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She is the daughter of <a href="/wiki/Middleton-359" title="Middleton-359">Michael Middleton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Goldsmith-115" title="Goldsmith-115">Carole (Goldsmith) Middleton</a>, <sup id="_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> the oldest of their three children. Her father's ancestry includes aristocracy; her mother's ancestors were coal miners. </p><p>Catherine began her educational life in Amman, Jordan (she was there because of her father's work). Upon the family's return to England, she attended various boarding schools, then Catherine attended the University of St Andrews in Scotland, studying history of art. She achieved a gold Duke of Edinburgh award whilst at university. There, she met her future husband, <a href="/wiki/Windsor-75" title="Windsor-75">HRH Prince William</a>. </p><p>"Kate" (as the public refers to her) showed her focus on children as soon as she entered the working world. In 2006, she organised a photography exhibition to go with a new book by Alistair Morrison - the funds raised went to UNICEF (United Nations Childrens Fund). She went to Naomi's House Hospice, where she read to children, and organised fundraisers for Place2Be (which focusses on mental health in schools). She worked in the family business, starting up a clothing brand for toddlers, and began working for the Starlight Children's Foundation (helping terminally ill children). </p><p>Catherine met Prince William in 2002, and the couple became engaged to be married in 2010. <sup id="_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> <sup id="_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup> </p> <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:1em;float:right;margin-left:1em;"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Image:RNH_Images-211.jpg" class="image" title="RNH Images-211.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/a/ac/RNH_Images-211.jpg/200px-RNH_Images-211.jpg" width="200" height="210" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;padding-bottom:1em;">2011 wedding </td></tr></table> <p>On 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey, Catherine married <a href="/wiki/Windsor-75" title="Windsor-75">Prince William, Prince of Wales</a>, who is first in line to the thrones of the Commonwealth (at the time of their wedding, he was second in line). The televised wedding took place in Westminster Abbey, London; numbers of viewers ranged from 300 million to two billion. <sup id="_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>At that time she became known as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge. The couple have three children. Because they are the children of an eldest-born son, whose father is also an eldest-born son, these children carry the titles of Prince and Princess. </p> <table style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:auto;float:left;margin-right:1em;"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Image:RNH_Images-209.jpg" class="image" title="RNH Images-209.jpg"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/d/d3/RNH_Images-209.jpg/175px-RNH_Images-209.jpg" width="175" height="241" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;padding-bottom:1em;">Catherine, <br/>Duchess of Cambridge </td></tr></table> <p>In 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2018, Catherine was named as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by <i>Time</i> magazine. When she raises awareness of a topic, the result is often known as 'The Kate Effect' because of the impact she has. </p><p>When Catherine became pregnant, she immediately suffered from <i>hyperemesis gravidarum</i>, which is a severe form of morning sickness, often requiring hospitalisation. Since a large part of the public (including the press) were unfamiliar with this condition, her hospitalisation was greeted with derision. Catherine also suffered from it during her second and third pregnancies. Although this illness meant that she had to cancel her royal duties during her pregnancies, she has toured various countries, both with Prince William and solo. </p> <table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:1em;float:right;margin-left:1em;"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Image:RNH_Images-47.png" class="image" title="RNH Images-47.png"><img alt="" src="/photo.php/thumb/4/4d/RNH_Images-47.png/150px-RNH_Images-47.png" width="150" height="280" border="0" class="scale-with-grid"/></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;padding-bottom:1em;">Monogram of Catherine,<br/>Duchess of Cambridge </td></tr></table> <p>Catherine's patronages usually concentrate on charities, especially children's charities. She works with Action on Addiction which