Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge ( born January 9, 1982 in Reading, Berkshire, England, born Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton ) ( German Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge ) is the wife of Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Your full address is " Her Royal Highness Catherine Elizabeth, Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus ." A common short form of salutation is " Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge ." "Princess Catherine" is on record not correct, because in the UK can only be princess, who is born into the royal household and especially gets awarded this item.

Life

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• HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince George of Cambridge

• HRH Princess Beatrice of York
• HRH Princess Eugenie of York

• HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
• HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duchess of Kent
• HRH Prince Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent
• HRH Princess Alexandra

Origin

Catherine Elizabeth is the eldest daughter of the cabin crew and air service consultant Michael Francis Middleton ( born 1949 ), and the flight attendant Carole Elizabeth Middleton, nee Goldsmith (* 1955). Her mother's ancestors were miners, the ancestors of her father's lawyers and councilors in Leeds. Since 1987, her parents ran the mail order business Party Pieces, is sold in the Party accessories for children. Catherine has two younger siblings, Philippa Charlotte " Pippa " and William James.

Childhood, Education and Qualifications

On June 20, 1982 Catherine was baptized in the church of St Andrew's Bradfield in Berkshire and received Confirmation on March 10, 2011. She is a member of the Anglican Church.

From May 1984 to 1986 Catherine lived with her family in Amman, the capital of Jordan, where her father worked. Since 1986, she grew up in southern England in Bucklebury ( county of Berkshire ).

Catherine attended from 1986 to 1995, the St. Andrew's School in Pangbourne. Following this, she attended the prestigious private school Marlborough College in Wiltshire ( this school also visited Princess Eugenie of York) and made there in 2000 graduated with three A-levels in chemistry, biology and art (British School ). A one-year " sabbatical year" joined the graduate from. She took advantage of this break to several months to complete in Florence at the British Institute and an Italian language course in order to work in early 2001 in Chile in a development project. She also worked for several months as a crew member on a boat on the Solent.

From September 2001, Catherine graduated from a four year degree in art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. On 23 June 2005 she completed her studies with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with a grade of " Upper Second Class Honours ".

Occupation

From November 2006 to October 2007, she worked three days a week as an assistant buyer in the field of accessories for the British fashion label Jigsaw.

After a year without professional activity Catherine took the end of 2008 to a position in the company of their parents. There, she was primarily responsible for the design and creation of catalogs, marketing and photography and introduced a new product line ( First Birthdays ).

Relationship with Prince William

While studying in St. Andrews Catherine learned in fall 2001 to know the five months younger Prince William. In the second year they lived together with three other classmates a student apartment. Approximately since the end of 2002, the pair romantically involved. In April 2004, the relationship became known through photos of the couple from the skiing holiday in Klosters to the public. In December 2006, Catherine was appointed with their parents at the graduation parade of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in attendance, at the Prince William to the officer.

According to British media, the couple split in April 2007, " in friendly agreement ". As a reason of great pressure on the relationship was called by the media. The speculation of the British tabloid press in June 2007 that both would have reconciled during a ceremony to commemorate the death of his mother Diana again were denied several times. Early July 2007, the Sun reported that the couple after a debate was back together. In August 2007, these rumors were further fueled when William and Catherine spent a holiday together in the Seychelles.

At the presentation of the badge of the Royal Air Force to the Prince in April 2008, Catherine was also present. In summer 2008 she participated with the royal family at the wedding of William's cousin Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly and the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor. Prince William was unable to attend both weddings. In June 2008 she took with the royal family in the solemn ceremony of the Garter, was admitted to the Prince William, in part. The repeated official appearances with the prince or the royal family were interpreted by the press as evidence of a betrothal.

Catherine and Prince William got engaged on 20 October 2010 during a holiday in Kenya.

Marriage to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Catherine and Prince William married on 29 April 2011 in Westminster Abbey. Witnesses were Catherine's sister Pippa and William's brother Harry.

The couple lives in Kensington Palace and earlier on the island of Anglesey (Wales ) near the Royal Air Force Station Valley when William was stationed there. Since December 2010, Catherine performs official duties at the side of her husband.

On the afternoon of July 22, 2013 at 16:24 clock (local time ) was born in London's St Mary's Hospital, her son Prince George of Cambridge.

