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Catherine, Princess of Wales

October 28, 2023

For Catherine, Princess of Wales (1501–1502), see Catherine of Aragon.
"Kate Middleton" redirects here. For another person, see Kate Middleton (free-diver).

Catherine, Princess of Wales GCVO (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982[1]) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne.

Catherine
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Catherine in 2023
BornCatherine Elizabeth Middleton
(1982-01-09) 9 January 1982 (age 41)
Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Berkshire, England
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(m. 2011)​
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HouseWindsor (by marriage)
FatherMichael Middleton
MotherCarole Goldsmith
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Born in Reading, Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educated at St Andrew's School and Marlborough College before studying art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met Prince William in 2001. She held several jobs in retail and marketing and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010. They married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple's three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis – are second, third, and fourth respectively in the line of succession to the British throne.

Catherine holds patronage with over 20 charitable and military organisations including the Anna Freud Centre, Action for Children, SportsAid, and the National Portrait Gallery.[2] She undertakes projects through the Royal Foundation, with her charity work focusing on issues surrounding early childhood care, addiction, and art. To encourage people to discuss their mental health problems, Catherine envisioned the mental health awareness campaign Heads Together, which she launched with her husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry in April 2016. The media have called Catherine's impact on British and American fashion the "Kate Middleton effect". Time listed her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and as a finalist in 2018. On 9 September 2022, she became Princess of Wales when her husband was created Prince of Wales by his father, King Charles III.[3]

Early life, education and career

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading into an upper-middle-class family.[4][5][6][7] She was baptised at St Andrew's Bradfield, a local parish church, on 20 June 1982.[8][9][10] She is the eldest of three children born to Michael Middleton (b. 1949)[11] and his wife, Carole (née Goldsmith; b. 1955),[12] a former flight dispatcher and flight attendant respectively at British Airways. In 1987, her mother founded Party Pieces, a privately held mail order company that sold party supplies and decorations, which collapsed into administration in 2023.[13][14] By the early 20th century, the Middleton family had married into British aristocracy[15] and benefited financially from trust funds which they had established over a century ago.[16][17][5][18][19][20][21] Her Middleton relatives, including her great-grandfather Richard Noël Middleton and his wife Olive, played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s.[22] Her mother's family are descended from coal miners, and have been described as working-class.[23][24] She has a younger sister, Philippa, and a younger brother, James.[25]

The family moved from Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, to Amman, Jordan, in May 1984, where Middleton attended an English-language nursery school.[26][27][28][29] 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.[30] In 1995, the Middletons moved to the village of Bucklebury[31][32] where she studied at Downe House School.[33] Middleton was a boarder at Marlborough College, a co-educational boarding school in Wiltshire,[34][35] where she showed talent in sports and was captain of the women's field hockey team.[36] While at Marlborough, she underwent an operation on the left side of her head, reportedly to remove a lump.[37] She obtained three A-Levels in 2000, with an 'A' in mathematics, an 'A' in art, and a 'B' in English.[38]

Despite being offered a seat at the University of Edinburgh,[39] 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.[40] She worked as a deckhand at the Port of Southampton in the summer preceding university.[41] Middleton subsequently enrolled at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, studying art history. She briefly studied psychology before focusing solely on art history.[42] She worked part-time as a waitress during her studies.[43] While attending university, she achieved a gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.[44] Middleton was an active member of The Lumsden Club, which held fundraisers and community projects each year.[45] In 2005, Middleton graduated from the University of St Andrews with an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in art history.[46]

In November 2006, Middleton commenced part-time work for twelve months as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw.[47] In 2007, she curated a photography exhibition to mark the book launch of "Time to Reflect", by Alistair Morrison, to raise funds for UNICEF.[48] In 2008, Middleton made several trips to Naomi's House Hospice, where she brought gifts and read to children.[49][50] 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.[51] Middleton also worked until January 2011 at the family business in catalogue design and production, marketing, and photography.[2][52] 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.[53] Middleton also helped coordinate the Boodles Boxing Ball, which raised money for the charity.[54][55]

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.[56][57] In 2018, Catherine's total net worth was estimated between £5–7.3 million, the majority of which was from her parents' company.[56][57]

Personal life

Pre-wedding relationship with Prince William

 
With Prince Harry (left) at William's Order of the Garter investiture, 2008

In 2001, Middleton met Prince William while they were students in residence at St Salvator's Hall at the University of St Andrews.[58][a] She reportedly caught William's eye at a charity fashion show at the university in 2002 when she appeared on the stage wearing a see-through lace dress.[60] The couple began dating in 2003.[61] During their second year, Middleton shared a flat with William and two other friends.[62] From 2003 till 2005, they both resided at Balgove House on the Strathtyrum estate with two roommates.[63][64] In 2004, the couple briefly split but later rekindled their relationship.[65]

After her graduation, Middleton and her family were faced with intensive tabloid press scrutiny.[66][67][68] She was often photographed daily by the paparazzi outside her flat and work over the course of their relationship.[66][69][70] This prompted multiple warnings from the Palace and Middleton's lawyers.[69][70] She attended William's Passing Out Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 15 December 2006.[71][72] In April 2007, they ended their relationship.[73] She and her family attended the Concert for Diana in July 2007,[62] where she and William sat two rows apart. It was subsequently reported that the couple had then reconciled.[74] On 17 May 2008, Middleton attended the wedding of William's cousin Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly in William's stead, and met Queen Elizabeth II for the first time.[75][76]

Middleton attended the Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle in June 2008, where William was made a Royal Knight of the Garter.[77] On 19 July 2008, she was a guest at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman while William was away on military operations in the Caribbean, serving aboard HMS Iron Duke.[78] In June 2010, the couple moved into a cottage on the Bodorgan Estate in Anglesey, Wales, where William resided during his RAF search-and-rescue training and subsequent career.[79][80][81]

Marriage and children

Further information: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, Wedding dress of Catherine Middleton, and Engagement dress of Catherine Middleton
 
Catherine, William, and their children at Trooping the Colour 2019

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.[82][83] Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November 2010.[84][82][85] William gave Middleton the engagement ring that had belonged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. Middleton, who was christened as a child, decided to be confirmed into the Church of England preceding her wedding.[86] The confirmation service was conducted on 10 March at St James's Palace by the Bishop of London with her family and William in attendance.[87]

The couple married in Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011[88] (St. Catherine's Day), with the day declared a bank holiday 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.[89][90][91] Her wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.[92] Upon her marriage, Catherine assumed the style "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge".[93] The couple was given the country home, Anmer Hall, on the Sandringham Estate, as a wedding gift from the Queen.[94] Catherine keeps bees on the grounds of Anmer Hall.[95] Following their marriage in 2011, the couple used Nottingham Cottage as their London residence.[96] They moved into the four-storey, 20-room Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace in 2013. Renovations took 18 months at a cost of £4.5 million.[97] Kensington Palace became William and Catherine's main residence in 2017, moving from their country home, Anmer Hall.[98] In 2022, it was announced that the couple, along with their children, would move to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor. They officially moved into the house in September 2022.[99]