focusses on how addiction affects families, and frequently visits children's hospices. It has been reported that she donated several locks of her hair to the Little Princess Trust, which creates real-hair wigs for children who have lost their own due to cancer treatment. <sup id="_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>Her art history degree guides her patronage of the <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk" class="external text" title="https://www.npg.org.uk" rel="nofollow">National Portrait Gallery</a> and the <a href="https://rps.org" class="external text" title="https://rps.org" rel="nofollow">Royal Photographic Society</a>. She takes official photographs of members of the Royal Family, and her photographs of Holocaust survivors have been included in an <a href="https://www.iwm.org.uk" class="external text" title="https://www.iwm.org.uk" rel="nofollow">Imperial War Museum</a> exhibition. In 2015 she became patron of the Royal Air Force Cadets, following on from <a href="/wiki/Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Gl%C3%BCcksburg-1" title="Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg-1">Prince Philip</a>. </p><p>Another of her patronages is the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, and she attends <a href="https://www.wimbledon.com" class="external text" title="https://www.wimbledon.com" rel="nofollow">'Wimbledon'</a> each year. She is interested in sports, and has been awarded Honorary Life Membership of the <a href="https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-club/about-the-mcc" class="external text" title="https://www.lords.org/mcc/the-club/about-the-mcc" rel="nofollow">Marylebone Cricket Club</a>. In 2019, she and Prince William competed in the King's Cup yachting regatta. </p><p>She has raised awareness about the profile of nurses. Her grandmother (<a href="/wiki/Glassborow-1" title="Glassborow-1">Valerie Middleton</a>) and great-grandmother (<a href="/wiki/Lupton-107" title="Lupton-107">Olive Middleton</a>) were VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurses for the Red Cross. Catherine herself has volunteered with the Royal Voluntary Service to help those in need. </p><p>Catherine has involved herself with the study of mental health issues in children. She has raised awareness on this topic, and the CEO of the Anna Freud Centre has described her as "one of the most important figures in the field... to the millions of children who have been suffering in silence, she is their voice." She and Prince William have been awarded the Gold Blue Peter Badge, previously only given to the Queen, due to their work on children's mental health. </p><p>She has combined this focus with that of childhood homelessness, and mental and physical health. She worked with the BBC to develop "Tiny Happy People", which provided free digital resources to parents with young children. She has fundraised for baby banks (clothes, toys, and equipment for babies and children in London). Catherine launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which will carry out research, and campaign with other organisations on issues surrounding the early years. <sup id="_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#_note-5" title="">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>In March 2024, Catherine announced that, after her previous January 2024 surgery, the doctors had found cancer. She has been having chemotherapy since February, and has been on 'medical leave' from her public royal engagements. <sup id="_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#_note-6" title="">[7]</a></sup> </p><p>After completing chemotherapy, she made a video which the BBC published, together with a page entitled: "Why Kate's personal video marks strikingly different approach" <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8erzjle823o?xtor=ES-208-%5B77136_NEWS_NLB_ABC_WK37_TUES_10_SEPT.html%5D-20240910-%5Bbbcnews_katecancervideodifferentapproach_newsuk%5D" class="external text" title="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8erzjle823o?xtor=ES-208-%5B77136_NEWS_NLB_ABC_WK37_TUES_10_SEPT.html%5D-20240910-%5Bbbcnews_katecancervideodifferentapproach_newsuk%5D" rel="nofollow">BBC News</a> </p><p>Catherine, her husband and three children officially reside at Kensington Palace.