessdate=8 December 2012 | last=Rayner | first=Gordon}}</ref> The radio hosts subsequently apologised for their actions.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/southern-cross-austereo-bosses-scramble-to-radio-fallout-shelter/story-fndo317g-1226533219733 | title=2Day FM DJs Michael Christian and Mel Greig 'shattered, gutted' | work=Herald Sun | date=10 December 2012 | accessdate=11 December 2012 | last=Byrnes | first=Holly | author2=Harris, Amy | author3=Ritchie, Dean | author4=Marie, Erin}}</ref> | |||
| In its second breach of privacy, in February 2013, ''Chi'' published the first photos of Catherine's exposed baby bump, taken during her vacation on the private island of ]. The British press have refused to publish the paparazzi shots out of respect for the couple.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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|publisher=B96 Chicago}}</ref> Whilst the Duchess was visiting the Blue Mountains in Sydney a picture was taken of her bare bottom as her dress blew up. Many newspapers refused to follow the ban imposed by British media and published the picture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140528/world-neighbours/article/australian-paper-publishes-kate-middletons-controversial-picture|title=Australian paper publishes Kate Middleton's controversial picture|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> | |||
| ==In popular culture== | |||
| Following international attention regarding the wedding, ] aired a TV film 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> ''The Guardian'', 18 April 2011</ref> | |||
| Another TV film covering similar ground to ''William & Kate'', titled '']'' and filmed in ],<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' – Lifeline Live |work=USA Today |date=5 May 2011 |accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref> starred ] and ] as the title characters.<ref>'''' at IMDB</ref> ] appeared as the Queen and ] as the Prince of Wales. The film aired on 27 August 2011, in the United States on the Hallmark Channel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/production-begins-william-catherine-a-185876 |title=Production Begins on 'William & Catherine: A Royal Romance' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=5 May 2011 |accessdate=4 August 2011 |first=Lauren |last=Schutte}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|1849218|William & Catherine: A Royal Romance}}</ref> | |||
| ==Titles, styles, honours and arms== | |||
| ===Titles and styles=== | |||
| ] | |||
| * '''9 January 1982 – 29 April 2011''': ''Miss'' Catherine Elizabeth Middleton | |||
| * '''29 April 2011 – present''': ''Her Royal Highness'' The Duchess of Cambridge | |||
| ** ''in Scotland'': '''29 April 2011 – present''': ''Her Royal Highness'' The Countess of Strathearn | |||
| Upon marriage, Catherine became known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge". A fuller version of her title and style is ''Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus''.<ref name=MediaPackJuly2013>{{cite web|title=Media pack for the birth of the first child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/MediaPackonbirth%202013.pdf|date=July 2013|publisher=Kensington Palace|accessdate=8 August 2013|quote=On the occasion of his marriage, The Queen conferred a Dukedom on Prince William of Wales. The Duke received the titles of Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. As a result Miss Catherine Middleton became Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus.}}</ref><ref name=Beckford/><ref>{{cite press release|title=Titles announced for Prince William and Catherine Middleton|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/titles-announced-prince-william-and-catherine-middleton|accessdate=2 August 2013|publisher=Clarence House|via=princeofwales.gov.uk|date=29 April 2011}}</ref><ref name=Rayner2Aug2013Tel>{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|title=Royal baby: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge register birth of Prince George|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/prince-george/10218854/Royal-baby-Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-register-birth-of-Prince-George.html|date=2 August 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|quote=The Duchess is entitled to use the title Princess William of Wales, but has never described herself as such because the couple decided to be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after the titles were conferred on them by the Queen on their wedding day.}}</ref><ref name=Rayner2Aug2013DailyTel>{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|title=Duchess Kate: Princess of the United Kingdom (but you can call me mummy)|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/02/kate-middleton-registers-prince-georges-birth-lists-occupation-as-princess-of-the-united-kingdom/|date=2 August 2013|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|quote=Although she has never used the name, the Duchess is entitled to refer to herself as Princess William of Wales, as well as being Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus.|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130807220557/http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/02/kate-middleton-registers-prince-georges-birth-lists-occupation-as-princess-of-the-united-kingdom/|archivedate=7 August 2013|deadurl=no}}</ref> In Scotland, she is also styled as "Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn".<ref> "The Duke and Duchess, known as the Earl and Countess of Strathearn when in Scotland..." (Accessed 24 July 2013)</ref><ref> (Section: 5 April Official Opening of the Tamar Manoukian Outdoor Centre) "...Their Royal Highnesses The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay and the Earl and Countess of Strathearn..." (Accessed 24 July 2013)</ref> In Northern Ireland, she is occasionally known as "Lady Carrickfergus".<ref>{{cite web|title=Letter of thanks from royal couple|url=http://www.carrickfergustimes.co.uk/news/local-news/letter-of-thanks-from-royal-couple-1-5478729|date=16 September 2013|work=Carrick Times|accessdate=16 September 2013|quote=The letter from the Duchess' private secretary continued: 'Thank you also so very much for inviting Lord and Lady Carrickfergus to visit your beautiful borough.'}}</ref> | |||