On 3 December 2012, St James's Palace announced that Catherine was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is usual as she had been admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. She remained in hospital for three days.[100][101] Prince George was born at St Mary's Hospital in London on 22 July 2013.[102] The severe morning sickness returned with the subsequent pregnancies, forcing Catherine to cancel her official engagements.[103] She gave birth to Princess Charlotte on 2 May 2015[104] and to Prince Louis on 23 April 2018.[105] Prince George was third in the line of succession to the British throne, while Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were fourth and fifth, respectively, at the times of their births.[102][106][107] William and Catherine have owned two English Cocker Spaniels, named Lupo and Orla.[108][109]

Public life

See also: List of official overseas trips made by William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales

Middleton's first public appearance with Prince William following their engagement announcement in November 2010 was at a fundraising event organised by the Teenage Cancer Trust in December 2010.[110] She was formally introduced to public life on 24 February 2011, when the couple attended a lifeboat-naming ceremony in Trearddur, near their home at that time in Anglesey, North Wales.[111][112] A day later they appeared in St Andrews to launch the university's 600th anniversary celebrations.[113] In March 2011, the couple toured Belfast.[114] Catherine's first official engagement after the wedding came in May, when she and William met U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace.[115] William and Catherine's first royal tour of Canada took place in July 2011.[116] The couple's activities included attending celebrations for Canada Day.[117][118][119] The tour also included a two-day trip to California which was also Catherine's first visit to the United States.[120][121] On 27 October 2011, she undertook her first solo engagement at a reception for In Kind Direct, hosted at Clarence House, stepping in for the then Prince Charles.[122]

 
Catherine and William in Ottawa during their first royal tour of Canada, 2011. It was the first of their two visits to the nation.

On 2 November, Catherine and William visited the UNICEF Supply Division for malnourished children in Copenhagen, Denmark.[123][124] On St. Patrick's Day in 2012, Catherine carried out the traditional awarding of shamrocks to the Irish Guards at their Aldershot base in her first solo military engagement.[125] On 19 March, she gave her first public speech for the opening of a children's hospice opened by her patronage, East Anglia's Children's Hospices.[126] William and Catherine were announced as ambassadors for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[127] As part of her role, Catherine attended numerous sporting events throughout the games.[128] In September 2012, the couple embarked on a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee across the Commonwealth.[129] During this overseas visit, she made her first official speech abroad, while visiting a hospice in Malaysia, drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.[130][131] The couple attended further celebrations of the Jubilee throughout the year, including the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in July.[132][133][134]

The first engagement that Catherine carried out after the birth of Prince George was in late August 2013, when she accompanied her husband to meet runners preparing for an ultra-marathon in Anglesey.[135] At the beginning of March 2014, it was announced that the couple would be accompanied by their son on an upcoming tour of New Zealand and Australia from 16 to 25 April.[136] The tour was Catherine's first visit to the area and Prince George's first major public appearance since his christening in October 2013.[137] The tour itinerary included visiting the Plunket Society for children and visiting fire-damaged areas in New South Wales.[138] In June 2014, the couple visited France to attend the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings at Gold Beach.[139] On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Catherine 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.[140] Her trip was cancelled, with her husband taking her place, after the announcement of her second pregnancy in early September.[141] In December 2014, the couple visited the United States and attended a charity dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[142]

 
Catherine on an official visit to Stockholm, Sweden, in 2018

In October 2015, she attended her first state banquet at Buckingham Palace, held to host Chinese President Xi Jinping.[143] In April 2016, Catherine and William undertook a tour to India and Bhutan.[144] Activities included visiting children's charities such as Childline India, as well as a visit to Lingkana Palace.[145][146] Later that month, the couple met again with the Obamas at Kensington Palace.[143] The couple toured Canada again in September 2016.[147] On 11 October 2016, Catherine made her first solo foreign trip to The Netherlands.[148] Countries visited by the couple in 2017 include France, Poland, Germany, and Belgium.[149][150][151][152] Catherine takes official portraits of her children and joined the Royal Photographic Society in 2017.[153] She visited Luxembourg City in May 2017 for the Treaty of London commemorations.[154] In January 2018, the couple visited Sweden and Norway.[155] In February 2019, William and Catherine carried out a two-day visit of Northern Ireland, visiting Belfast, Fermanagh, and Ballymena.[156][157]

In June 2019, Catherine took the royal first salute, typically received by the Queen, at the Beating Retreat military pageant.[158][159] Catherine accompanied her husband on a tour of Pakistan in October 2019, the royal family's first visit to the country in 13 years.[160] The couple conducted an interview for CNN in Lahore while visiting the SoS Children's Village, where Catherine gave a speech relating to her work on the early years.[161][162] In March 2020, the couple carried out a three-day tour of Ireland, visiting County Meath, Kildare, and Galway.[163] In October 2020, William and Catherine met President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and First Lady Olena Zelenska at Buckingham Palace, the first royal engagement held at the residence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.[164] In December, the couple embarked on a three-day tour of England, Scotland, and Wales via the British Royal Train "to pay tribute to the inspiring work of individuals, organisations and initiatives across the country " in 2020.[165][166][167] Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his support for the initiative, while First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon criticised the tour, citing travel restrictions; UK, Scottish and Welsh governments were consulted before planning the tour.[168][169] In May 2021, the couple returned to Scotland for an extensive tour of Edinburgh, Fife and Orkney.[170] In Cornwall on 11 June 2021, William and Catherine attended the G7 summit for the first time.[171] Catherine visited primary students alongside US First Lady Jill Biden and participated in a roundtable discussion focusing on early childhood education.[172]

 
Catherine, William, their children and other royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on 5 June 2022

In February 2022, she visited Denmark to celebrate historic ties between the UK and Denmark and also to celebrate milestones of both countries' monarchs.[173] In March 2022, William and Catherine embarked on a tour of Belize, The Bahamas and Jamaica to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.[174] On 27 September 2022, Catherine and William visited Anglesey and Swansea, which marked their first visit to Wales since becoming the Princess and Prince of Wales.[175] In November 2022, they welcomed President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and attended a state dinner in honour of his visit.[176]

Charity work

Main article: Royal Foundation

Patronages and interests

Following her marriage, Catherine assumed royal duties and commitments in support of the British monarch.[177] In March 2011, William and Catherine set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well-wishers who wanted to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead.[178][179] The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple's choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation.[180][181] In June 2012, The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry was renamed to reflect Catherine's contribution to the charity.[182] It is now known as The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales.[183]