<sup id="_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#_note-7" title="">[8]</a></sup> Prince William and his wife have asked that the press respect their privacy - and that of their children - when they are "off duty". </p> <a name="Research_Notes"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Research Notes </span></h2> <p>In 1960, the Queen and Prince Philip decided that all their direct descendants should bear the name 'Mountbatten-Windsor'. <sup id="_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#_note-8" title="">[9]</a></sup> </p> <a name="Sources"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Sources </span></h2> <ol class="references"><li id="_note-0"><a href="#_ref-0" title="">↑</a> England & Wales birth registration: Reading & Wokingham [district], Volume 19, Page 762, March quarter 1982, mother's maiden name GOLDSMITH</li> <li id="_note-1"><a href="#_ref-1" title="">↑</a> "Royal Wedding: Prince William to marry Kate Middleton", <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11765422" class="external text" title="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11765422" rel="nofollow">BBC News</a></li> <li id="_note-2"><a href="#_ref-2" title="">↑</a> Engagement: Press Release, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194134/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/his-royal-highness-prince-william-of-wales-and-miss-catherine-middleton-are-0" class="external text" title="https://web.archive.org/web/20160110194134/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/media/press-releases/his-royal-highness-prince-william-of-wales-and-miss-catherine-middleton-are-0" rel="nofollow">princeofwales.gov.uk</a></li> <li id="_note-3"><a href="#_ref-3" title="">↑</a> "2 billion tune in to Royal Wedding", AFP, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110502215819/http://www.news.com.au/business/billion-tune-in-to-royal-wedding/story-fn7mjon9-1226047685517" class="external text" title="https://web.archive.org/web/20110502215819/http://www.news.com.au/business/billion-tune-in-to-royal-wedding/story-fn7mjon9-1226047685517" rel="nofollow">news.com.au</a></li> <li id="_note-4"><a href="#_ref-4" title="">↑</a> "Kate Middleton Cut Her Hair Into a Lob for This Touching Reason", Roxanne Adamiyatt, <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/kate-middleton-secretly-donated-her-hair-to-charity/" class="external text" title="https://www.usmagazine.com/stylish/news/kate-middleton-secretly-donated-her-hair-to-charity/" rel="nofollow">US News</a>, 2018</li> <li id="_note-5"><a href="#_ref-5" title="">↑</a> "Centre for Early Childhood", Becky Morton, 18 June 2021, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57511122" class="external text" title="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57511122" rel="nofollow">BBC News</a></li> <li id="_note-6"><a href="#_ref-6" title="">↑</a> Health: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988" class="external text" title="https://news.sky.com/story/kate-princess-of-wales-reveals-she-is-having-treatment-for-cancer-13099988" rel="nofollow">Sky News</a></li> <li id="_note-7"><a href="#_ref-7" title="">↑</a> Kensington Palace <a href="https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-kensington-palace" class="external text" title="https://www.royal.uk/royal-residences-kensington-palace" rel="nofollow">Royal.uk</a></li> <li id="_note-8"><a href="#_ref-8" title="">↑</a> <a href="https://www.royal.uk/royal-family-name#:~:text=In%201947,%20when%20Prince%20Philip,have%20the%20surname%20Mountbatten-Windsor." class="external text" title="https://www.royal.uk/royal-family-name#:~:text=In%201947,%20when%20Prince%20Philip,have%20the%20surname%20Mountbatten-Windsor." rel="nofollow">Royal Name Change on royal.uk</a></li></ol> <p>See also: </p> <ul><li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine%2C_Princess_of_Wales" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales">Wikipedia:Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales</a> </li><li> "Kate Middleton: An uncommon princess", Nicholas Kohler, <a href="https://www.macleans.ca/news/world/an-uncommon-princess/" class="external text" title="https://www.macleans.ca/news/world/an-uncommon-princess/" rel="nofollow">Maclean's</a>, 2010 </li></ul>  <br> <div class="box orange rounded row"> Only the Trusted List can access the following: <ul class="STYLED"> <li class="BULLET30">Catherine's formal name</li> <li class="BULLET30">full middle name (E.)</li><li class="BULLET30">nicknames</li><li class="BULLET30">exact birthdate</li><li class="BULLET30">birth location</li><li class="BULLET10">images (1)</li><li class="BULLET50">private siblings' names</li><li class="BULLET50">spouse's name and marriage information</li></ul> For access to Catherine Mountbatten-Windsor's full information you must be on the Trusted List. 