Catherine Elizabeth Middleton Princess of Wales GCVO was born 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on 9 January 1982 into an upper-middle-class family. She was baptised at St Andrew’s Bradfield, a local parish church, on 20 June 1982 She is the eldest of three children; sister, Philippa, and brother, James. born to Michael and Carole (Middleton née Goldsmith;, a former flight dispatcher and flight attendant, respectively, who in 1987 founded Party Pieces, a privately held mail order company that sells party supplies and decorations with an estimated worth of £30 million.By the early 20th century, the Middleton family had married into the British aristocracy and benefited financially from trust funds which they established over 100 years ago. Her Middleton relatives, including her great-grandfather Richard Noël Middleton and his wife Olive, played host to members of the British royal family between the 1920s and 1940s.
The family moved from Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, to Amman, Jordan, in May 1984, where her father worked for British Airways. Middleton attended an English-language nursery school. When her family returned to Berkshire in September 1986, she was enrolled aged four at St Andrew’s School, a private school near Pangbourne in Berkshire. She boarded part-weekly at St Andrew’s in her later years. In 1995, the Middletons moved to the village of Bucklebury. She studied at Downe House School. She was a boarder at Marlborough College, a co-educational independent boarding school in Wiltshire; Middleton showed talent in sports and was captain of the women’s field hockey team. While at Marlborough, she underwent an operation on the left side of her head, reportedly to remove a lump. She obtained three A-Levels in 2000, with an ‘A’ in mathematics, an ‘A’ in art, and a ‘B’ in English. Despite being offered a seat at the University of Edinburgh, she took a gap year, studying at the British Institute of Florence in Italy and travelling to Chile to participate in a Raleigh International programme. She worked as a deckhand at the Port of Southampton in the summer preceding university. Middleton subsequently enrolled at University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, studying history of art. She briefly studied psychology before focusing solely on art history. She worked part-time as a waitress during her studies. While attending university, she achieved a gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Middleton was an active member of The Lumsden Club, which held fundraisers and community projects each year. In 2005, Middleton graduated from the University of St Andrews with an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in the history of art.
In November 2006, Middleton commenced part-time work for twelve months as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw. In 2007, she curated a photography exhibition to mark the book launch of “Time to Reflect”, by Alistair Morrison, to raise funds for UNICEF. In 2008, Middleton made several trips to Naomi’s House Hospice, where she brought gifts and read to children. Later that year, she organised an ’80s-themed roller disco fundraiser which raised £100,000, split between Oxford Children’s Hospital, for the construction of Tom’s Ward to treat pediatric cancer, and Place2Be, an organisation which provides mental health counselling to school children. Middleton also worked until January 2011 at the family business in catalogue design and production, marketing, and photography. While working for the company, she launched the firm’s junior brand for toddlers, and began working with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which helps terminally ill youth, providing party essentials for sick children. Middleton also helped coordinate the Boodles Boxing Ball, which raised money for the charity.
Prior to her marriage, Middleton lived in an apartment owned by her parents in Chelsea, London alongside her sister, which was estimated to be worth £1–1.4 million. In 2001, Middleton met Prince William while they were students in residence at St Salvator’s Hall at the University of St Andrews. Middleton and Prince William became engaged in October 2010, in Kenya, during a 10-day trip to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to celebrate William passing the RAF helicopter search and rescue course. Catherine married Prince William (The current Prince of Wales) heir apparent to the British throne, on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. (St. Catherine’s Day), with the day declared a bank holiday in the United Kingdom. Catherine the likely next queen consort. On 3 December 2012, St James’s Palace announced that Catherine was pregnant with her first child Prince George and was admitted to King Edward VII’s Hospital suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. She remained in hospital for three days Prince George was born at St Mary’s Hospital in London on 22 July 2013. She gave birth to Princess Charlotte on 2 May 2015 and to Prince Louis on 23 April 2018. Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II The couple’s children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis became second, third, and fourth in the line of succession to the British throne, respectively.
Catherine holds patronage within over 20 charitable and military organisations, including Action for Children, SportsAid, and the National Portrait Gallery. She undertakes projects through The Royal Foundation, with her charity work focusing on issues surrounding young children, addiction, and art. To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues, Catherine envisioned the mental health awareness campaign “Heads Together”, with William and Prince Harry in April 2016″. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Time magazine selected her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. On 9 September 2022, she became Princess of Wales when her husband was created Prince of Wales by his father, King Charles IIIWilliam and Catherine have owned two English Cocker Spaniels, named Lupo and Orla.
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