Catherine's charity work primarily focuses on issues surrounding young children, mental health, sport, addiction and art.[184][185][186] Her impact on charitable donations and project visibility has been called the "Kate effect".[187][188] She holds a number of charitable patronages: Action for Children, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the Anna Freud Centre, East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), Evelina London Children's Hospital, Family Action, the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, the National Portrait Gallery, the Natural History Museum, NHS Charities Together, Place2Be, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, SportsAid, the Scouts, the 1851 Trust, the Foundling Museum, the Lawn Tennis Association, the Royal Photographic Society, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.[184][189][190] Catherine, being an art history graduate, also takes an interest in art and handpicked the Art Room, which helped disadvantaged children access art therapy before its closure,[191] as well as the National Portrait Gallery.[192] She acquired patronage of the Lawn Tennis Association, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Action for Children, and the Royal Photographic Society after they were passed down by Queen Elizabeth II.[193][194][195][196] In December 2015, she assumed patronage of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets[197] for youths 12–19 years of age. The Duke of Edinburgh, who had been patron of the RAF Cadets for 63 years, formally handed over during an audience at Buckingham Palace.[198] She became patron of the Foundling Museum, a museum to commemorate the Foundling Hospital, in 2019.[199] Catherine was also a local volunteer leader with The Scout Association in north Wales,[200] of which Queen Elizabeth II was patron, before being made co-president in September 2020, alongside the Duke of Kent.[185][201]

 
Catherine at the Natural History Museum, in 2015

In her capacity as patron of Action on Addiction, she has occasionally made visits to its centres, spending time with recovering addicts.[202][203] In October 2012, she, alongside Action on Addiction, launched 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.[204] 283 Place2Be volunteers were trained through the programme to reach over 26,000 children.[205][206] On 24 June 2021, Catherine was announced as patron of The Forward Trust after its merger with Action on Addiction.[207] As a patron of The Forward Trust, she launched a campaign titled "Taking Action on Addiction".[208] Catherine has worked extensively in children's palliative care alongside East Anglia's Children's Hospices[209] and undertakes private visits to children's hospices and their families.[210][209][50] She made her first public address at the opening of their Ipswich facility in 2012, which EACH deputy director Tracy Rennie cited as creating a "global interest" in children's hospices.[211][212] Catherine officially opened their Norfolk hospice in 2019, after previously launching their financial appeal in 2014, which raised £10m.[209][213] She has carried out engagements to raise awareness of Children's Hospice Week since 2013.[211]

Catherine is a keen sportswoman[214] and attends Wimbledon annually. She has been patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016.[215] Catherine, who enjoys sailing, has occasionally taken part in the sport to raise money for charity.[216] In 2012, together with her husband and Prince Harry, Catherine launched Coach Core. The programme was set up following the 2012 Olympics to provide apprenticeship opportunities for people who desire to pursue a career as a professional coach.[217] As of 2018, Coach Core has had over 400 apprentices and graduates across 10 locations.[218] In 2014, she and William were awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[219] In July 2019, she lent her support to Backyard Nature, a campaign created to inspire "children, families and communities to get outside and engage with nature".[220] In August 2019, the couple competed in the King's Cup yachting regatta to raise money for eight different charities.[221] In February 2022, she became patron of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League, both governing bodies that were previously supported by her brother-in-law the Duke of Sussex.[222] In August 2022, it was announced that Catherine and Roger Federer would attend the Laver Cup Open Practice Day on 22 September, which Catherine had to pull out from due to the mourning period following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, but the proceeds from the event were donated to her patronages Action for Children and the Lawn Tennis Association.[223][224]

In 2014, Catherine wrote the foreword for Living in the Slipstream: Life as an RAF Wife, whose proceeds raised money for charity.[225] Since acquiring patronage of the RAF Cadets, she has made visits to their base in Cambridgeshire[226] and celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2016.[227] In January 2018, locks of her hair were reportedly donated to the Little Princess Trust, a charity which made wigs for children diagnosed with cancer.[228] In February 2018, she became patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.[229][230] She also launched Nursing Now, a three-year worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the profile of nurses.[231] She has written of her family ties with nursing and that both her grandmother Valerie Middleton and her great-grandmother Olive Middleton were VAD nurses for the British Red Cross.[232][229][230][233] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Catherine undertook many in-person and virtual engagements supporting National Health Service workers.[234][235] She discreetly volunteered with the Royal Voluntary Service during the COVID-19 pandemic.[236]

 
Catherine visiting the Natural History Museum's "Urban Wildlife" project in June 2021

Catherine has called herself an "enthusiastic amateur photographer"[237] and has taken official portraits of her children, as well as other members of the royal family.[238] In 2019, she supported workshops run by the Royal Photographic Society in partnership with Action for Children to highlight the effect of photography in expressing thoughts in young people.[239] As patron of the Royal Photographic Society she and other photographers took part in an exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust.[240] Photos taken by Catherine of the Holocaust survivors were later included in an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.[241] With the National Portrait Gallery, Catherine curated an exhibition of Victorian photography, with a thematic focus on childhood.[242] In May 2020, she launched "Hold Still", a project to capture people's life during lockdown, which garnered 31,000 submissions.[243][244] In July 2020, the exhibition was released, with the final 100 photographs being displayed online. In October 2020, the portraits were displayed on 112 public sites, including billboards, murals, and posters, across 80 towns and cities.[245][246] The online exhibition collected over 5.2 million page views.[247] The photographs were published in a book on 7 May 2021, titled Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020, with a foreword written by Catherine.[248]

In May 2021, Catherine received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by NHS staff at the Science Museum in London, encouraging use of the vaccine and thanking the staff for "playing a part in the rollout".[249] In October 2022, Catherine became patron to Preet Chandi, a British Army medical officer who aimed to complete a 1,000-mile solo expedition in the South Pole after finishing a 700-mile journey in the continent earlier that year.[250]

Catherine hosted a Christmas carol concert called "Together At Christmas" at Westminster Abbey in December 2021, honouring charities and individuals that served the communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.[251] The concert was produced by Westminster Abbey and BBC Studios Events Productions and broadcast by ITV.[252] She played the piano during a performance of "For Those Who Can't Be Here" by Tom Walker.[253] She hosted a second Christmas carol service at the abbey in December 2022 to honour the "efforts of individuals, families and communities across the UK," and pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.[254]

In March 2022 and amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Catherine and William made a donation to help the refugees.[255] In February 2023, they donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) which was helping victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[256] In May 2023, Catherine hosted the first children's picnic at the Chelsea Flower Show for students from ten elementary schools who were participating in the Royal Horticultural Society's Campaign for School Gardening.[257][258]