| Unlike the majority of royal brides, Catherine's immediate family is neither ] nor ].<ref> The Telegraph, 16 November 2010</ref><ref> ''The Guardian'', 16 November 2010</ref> On the morning of their wedding day on 29 April 2011, at 8:00 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=Beckford>{{cite news|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|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=29 April 2011|accessdate=1 August 2013|quote=Buckingham Palace said in a statement published at 8 am on Friday: 'The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince William of Wales. 'His titles will be Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus. 'Prince William thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge and Miss Catherine Middleton on marriage will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.'}}</ref> | |||
| ===Honours=== | |||
| {{see also|List of honours of the British Royal Family by country}} | |||
| ;Medals | |||
| * ] '''6 February 2012''': ] | |||
| ====Honorary military appointments==== | |||
| ;{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada | |||
| * '''5 July 2011{{spaced ndash}}present''': ] | |||
| ====Honorific eponym==== | |||
| ;Awards | |||
| * {{flagu|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=== | |||
| In September 2013, the Queen granted a conjugal coat of arms to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, consisting of their individual arms displayed side by side, beneath a helm and coronet denoting the Duke's status as grandson of the Sovereign.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Rayner|first1=Gordon|title=Duke and Duchess of Cambridge get a joint coat of arms|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10338976/Duke-and-Duchess-of-Cambridge-get-a-joint-coat-of-arms.html|accessdate=28 October 2015|work=The Telegraph|date=27 September 2013}} Includes full-color image of the conjugal arms and supporters.</ref> Below is shown the earlier grant of the Duchess's personal arms, impaled with those of her husband. | |||
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| |notes = The Duchess bears the ] ] with ]. The ] was granted to her father by the ] on 19 April 2011. ], ], the senior officer of the College of Arms, helped the family with the design.<ref name="College of arms1">{{cite web|url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/MiddletonC.html|title=The arms of Miss Catherine Middleton |publisher=College of Arms |date=1 May 2011}}</ref> The Duchess of Cambridge's coat of arms denotes that Catherine is the daughter of Michael Middleton and the wife of the Duke of Cambridge.<ref>{{cite book|title = Boutell's Heraldry|first1 = J.P.|last1 = Brooke-Little|publisher = Frederick Warne|location = London|isbn = 0-7232-2096-4|origyear = 1950|year = 1978|chapter = XII – Marshalling}}</ref> | |||
| |year_adopted = 19 April 2011 | |||
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| |escutcheon = ] 1st and 4th Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langed Azure (England), 2nd Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counterflory of the second (Scotland), 3rd Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (Ireland), the whole differenced with a label of three points Argent with the central point charged with an escallop Gules (Prince William); Impaled with a shield ] Azure and Gules, a ] Or, cotised Argent, between three ]s slipped and leaved Or (Middleton).<ref name="College of arms1"/> | |||
| |supporters = To the dexter the Lion as borne and used as a Supporter by "Our Dearly Beloved Grandson His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales Duke of Cambridge" and to the sinister a Hind Argent unguled and gorged with "a Coronet of Our Dearly Beloved Grandson's degree Or". The hind is white (argent) and is hooved, unguled and has about its neck (is gorged with) the Duke of Cambridge's coronet. Both the hooves and coronet are gold (Or).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dukeandduchessofcambridge.org/the-duchess-of-cambridge/titles-and-heraldry/coat-of-arms-0|title=Coat of Arms of Duchess of Cambridge |publisher=dukeandduchessofcambridge.org |date=14 November 2012}}</ref> | |||
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| |symbolism = ] The dividing line (between two colours) down the centre is a ] of the name 'Middle-ton'. The acorns (from the ]) are a ] and a feature of west Berkshire, where the family have lived for 30 years. The three acorns also denote the family's three children. The gold chevron in the centre of the arms is an allusion to Carole Middleton's maiden name of Goldsmith. The two white chevronels (narrow chevrons above and below the gold chevron) symbolise peaks and mountains, and the family's love of the ] and skiing.<ref name="College of arms1"/> | |||
| |previous_versions = Her previous coat of arms depicted the ] from her father Michael Middleton's coat of arms shaped into a ] hanging from a blue ribbon symbolising her unmarried state. Her sister ] also uses the same lozenge-shaped coat of arms. Her brother, ], bears his father's arms, with a gold label for difference. In due course James will inherit his father's full coat of arms.<ref name="College of arms1"/> | |||
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| ==Ancestry== | |||
| {{see also|Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|Lupton family}} | |||