Interests and leisure activities

Catherine is interested in travel, photography and art and is regarded as fashion conscious. With the announcement of the engagement of their fashion choices and style of dress has become increasingly interesting to the public and influential as Kate Middleton - effect. She is athletic and did already in the school through athletic achievements in tennis, hockey, netball and high jump out. During her studies she played hockey in the team of the University. She plays tennis and skiing. Every year, driving the couple together on a skiing holiday; in recent years (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008) mostly to Klosters. In July 2007, Catherine trained initially for a dragon boat race, which was to cross the canal, but did not participate in the race.

Criticism by the media

Since Catherine after her graduation in 2005 pursued no regular work over a year and from November 2007 until the end of 2008, she was criticized by the British media. She was accused of being work-shy and fond of pleasure and gave her the nickname "Lady of Leisure " ( "Lady Leisure "). In addition, it was described as " Waity Katie " ( " Waiting Katie " ) or "Princess in Waiting" ( "Princess on hold " - in the style of " Lady in Waiting " ( maid of honor ) ) ridiculed as long as no engagement was announced.

Coat of Arms and Monogram

Coat of Arms of Kate Middleton before her wedding

Royal Coat of Arms of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Crowned monogram of the Duke and Duchess: "C" and "W"

Michael Middleton received by certificate from the College of Arms on 19 April 2011, a family crest.

The coat of arms shows in the blue- red split shield a golden rafters, accompanied the top and bottom of each with a silver thread rafters, the upper accompanied above by two, the lower bottom of an upright golden acorn golden stalk, because each directed obliquely upwards of two golden oak leaves.

Drive up

Catherine Elizabeth is descended from great-grandmother Olive Lupton about her by Sir Thomas Fairfax ( Gilling ) (ca. 1475-1520 ) and his wife Agnes Gascoigne. Agnes Gascoigne was the great-great- great-granddaughter of Sir William Gascoigne (ca. 1350-1419 ), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales and was by King Edward III. (1312-1377) and his wife Queen Philippa of Hainault from. These ancestors are also ancestors of Prince William, both paternal as well, about his grandfather Earl Spencer, mother's side.

Catherine is also a descendant of Elizabeth Knollys (Lady Elizabeth Leighton ) ( 1549-1605 ) and her mother Catherine Carey (Lady Catherine Knollys ) ( 1526-1568 ), a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I ( 1533-1603 ), whose common grandmother Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, daughter of the Duke of Norfolk was.

John William Middleton (1839-1887) ∞ 1863 Mary Asquith (1839 -? )

Francis Martineau Lupton (1848-1921) ∞ 1880 Harriet Albina Davis (1850-1892)

Frederick John Glassborow (1859-1932) ∞ 1886 Emily Jane Elliott (1859 - after 1901 )

Gavin Fullarton Robison (1844-1925) ∞ 1875 Sarah Ann Gee (1852 - after 1901 )

John Goldsmith (1851 -? ) ∞ 1882 Jane Dorsett (1861 - after 1901 )

Theophilus Benjamin Chandler (1848-1935) ∞ 1868 Amelia White (1846-1927)

John Harrison (1874 -? ) ∞ 1897 Jane Hill (1875 -? )

Thomas Temple (1871 -? ) ∞ 1894 Elizabeth Myers (1868 -? )

Richard Noel Middleton (1878-1951) ∞ 1914 Olive Christiana Lupton (1881-1936)

Frederick George Glassborow (1889-1954) ∞ 1920 Constance Robison (1888-1977)

Stephen Charles Goldsmith (1886-1938) ∞ 1909 Edith Eliza Chandler (1889-1971)

Thomas Harrison (1904-1976) ∞ 1934 Elizabeth Mary Temple (1903-1991)

Peter Francis Middleton (1920-2010) ∞ 1946 Valerie Glassborow (1924-2006)

Ronald John James Goldsmith (1931-2003) ∞ 1953 Dorothy Harrison (1935-2006)

Michael Francis Middleton ( born 1949 ) ∞ June 21, 1980 Carole Elizabeth Goldsmith ( * 1955)

Catherine Elizabeth ( née Middleton ), Duchess of Cambridge (born 9 January 1982)

Trivia

In the end of 2011 by the Forsa Institute for the magazine Woman laid down in the Mirror " princesses - ranking " was selected Catherine Elizabeth in a representative survey to one of the at German women popular princesses, finishing behind Victoria of Sweden (1st place) and Maxima of the Netherlands (2nd place) in third place. Among the 14 - to 29 -year-olds voted 35 percent to their favorite Princess Kate.