Mental health advocacy

 
Catherine at HM Prison High Down in September 2023

Catherine has tackled issues surrounding mental health and disabilities. She has previously made visits to charities and hospitals such as St Thomas' Hospital and the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute to spend time with mothers and children who deal with these issues.[259][260][261] Catherine has also been credited with raising national awareness of children's mental health; Benita Refson, president of Place2Be, has praised her work, saying that she would "shine the spotlight on child mental health", while Peter Fonagy, CEO of the Anna Freud Centre has called her one of the most important figures in the field, and stated that "to the millions of children who have been suffering in silence, she is their voice".[262][263] In recognition of their work with charities concerned with children's mental health, Catherine and her husband were awarded the Gold Blue Peter badge, an award previously granted to the Queen.[264] To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues, Catherine, William and Prince Harry initiated the mental health awareness campaign "Heads Together" in April 2016.[265] The campaign was first envisioned by Catherine earlier that year. "Heads Together" reportedly resulted in over one million people speaking out about their mental health, and an investment of £3m in mental health innovations.[266] She later voluntarily talked about her struggles as a mother, and admitted that she suffered a "lack of confidence" and "feelings of ignorance" during certain periods of time.[265][259][267]

Catherine has discussed her experiences with "mum guilt" in balancing work/life commitments, and described bringing her newborn home from the hospital for the first time as "terrifying".[268] She has also highlighted the importance of "a happy home" and "a safe environment" for children, and described her "passion" for the outdoors, referencing it as an asset to building childhood wellbeing and developmental foundations.[269] She launched the Mentally Healthy Schools website, which helps the students and staff with access "to reliable and practical resources to improve awareness, knowledge and confidence in supporting pupils' mental health".[270] Catherine held sessions for the programme at the Mental Health in Education Conference in 2019.[271] After two years of development, the website had over 250,000 visitors accessing its resources.[272][273] In February 2016, she travelled to Edinburgh to promote the work of Place2Be, and launch the Children's Mental Health Week, which she commemorates annually.[274][275] Catherine guest-edited HuffPost UK as a part of the Young Minds Matter movement, an effort "to raise awareness for children's mental health issues".[276][277]

In 2019, Catherine worked with the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the co-designers for a garden display at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show.[278] She designed the "Back to Nature Garden" together with Andree Davies and Adam White.[279] The garden, which featured "a tree house, waterfall, rustic den and a campfire" among other parts, was unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2019 to emphasise "the benefits the natural world brings to mental and physical well-being".[280][281] The garden was later expanded and moved to Hampton Court Palace as a part of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show,[282] before being shown at the Back to Nature Festival at RHS Garden Wisley.[283] A playground, inspired by the "Back to Nature" garden, was built on the Sandringham Estate in 2021.[284] In May 2019, as a part of their "Heads Together" initiative, Catherine together with her husband and in-laws, launched Shout, a text messaging service for those who have mental issues.[285] As of November 2020, the programme has facilitated over half a million conversations.[286] In October 2019, Catherine, together with other members of the royal family, voiced a PSA video for Public Health England "as part of its Every Mind Matters program".[287] In late March 2020, Catherine and her husband started supporting a new mental health initiative by the Public Health England amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[288] In April 2020, Catherine and her husband announced Our Frontline, an initiative providing mental health support to emergency medical workers.[289] In May 2020, the couple's recorded radio message for Mental Health Awareness Week was broadcast across all the stations in the UK.[290] In June 2020, Catherine hosted an assembly to 80 elementary school students across the UK where she discussed the importance of self-care and "opening up about your feelings".[291] She led the assembly over a Zoom call and the assembly will be broadcast to more students who use Oak National Academy, an online education resource hub.[291]

In February 2021, Catherine recorded a video message about the importance of positive mental health during the pandemic.[292] The video has been watched by over 3.5 million people.[292] In May 2021, William and Catherine, with other prominent personalities, voiced 2021 Mental Health Minute, a one-minute record delivered by Radiocentre and Somethin' Else to mark 2021 Mental Health Awareness Week.[293] The record was broadcast across all radio stations in the UK and reached over 20 million listeners.[293] In May 2022, the couple voiced the Mental Health Minute message again, which was broadcast on every radio station in the UK on 13 May and asked people to help individuals around them that suffer from loneliness.[294]

In February 2022, she made a surprise appearance in CBeebies Bedtime Stories where she read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson as the conclusion of Children's Mental Health Week.[295] In October 2022, to mark World Mental Health Day, the couple took over Newsbeat and interviewed four guests on topics related to mental health.[296] In October 2023, to mark World Mental Health Day, she and William took part in a forum for young people in Birmingham, alongside BBC Radio 1 and a charity called The Mix, called Exploring our Emotional Worlds continuing their longstanding work to promote mental well-being.[297]

Early years and childhood development

During the initial years of her charity work, Catherine became interested in how the first five years of childhood were related to conditions such as homelessness, mental health, and addiction in the later years of a person's life.[298] In March 2018, she hosted a symposium with the Royal Society of Medicine, focusing on children's health, and launched the Early Years Intervention Support initiative.[299] In May 2018, she established the Early Years Steering Group.[300][301] In January 2020, Catherine launched "5 Big Questions on the Under 5's", a nationwide survey on development during early years.[302] The survey was conducted by Ipsos MORI and contained "further qualitative and ethnographic research" on the early years.[303] It received over 500,000 responses.[304] The results of the survey were released in November 2020.[305] The findings outlined five key topics surrounding early childhood, including parental mental health and wider community health and support.[306][307] In July 2020, she supported and assisted in the development of BBC's "Tiny Happy People" initiative, providing free digital resources to parents with young children.[308] In August 2020, she headed a donation drive to benefit baby banks nationwide, including Little Village, which spurred over 10,000 donations from Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis & Partners, and Sainsbury's.[309][310] In June 2021, Catherine launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to conduct work, research, and campaigns with other organisations on issues surrounding the early years.[311]

In February 2022, Catherine visited Denmark on behalf of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.[312] She visited the University of Copenhagen and met officials from the Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies.[312] She visited Stenurten Forest School,[313] to learn about its approach to learning, which focuses on the students' social and emotional development rather than academic skills.[314] She also visited Lego Foundation PlayLab at University College Copenhagen.[173] In June 2022, Catherine hosted her first roundtable discussion with politicians on early childhood development.[315] In January 2023, Catherine launched the Shaping Us initiative through the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, a long-term campaign aimed at raising awareness about the importance of early childhood development.[316]

Public image and style

Main article: Fashion of Catherine, Princess of Wales
 
 
Catherine wore dresses designed by Alexander McQueen at Trooping the Colour in 2013 and 2019 respectively.