| Middleton's father, Michael, and her paternal ancestors were from ], Yorkshire. Her paternal great-grandmother, Olive, was a member of the ], who are described in the ] Archives as "], a political and business dynasty"; previously unpublished pictures revealed in March 2015 that Olive Middleton had grown up on her family's ] alongside her cousin, ].<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= |pages= 9, 16 |url=http://www.wargs.com/royal/kate.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Laycock|first1=Mike|title=Duchess of Cambridge's links with stately home near York revealed|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11860310.Kate_s_links_to_North_Yorkshire_revealed/|publisher=The Press (York) - 17 March 2015|accessdate=18 March 2015|quote=....he discovered previously unpublished pictures in the depths of the Leeds archives showing the Potternewton Hall Estate where Olive ...(and) her blood cousin Baroness von Schunck...grew up.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=A Photographic Archive of Leeds|first1=Leodis|title=Headingley Castle|url=http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?resourceIdentifier=9113&DISPLAY=FULL|publisher=Leeds Library and Information Service, Leeds City Council|accessdate=15 February 2015|quote=The Luptons of Leeds were landed gentry; a political and business dynasty}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Rayner|first1=Gordon|title='Middle-class' Duchess of Cambridge's relative wore crown and attended George V's coronation|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|publisher=Daily Telegraph|date=13 September 2013|page=7|accessdate=15 February 2015|quote=The (Lupton) relatives who spoke to me said their ancestors were very much landed gentry, and as we now know some of them were titled.}}</ref><ref>{{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> | |||
| Middleton's paternal ancestors also include her great-great-grandfather, politician ] (1848–1921), whose first cousin, ], was reported in June 2014 as being the uncle of ] ] ].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wharton|first1=Jane|title=Kate Middleton is a Brummie and related to a former Prime Minister|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/479939/Kate-Middleton-is-a-Brummie-and-related-to-Neville-Chamberlain|publisher=UK Daily Express, Page 3, June 3, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=London|first1=Bianca|title=Historian discovers the Duchess of Cambridge is descended from Birmingham's most notable families|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2647064/Kate-Middleton-Brummie-Historian-Duchess-Cambridge-descended-Birminghams-notable-families.html|publisher=UK Daily Mail, June 4, 2014|accessdate=November 8, 2014|quote=Kate's great great grandfather was Francis Martineau Lupton, a politician himself, and his first cousin was Birmingham Mayor Sir Thomas Martineau, a friend of Queen Victoria. Sir Thomas's nephew was Neville Chamberlain.|date=3 June 2014}}</ref> | |||
| Middleton'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=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/apr/30/royal-wedding-monarchy|accessdate=6 May 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 April 2011}}</ref> Ancestors through her maternal line include ] (1731–1810), who was a descendant of ] through his illegitimate daughter Elizabeth Plantaganet.<ref>{{cite web|first=Christopher C.|last=Child|title=A Gratifying Discovery: Connecting Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, to Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Bt. of Horden, Durham |url=http://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|accessdate=10 November 2013}}</ref> Other ancestors are ] (1475–1520), whose wife ] was a descendant of ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Adolph|first=Anthony|title=Princess Catherine|url=http://anthonyadolph.co.uk/princess-catherine/|accessdate=5 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rayner|first=Gordon|title=Duchess of Cambridge's relative wore crown and attended coronation of George V|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/10307469/Middle-class-Duchess-of-Cambridges-relative-wore-crown-and-attended-George-Vs-coronation.html|work=Michael Middleton's descent from Edward III|publisher=UK Daily Telegraph|accessdate=25 January 2014|quote=Michael Middleton is a direct descendant of Edward III|date=13 September 2013}}</ref> | |||
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| |1= 1. '''Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge''' | |||
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| |11= 11. Constance Robison | |||
| |12= 12. Stephen Charles Goldsmith | |||
| |13= 13. Edith Eliza Chandler | |||
| |14= 14. Thomas Harrison | |||
| |15= 15. Elizabeth Temple | |||
| |16= 16. John Middleton | |||
| |17= 17. Mary Asquith | |||
| |18= 18. Francis Martineau Lupton | |||
| |19= 19. Harriet Albina Davis | |||
| |20= 20. Frederick Glassborow | |||
| |21= 21. Emily Jane Elliott | |||
| |22= 22. Gavin Fullarton Robison | |||
| |23= 23. Sarah Ann Gee | |||
| |24= 24. John Goldsmith | |||
| |25= 25. Jane Dorsett | |||
| |26= 26. Theophilus Benjamin Chandler | |||
| |27= 27. Amelia White | |||
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| ==Bibliography== | |||
| * {{Cite book|last=Jobson|first=Robert|title=William & Kate – 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=harv}} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| {{Commons category|Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge}} | |||
| {{Wikiquote}} | |||
| * at the Official website of the ] | |||
| * at the Official website of ] | |||
| * News and Diary, Life in Pictures, Focus, The Duke of Cambridge, The Duchess of Cambridge, For Children | |||
| * {{Worldcat id|lccn-n2009-66904|Kate Middleton}} | |||
| * {{Guardiantopic|uk/kate-middleton|Kate Middleton}} | |||
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