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Now is a good time to take a look at the sources and biography to see if there are updates and improvements that may need to be made, especially those that will bring it up to WikiTree Style Guide standards. The better the condition the profile is in, the more likely it is that it may be chosen. </p><p>Thanks! </p><p>Abby </p> </div>  <div class="comment-info small"> <a href="#comment_8397701">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2024-08-23T00:08:30Z">Aug 23, 2024</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-8212" title="Brown-8212">Abby (Brown) Glann</a> </div> </div> <div id="comment_8409403" class="comment comment-depth-1 comment-reply " data-comment-id="8409403" data-reply-to="8397701" data-depth="1">  <div class="comment-header"> <img src="/photo.php/thumb/b/b9/Lanier-697.jpg/75px-Lanier-697.jpg" class="commenter-image" ALT="Lanier-697"> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lanier-697" title="Lanier-697">Kathryn Lanier</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> Please also add your confidence level for the parents in each level. Thank you! </div>  <div class="comment-info small"> <a href="#comment_8409403">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2024-08-28T16:21:56Z">Aug 28, 2024</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lanier-697" title="Lanier-697">Kathryn Lanier</a> </div> </div> <div id="comment_8311976" class="comment comment-depth-0 " data-comment-id="8311976" data-reply-to="0" data-depth="0">  <div class="comment-header"> <img src="/photo.php/thumb/0/03/France-1307-1.jpg/75px-France-1307-1.jpg" class="commenter-image" ALT="France-1307"> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/France-1307" title="France-1307">Robert France</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> Why is Kate not attached to her husband? </div>  <div class="comment-info small"> <a href="#comment_8311976">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2024-07-12T07:09:11Z">Jul 12, 2024</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/France-1307" title="France-1307">Robert France</a> </div> </div> <div id="comment_8312035" class="comment comment-depth-1 comment-reply " data-comment-id="8312035" data-reply-to="8311976" data-depth="1">  <div class="comment-header"> <img src="/photo.php/thumb/1/10/RNH_Images-64.png/75px-RNH_Images-64.png" class="commenter-image" ALT="Haywood-41"> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haywood-41" title="Haywood-41">Ros Haywood</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> This is a quirk of the Living Notables process; spouses do not show. She is connected to him behind-the-scenes, I assure you. </div>  <div class="comment-info small"> <a href="#comment_8312035">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2024-07-12T08:24:57Z">Jul 12, 2024</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haywood-41" title="Haywood-41">Ros Haywood</a> </div> </div> <div id="comment_8246103" class="comment comment-depth-0 " data-comment-id="8246103" data-reply-to="0" data-depth="0">  <div class="comment-header"> <img src="/photo.php/thumb/1/1e/Sahm-97.jpg/75px-Sahm-97.jpg" class="commenter-image" ALT="Sahm-97"> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sahm-97" title="Sahm-97">BB Sahm</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> This profile has not been updated for the death of HM Elizabeth II. She is the Princess of Wales in addition to her earlier titles. This seems to me to be important, especially historically. </div>  <div class="comment-info small"> <a href="#comment_8246103">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2024-06-11T00:53:24Z">Jun 11, 2024</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sahm-97" title="Sahm-97">BB Sahm</a> </div> </div> <div id="comment_8246629" class="comment comment-depth-1 comment-reply " data-comment-id="8246629" data-reply-to="8246103" data-depth="1">  <div class="comment-header"> <img src="/photo.php/thumb/1/10/RNH_Images-64.png/75px-RNH_Images-64.png" class="commenter-image" ALT="Haywood-41"> <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haywood-41" title="Haywood-41">Ros Haywood</a> </div> <div class="comment-body"> The title "Princess of Wales" was added in September 2022. </div>  <div class="comment-info small"> <a href="#comment_8246629">posted</a> <time class="timeago" datetime="2024-06-11T08:20:44Z">Jun 11, 2024</time> by <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Haywood-41" title="Haywood-41">Ros Haywood</a> </div> </div> <button id="showArchivedButton" class="small comment-action" data-action="showArchived" data-page-id="2112108">View Archived Comments</button> </div> </div> </div> <script src="/skins/wikitree/comment.js.pagespeed.jm.tfE5YW9pu6.js"></script>  <div class="sixteen columns"> <br/>Rejected matches › <a href="/wiki/Middleton-557" target="_blank">Catherine Middleton</a> </div> <div class="sixteen columns"> <p> This week's connection theme is <a href="https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1818286/play-this-weeks-connection-checkers-game-mice" title="Here is this week's Mouse Connection Checkers game">Mice</a>. 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