The Princess, prominent for her fashion style, has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.[317][318] The Daily Telegraph selected her as the "Most Promising Newcomer" on its 2006 list of style winners and losers.[319] Tatler placed her at number eight on its annual list of the top ten style icons in 2007.[320] People featured her on its 2007 and 2010 best-dressed lists.[321] She was named one of Richard Blackwell's ten Fabulous Fashion Independents of 2007.[322] In June 2008, Style.com selected her as its monthly beauty icon.[323] In July 2008, Vanity Fair included her on its international best-dressed list.[324] In February 2011 the Global Language Monitor named her the Top Fashion buzzword of the 2011 season.[325] In May 2011, she was ranked ninth in FHM's top 10 list of the "World's Most Beautiful Women".[326][327] In 2011, the British publication The Beauty Magazine named her "England's Best-dressed Personality" and the "Most Elegant Woman in the World".[328][329] She was named the "Most Beautiful Woman of the Year" by The Beauty Magazine in 2011 and 2012.[328][329] In January 2012, the Headwear Association voted her "Headwear Person of the Year".[330] She was number one on Vanity Fair's annual best dressed lists in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; she also appeared as the cover star in 2012.[331] In 2011, 2012 and 2013, she was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.[332] In 2014, she was lauded as a British cultural icon, with young adults from abroad naming her among a group of people who they most associated with UK culture.[333][334] The then Duchess was named in the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List in the same year.[335]

In June 2016, she took part in her first magazine shoot for British Vogue's centenary issue, appearing on the cover.[336][337] The shoot took place on the Sandringham Estate; Catherine was involved in selecting her wardrobe of "off-duty jeans and shirts" reflecting her love of the countryside.[338] The spread was dubbed as the "most personal and natural royal portraits ever undertaken by Vogue". The photoshoot was done in collaboration with her patronage, the National Portrait Gallery, where two pictures from the shoot were displayed.[339] In 2018, Tatler named her on its list of Britain's best dressed people, praising her for "recycling her looks, rather than wearing them as one-offs", as well as her use of "both high street and high-end brands".[340] She topped Tatler's Best Dressed List in 2022.[341]

The "Kate Middleton effect" is the trend that the Princess is reported to have had in sales of particular products and brands.[342][343] In 2018, Brand Finance's research cited Catherine as the "Most Powerful Royal Fashion Influencer", retaining that pieces in her wardrobe increase desirability among 38 per cent of American shoppers.[343] The Princess has been credited for popularizing nude pumps and hosiery in the early years of her marriage.[344][345] During daytime engagements, she has been noted to favor coatdresses, tea dresses, waxed jackets, lavallière blouses, blazers, and skinny jeans.[346] While Catherine wears items from many new designers, she has also worn dresses by Catherine Walker, who designed many of Diana's favourite evening gowns and day suits.[347] She has worn outfits, hats and ensembles by many other fashion designers.[348][349] The brands she favours are noted in the media.[348][349] Catherine has worn Jenny Packham numerous times, most notably outside the Lindo Wing after giving birth to each of her children in 2013, 2015, and 2018 respectively,[350] and at the No Time to Die premiere in London when she appeared in a dress inspired by Shirley Eaton's character in Goldfinger.[351] Alexander McQueen has been referred to as Catherine's "go-to" brand since her wedding in 2011, and she has worn designs to several annual events including Trooping the Colour, Royal Ascot and the British Academy Film Awards, as well as state banquets and receptions.[352] She has worn several high-street brands during official engagements and projects, most frequently Topshop and Zara.[353][354] Believed to be influenced by the style and fashion choices of Diana, Princess of Wales,[355] Catherine has developed a "caring wardrobe" similar to that of her mother-in-law, with colourful fabrics, skirt suits, and bright hues suitable for visiting hospitals and schools.[356]

Catherine, who attended the 71st British Academy Film Awards, did not participate in Time's Up movement calling for women to wear black on the red carpet.[357] Royal protocol forbids members of the royal family from taking part in political movements but she wore a black sash and carried a black handbag as a variation to the informal black dress code.[358][359] In March 2018, together with the then-Countess of Wessex, she hosted the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange reception at Buckingham Palace during the 2018 London Fashion Week.[360] In 2021, it was reported that Catherine boosted the British fashion industry up to £1 billion within a year.[361] She was also chosen as one of the 25 most influential women in the United Kingdom by British Vogue in August 2021.[362]

Speaking to The Times for her 40th birthday, her aides stated that Catherine does not accept "advice on a PR basis" and will "never do something because she thinks the media will like it."[363] Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, Catherine and William's former private secretary, stated that "she has that almost old-fashioned, Queen Mother attitude to drama – she just doesn't do it."[363] In December 2022, Catherine was found to be the second most liked member of the royal family by statistics and polling company YouGov,[364] while an Ipsos favourability poll in April 2023 suggested that she was the most liked member.[365] In March 2023, The Independent included her in its "Influence List 2023".[366]

Privacy and the media

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in Paris while being chased by paparazzi in 1997,[367] influenced her elder son, William's, attitude towards the media.[368] William and Catherine have requested that, when off-duty, their privacy should be respected.[368]

After her graduation from university, Middleton was faced with widespread press attention and was often photographed by the paparazzi.[66][68] On 17 October 2005, she complained through her lawyer about harassment from the media, stating she had done nothing significant to warrant publicity and complained that photographers were permanently stationed outside her flat.[369][370] Former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter stated that her treatment by the press drew parallels to the tumultuous experience of William's mother in the early years of her marriage.[371] Between 2005 and 2006, Middleton's phone was hacked 155 times according to former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman, who was involved in a phone hacking scandal by the newspaper that targeted the royal family.[372] In 2005 after Middleton was chased by the paparazzi on her way to an interview, William consulted her and her father and penned a legal letter to newspapers requesting that they respect her privacy.[373] In April 2006, her lawyers issued new warnings to the Daily Mail, the Daily Star and The Sun and the picture agencies Big Pictures and Matrix after they published photographs of Middleton on a bus during a shopping trip.[374]

Media attention increased around the time of her 25th birthday in January 2007, where twenty photographers and five television crews photographed her leaving for work.[375][369] Warnings were issued by the then Prince Charles, Prince William, and Middleton's lawyers, who threatened legal action.[376] Two newspaper groups, News International, which publishes The Times and The Sun; and the Guardian Media Group, publishers of The Guardian, decided to refrain from publishing paparazzi pictures of her, but continued to use photographs of Middleton at public events.[377][378] In March 2007, her lawyers filed a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over a photograph published on the Daily Mirror that was taken as a result of harassment.[379] In April 2007, Middleton reached a settlement with the Daily Mirror, which was followed by a warning by the PCC over press treatment of Middleton.[380] In July 2007, MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee stated in a report on press regulation that Middleton was the victim of "clear and persistent harassment" by the paparazzi and criticised the lack of intervention by the PCC, who circulated a letter from Middleton's solicitors on the issue of press harassment but said they were not directly asked by her lawyers to act.[380][381]

