Catherine, Princess of Wales - Biography, Height, Weight, Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Career, Life Story & More
Known
As Catherine,
Princess of Wales
Also Known as Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, Catherine,
Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge,
Kate Middleton
Born January 9, 1982 (age 42)
England
Catherine, Princess of
Wales Body Measurements
Height 1.75
m
Weight 54
kg
Catherine, Princess of Wales Spouse
Spouse William,
prince of Wales
Role In British Royal Wedding of 2011
Catherine, Princess of Wales Family
Parents Carole
Middleton, Michael Middleton
Siblings Pippa
Middleton, James Middleton
Born on January 9, 1982, in Reading, Berkshire, England, Catherine, Princess of Wales, is the heir apparent to the British throne and the consort of William, Prince of Wales, from 2011 to the present. Prior to 2022, Catherine's mother-in-law, the late Princess Diana, was the princess of Wales. Like Diana, Catherine is recognized for her warmth and relatability. Usually, she is one of the most well-liked members of the royal family.
Catherine, Princess of Wales Childhood and
Schooling
Catherine is the oldest of Michael and Carole
Middleton's three children; James and Philippa (Pippa) are her siblings. Her
parents started a mail-order company in 1987 selling party supplies for kids
after meeting while working as flight attendants for British Airways. They were
able to send Catherine to a prep school and then to the esteemed Marlborough
College in Wiltshire, England, thanks to the success of that endeavour and a
family inheritance. Catherine (then known as Kate Middleton) was a well-respected,
level-headed student at Marlborough who excelled in academics and athletics.
She was the captain of the school's field hockey team.
Following a year off, Middleton enrolled at Scotland's University of St. Andrews in 2001. There, she worked part-time as a waitress and studied art history. She worked as an accessory’s buyer for a clothing store for a short time after graduating from St. Andrews in 2005. She then took on a variety of responsibilities at her parents' business while doing a lot of charitable work.
Prince William's Relationship: Marriage
and Kids
A fellow first-year art history student at St Andrews,
Prince William was second in line to the British throne (after his father,
Charles) when Middleton first met him. Catherine claims that for roughly a
year, the two were "very close friends." When they and a few others
moved in together in 2002, their relationship took a romantic turn. Their
relationship was not made public until they were pictured together while on
vacation in Switzerland in 2004. They kept a low profile. "At the time, I
wasn't very happy about it, but actually it made me a stronger person,"
Middleton later stated after the couple's breakup three years later. But a few
months later, they were back together.
In November 2010, it was revealed that the couple had
become engaged after years of intense British media speculation about their
marriage plans, during which Middleton was dubbed "Waity Katie." Kate
Middleton changed her name back to Catherine, which is more formal, in order to
become a member of the royal family. The royal wedding was held at London's
Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. The title duchess of Cambridge was
bestowed upon her.
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge, the
couple's first son, was born on July 22, 2013, and Princess Charlotte Elizabeth
Diana of Cambridge, their daughter, was born on May 2, 2015. On April 23, 2018,
Catherine gave birth to Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge, her second
son.
Catherine, Princess of Wales Life in
public
According to most accounts, Catherine adapted to royal
life with ease and gained public popularity very fast. She participates in many
charitable endeavours, particularly those that benefit children. She founded
the Royal Foundation's Centre for Early Childhood in 2021. Additionally,
Catherine has backed initiatives pertaining to mental health concerns. She
partnered with William and his brother, Prince Harry, in 2017 to start the
Heads Together campaign, which aims to reduce the stigma attached to mental health
issues and increase public awareness of them. In addition, Catherine is a
well-known amateur photographer who regularly shares family photos on the
internet.
Elizabeth II passed away in September of 2022. When
William's father became King Charles III, he became the heir apparent and inherited
the title of Duke of Cornwall. As a result, Catherine became the duchess of
Cambridge and Cornwall. Soon after, William was crowned prince of Wales, and
she was made princess of Wales. The titles of their children also changed.
Prince George of Wales, for instance, was their eldest son.
Kensington Palace declared in January 2024 that
Catherine would be out of commission for about two months due to "planned
abdominal surgery." Her health became the subject of intense speculation
in the weeks that followed, particularly on social media. After Catherine come
clean about altering a Mother's Day photo of herself and her kids, it escalated
in March. She revealed that she was receiving chemotherapy after receiving a
cancer diagnosis approximately two weeks later. It was not disclosed what kind
of cancer it was. Although she attended the Trooping the Colour ceremony in
June 2024, Catherine was hardly visible in the months that followed. She
announced in a video released in September that she had finished chemotherapy
and would be gradually re-entering the public eye.