In 2010, Middleton pursued an invasion of privacy claim against two agencies and photographer Niraj Tanna, who took photographs of her playing tennis over Christmas 2009 while on holiday in Cornwall.[382][383] Middleton was awarded £5,000 damages, legal costs, and an apology from the photographic press agency Rex Features Ltd.[384][385] She announced that the money would be donated to charity.[384] In 2011, close associates of Jonathan Rees, a private investigator connected to the News International phone hacking scandal, stated that he had targeted Catherine during her period as William's girlfriend.[386]

In May 2011, the Middleton family complained to the Press Complaints Commission after photographs of Catherine, her sister, and their mother in bikinis while on holiday in 2006 on board a yacht off Ibiza were published in the Mail on Sunday, Daily Mail, News of the World, and Daily Mirror.[387] One of the photographs showed Catherine's sister topless, which prompted the family to complain about newspapers breaching the editors' code of practice by invading their privacy.[387] In September 2011, Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday, and Daily Mirror all agreed to have the images removed from their website and never publish them again following a deal negotiated by the Press Complaints Commission.[388]

In September 2012, the French edition of Closer and the Italian gossip magazine Chi, published photographs of Catherine sun-bathing topless while on holiday at the Château d'Autet[368] (a private château on a 260-ha estate 71 km[389] north of Aix-en-Provence). Analysts from The Times believed the photographs were taken from the D22 (Vaucluse) road half a kilometre from the pool—a distance that would require an 800-mm or a 1000-mm lens.[390] On 17 September 2012, William and Catherine filed a criminal complaint with the French prosecution department and launched a claim for civil damages at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre.[391] The following day the courts granted an injunction against Closer, prohibiting further publication of the photographs and announced a criminal investigation would be initiated.[392] Under French law, punitive damages cannot be awarded[393] but 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.[394][395] In September 2017, Closer was fined €100,000 and its editor Laurence Pieau and owner Ernesto Mauri were each fined €45,000.[396]

In December 2012, two Australian radio hosts, Michael Christian and Mel Greig, called King Edward VII's Hospital where Catherine was an in-patient for hyperemesis gravidarum. Pretending to be the Queen and the Prince of Wales, Greig and Christian spoke to a nurse on Catherine's ward, enquiring about her condition. Following a hospital inquiry and a public backlash against the hoax, Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who put the call through to the ward, committed suicide.[397] The radio hosts subsequently apologised for their actions.[398]

In February 2013, Chi published the first photos of Catherine's exposed baby bump, taken during her vacation on the private island of Mustique. The British press refused to publish the paparazzi shots.[399] While Catherine was visiting the Blue Mountains in Sydney, a picture was taken of her bare bottom as her dress blew up. Many newspapers outside the UK published the picture.[400] In October 2014, Catherine and William sent a legal letter to a freelance photographer who had put their son George and his nanny "under surveillance", asking the individual to stop "harassing and following" them.[401] On 14 August 2015, Kensington Palace published a letter detailing what it stated were the "dangerous" and invasive efforts of the media to get paparazzi pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Jason Knauf, communications secretary to the Cambridges, wrote the letter to media standards organisations in various countries.[402]

In March 2019, the royal family introduced new rules for followers commenting its official social media accounts in response to the online abuse aimed at Catherine and her sister-in-law Meghan.[403]

In May 2020, Kensington Palace said that the cover story of Tatler magazine titled "Catherine the Great" contained "a swathe of inaccuracies and false misrepresentations". Despite the palace's statement that most of the material was not given to them before publication, the magazine's editor-in-chief announced that he would stand behind the story as the palace had been aware of it for months.[404] In September 2020, after pressure from the couple's lawyers, the magazine removed remarks on Catherine's family and other similar claims from the online version of the story.[405]

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

Main article: List of titles and honours of Catherine, Princess of Wales

Titles and styles

 
Royal monogram

Upon her marriage in 2011, Catherine gained the style Royal Highness and the titles Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, and Baroness Carrickfergus.[406] She was normally known as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge" except in Scotland, where she was instead called "Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn".[407]

On her father-in-law's accession to the throne on 8 September 2022, Catherine also became Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay.[408][409] She was thus briefly called "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge".[410] On 9 September 2022, the King announced the appointment of William as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester thereby making Catherine Princess of Wales and Countess of Chester. She has since been known as "Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales", and as "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay" in Scotland.[411]

Honours

Catherine is a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order,[412] and a recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II.[413][414]

Arms

Coat of arms of Catherine, Princess of Wales
 
Notes
Catherine bears the arms of her husband impaled with those of her father. The family arms were granted to her father by the College of Arms on 19 April 2011. Thomas Woodcock, Garter King of Arms, the senior officer of the College of Arms, helped the family with the design.[415] Meanwhile, the Princess's entire heraldic achievement was approved by royal warrant by Queen Elizabeth II after the Princess's marriage. The newly-approved arms included the addition of a new element specifically for the Princess: a hind (female deer) supporter.[416]
Escutcheon
Quarterly first and fourth Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langed Azure second Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counterflory third Azure a harp Or stringed Argent, with over all a label of three points Argent, and on an inescutcheon ensigned by the coronet of the heir-apparent, quarterly, Or and Gules four lions passant guardant counterchanged, ensigned by the coronet of William's degree;[417] Impaled with a shield per pale Azure and Gules, a chevron Or, cotised Argent, between three acorns slipped and leaved Or.[415]
Symbolism
The dividing line (between two colours) down the centre is a canting of the name 'Middle-ton'. The acorns (from the oak tree) are a traditional symbol of England and a feature of west Berkshire, where the family lived. 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 Lake District and skiing.[415] The white hind supporter echoes earlier royal heraldry, such as the white hind heraldic badge of Joan of Kent, Princess of Wales.[416]
Previous versions
 
 
 
Catherine's coat of arms prior to her marriage depicted the shield from her father Michael Middleton's coat of arms shaped into a lozenge suspended from a ribbon symbolising her unmarried state. Her sister, Philippa, also used the same coat of arms prior to her 2017 marriage. Her brother, James, will in due course inherit his father's coat of arms.[415] The arms granted to her following her marriage were depicted without the Royal Victorian Order circlet, to which she was appointed in 2019.
Other versions
 
In February 2013, Queen Elizabeth II approved the conjugal arms of 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. These were released in September of the same year.[418]

Ancestry

See also: Middleton family
 
Four successive generations of the Princess's ancestors had lived at Potternewton Hall Estate, near Leeds

The Princess of Wales's father is Michael Francis Middleton, son of Captain Peter Francis Middleton, who, along with their forebears, were from Leeds, West Yorkshire.[419] Robert Lacey describes Michael Middleton's family as having aristocratic ties, with Florence Kitson, Lady Airedale (1868–1942) being his distant relative.[420] Catherine's paternal great-grandmother Olive Christiana Middleton (née Lupton) and her cousin the Baroness von Schunck (née Kate Lupton) were members of the Lupton family who are described as landed gentry and as such, were invited to the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911.[421][422] Four successive generations of Catherine's ancestors had lived at Potternewton Hall Estate, the family seat, including Catherine's great-grandmother Olive Middleton, her father, politician Francis Martineau Lupton, his mother, educator Frances Elizabeth Lupton and her father, epidemiologist and surgeon Thomas Michael Greenhow.[423][424][425]

Catherine's maternal ancestors, the Harrisons, were working-class labourers and miners from Sunderland and County Durham.[426] Ancestors through her maternal line include Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Baronet (1731–1810), who was a descendant of Edward IV through his illegitimate daughter Elizabeth Plantagenet.[427] Other paternal ancestors are Sir Thomas Fairfax (1475–1520) and his wife Anne Gascoigne, who was a descendant of Edward III.[428][429]

Bibliography

Books

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  • HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, "Foreword", in: National Portrait Gallery (2021). Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020. National Portrait Gallery Publications. ISBN 978-1-8551473-86.
  • HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, "Foreword", in: GCHQ (2022). Puzzles for Spies. National Geographic Books. ISBN 978-0-2415799-09.

Authored articles and letters

  • HRH The Duchess of Cambridge (17 February 2016). "Let's Make a Real Difference for an Entire Generation of Young Children". HuffPost (UK ed.).
  • HRH The Duchess of Cambridge (27 December 2019). "An Open Letter from The Duchess of Cambridge to Midwives". The Royal Family.
  • First Lady Jill Biden and HRH The Duchess of Cambridge (12 June 2021). "This is what our kids deserve". CNN.
  • HRH The Princess of Wales (25 November 2022). "I'm determined to nurture our children in their first crucial years of life. They are our future". The Daily Telegraph.
  • HRH The Princess of Wales (28 January 2023). "An open letter from The Princess of Wales". The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
  • The Princess of Wales (24 March 2023). "Investing in early childhood is a down payment on all our futures". Financial Times.

Notes

  1. ^ Author Katie Nicholl suggests that the two met before going to St Andrews through mutual friends while Middleton was a student at Marlborough College.[59]

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catherine, princess, wales, 1501, 1502, catherine, aragon, kate, middleton, redirects, here, another, person, kate, middleton, free, diver, gcvo, born, catherine, elizabeth, middleton, january, 1982, member, british, royal, family, married, william, prince, wa. For Catherine Princess of Wales 1501 1502 see Catherine of Aragon Kate Middleton redirects here For another person see Kate Middleton free diver Catherine Princess of Wales GCVO born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton 9 January 1982 1 is a member of the British royal family She is married to William Prince of Wales heir apparent to the British throne CatherinePrincess of Wales more Catherine in 2023BornCatherine Elizabeth Middleton 1982 01 09 9 January 1982 age 41 Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading Berkshire EnglandSpouseWilliam Prince of Wales m 2011 wbr IssuePrince George of Wales Princess Charlotte of Wales Prince Louis of WalesHouseWindsor by marriage FatherMichael MiddletonMotherCarole GoldsmithAlma materMarlborough College British Institute of Florence University of St Andrews MA Hons SignatureBorn in Reading Catherine grew up in Bucklebury Berkshire She was educated at St Andrew s School and Marlborough College before studying art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland where she met Prince William in 2001 She held several jobs in retail and marketing and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010 They married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey The couple s three children Prince George Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis are second third and fourth respectively in the line of succession to the British throne Catherine holds patronage with over 20 charitable and military organisations including the Anna Freud Centre Action for Children SportsAid and the National Portrait Gallery 2 She undertakes projects through the Royal Foundation with her charity work focusing on issues surrounding early childhood care addiction and art To encourage people to discuss their mental health problems Catherine envisioned the mental health awareness campaign Heads Together which she launched with her husband Prince William and brother in law Prince Harry in April 2016 The media have called Catherine s impact on British and American fashion the Kate Middleton effect Time listed her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2011 2012 and 2013 and as a finalist in 2018 On 9 September 2022 she became Princess of Wales when her husband was created Prince of Wales by his father King Charles III 3 Contents 1 Early life education and career 2 Personal life 2 1 Pre wedding relationship with Prince William 2 2 Marriage and children 3 Public life 4 Charity work 4 1 Patronages and interests 4 2 Mental health advocacy 4 3 Early years and childhood development 5 Public image and style 6 Privacy and the media 7 Titles styles honours and arms 7 1 Titles and styles 7 2 Honours 7 3 Arms 8 Ancestry 9 Bibliography 9 1 Books 9 2 Authored articles and letters 10 Notes 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External linksEarly life education and careerCatherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on 9 January 1982 at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading into an upper middle class family 4 5 6 7 She was baptised at St Andrew s Bradfield a local parish church on 20 June 1982 8 9 10 She is the eldest of three children born to Michael Middleton b 1949 11 and his wife Carole nee Goldsmith b 1955 12 a former flight dispatcher and flight attendant respectively at British Airways In 1987 her mother founded Party Pieces a privately held mail order company that sold party supplies and decorations which collapsed into administration in 2023 13 14 By the early 20th century the Middleton family had married into British aristocracy 15 and benefited financially from trust funds which they had established over a century ago 16 17 5 18 19 20 21 Her Middleton relatives including her great grandfather Richard Noel Middleton and his wife Olive played host to members of the British royal family in the 1920s through to the 1940s 22 Her mother s family are descended from coal miners and have been described as working class 23 24 She has a younger sister Philippa and a younger brother James 25 The family moved from Bradfield Southend Berkshire to Amman Jordan in May 1984 where Middleton attended an English language nursery school 26 27 28 29 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 30 In 1995 the Middletons moved to the village of Bucklebury 31 32 where she studied at Downe House School 33 Middleton was a boarder at Marlborough College a co educational boarding school in Wiltshire 34 35 where she showed talent in sports and was captain of the women s field hockey team 36 While at Marlborough she underwent an operation on the left side of her head reportedly to remove a lump 37 She obtained three A Levels in 2000 with an A in mathematics an A in art and a B in English 38 Despite being offered a seat at the University of Edinburgh 39 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 40 She worked as a deckhand at the Port of Southampton in the summer preceding university 41 Middleton subsequently enrolled at the University of St Andrews in Fife Scotland studying art history She briefly studied psychology before focusing solely on art history 42 She worked part time as a waitress during her studies 43 While attending university she achieved a gold Duke of Edinburgh Award 44 Middleton was an active member of The Lumsden Club which held fundraisers and community projects each year 45 In 2005 Middleton graduated from the University of St Andrews with an undergraduate MA 2 1 Hons in art history 46 In November 2006 Middleton commenced part time work for twelve months as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw 47 In 2007 she curated a photography exhibition to mark the book launch of Time to Reflect by Alistair Morrison to raise funds for UNICEF 48 In 2008 Middleton made several trips to Naomi s House Hospice where she brought gifts and read to children 49 50 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 51 Middleton also worked until January 2011 at the family business in catalogue design and production marketing and photography 2 52 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 53 Middleton also helped coordinate the Boodles Boxing Ball which raised money for the charity 54 55 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 56 57 In 2018 Catherine s total net worth was estimated between 5 7 3 million the majority of which was from her parents company 56 57 Personal lifePre wedding relationship with Prince William nbsp With Prince Harry left at William s Order of the Garter investiture 2008In 2001 Middleton met Prince William while they were students in residence at St Salvator s Hall at the University of St Andrews 58 a She reportedly caught William s eye at a charity fashion show at the university in 2002 when she appeared on the stage wearing a see through lace dress 60 The couple began dating in 2003 61 During their second year Middleton shared a flat with William and two other friends 62 From 2003 till 2005 they both resided at Balgove House on the Strathtyrum estate with two roommates 63 64 In 2004 the couple briefly split but later rekindled their relationship 65 After her graduation Middleton and her family were faced with intensive tabloid press scrutiny 66 67 68 She was often photographed daily by the paparazzi outside her flat and work over the course of their relationship 66 69 70 This prompted multiple warnings from the Palace and Middleton s lawyers 69 70 She attended William s Passing Out Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 15 December 2006 71 72 In April 2007 they ended their relationship 73 She and her family attended the Concert for Diana in July 2007 62 where she and William sat two rows apart It was subsequently reported that the couple had then reconciled 74 On 17 May 2008 Middleton attended the wedding of William s cousin Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly in William s stead and met Queen Elizabeth II for the first time 75 76 Middleton attended the Order of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle in June 2008 where William was made a Royal Knight of the Garter 77 On 19 July 2008 she was a guest at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman while William was away on military operations in the Caribbean serving aboard HMS Iron Duke 78 In June 2010 the couple moved into a cottage on the Bodorgan Estate in Anglesey Wales where William resided during his RAF search and rescue training and subsequent career 79 80 81 Marriage and children Further information Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton Wedding dress of Catherine Middleton and Engagement dress of Catherine Middleton nbsp Catherine William and their children at Trooping the Colour 2019Middleton 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 82 83 Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November 2010 84 82 85 William gave Middleton the engagement ring that had belonged to his mother Diana Princess of Wales Middleton who was christened as a child decided to be confirmed into the Church of England preceding her wedding 86 The confirmation service was conducted on 10 March at St James s Palace by the Bishop of London with her family and William in attendance 87 The couple married in Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 88 St Catherine s Day with the day declared a bank holiday 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 89 90 91 Her wedding dress was designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen 92 Upon her marriage Catherine assumed the style Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge 93 The couple was given the country home Anmer Hall on the Sandringham Estate as a wedding gift from the Queen 94 Catherine keeps bees on the grounds of Anmer Hall 95 Following their marriage in 2011 the couple used Nottingham Cottage as their London residence 96 They moved into the four storey 20 room Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace in 2013 Renovations took 18 months at a cost of 4 5 million 97 Kensington Palace became William and Catherine s main residence in 2017 moving from their country home Anmer Hall 98 In 2022 it was announced that the couple along with their children would move to Adelaide Cottage in Windsor They officially moved into the house in September 2022 99 On 3 December 2012 St James s Palace announced that Catherine was pregnant with her first child The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is usual as she had been admitted to King Edward VII s Hospital suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum a severe form of morning sickness She remained in hospital for three days 100 101 Prince George was born at St Mary s Hospital in London on 22 July 2013 102 The severe morning sickness returned with the subsequent pregnancies forcing Catherine to cancel her official engagements 103 She gave birth to Princess Charlotte on 2 May 2015 104 and to Prince Louis on 23 April 2018 105 Prince George was third in the line of succession to the British throne while Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were fourth and fifth respectively at the times of their births 102 106 107 William and Catherine have owned two English Cocker Spaniels named Lupo and Orla 108 109 Public lifeSee also List of official overseas trips made by William Prince of Wales and Catherine Princess of Wales Middleton s first public appearance with Prince William following their engagement announcement in November 2010 was at a fundraising event organised by the Teenage Cancer Trust in December 2010 110 She was formally introduced to public life on 24 February 2011 when the couple attended a lifeboat naming ceremony in Trearddur near their home at that time in Anglesey North Wales 111 112 A day later they appeared in St Andrews to launch the university s 600th anniversary celebrations 113 In March 2011 the couple toured Belfast 114 Catherine s first official engagement after the wedding came in May when she and William met U S President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace 115 William and Catherine s first royal tour of Canada took place in July 2011 116 The couple s activities included attending celebrations for Canada Day 117 118 119 The tour also included a two day trip to California which was also Catherine s first visit to the United States 120 121 On 27 October 2011 she undertook her first solo engagement at a reception for In Kind Direct hosted at Clarence House stepping in for the then Prince Charles 122 nbsp Catherine and William in Ottawa during their first royal tour of Canada 2011 It was the first of their two visits to the nation On 2 November Catherine and William visited the UNICEF Supply Division for malnourished children in Copenhagen Denmark 123 124 On St Patrick s Day in 2012 Catherine carried out the traditional awarding of shamrocks to the Irish Guards at their Aldershot base in her first solo military engagement 125 On 19 March she gave her first public speech for the opening of a children s hospice opened by her patronage East Anglia s Children s Hospices 126 William and Catherine were announced as ambassadors for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London 127 As part of her role Catherine attended numerous sporting events throughout the games 128 In September 2012 the couple embarked on a tour of Singapore Malaysia Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands to commemorate the Queen s Diamond Jubilee across the Commonwealth 129 During this overseas visit she made her first official speech abroad while visiting a hospice in Malaysia drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia s Children s Hospices 130 131 The couple attended further celebrations of the Jubilee throughout the year including the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in July 132 133 134 The first engagement that Catherine carried out after the birth of Prince George was in late August 2013 when she accompanied her husband to meet runners preparing for an ultra marathon in Anglesey 135 At the beginning of March 2014 it was announced that the couple would be accompanied by their son on an upcoming tour of New Zealand and Australia from 16 to 25 April 136 The tour was Catherine s first visit to the area and Prince George s first major public appearance since his christening in October 2013 137 The tour itinerary included visiting the Plunket Society for children and visiting fire damaged areas in New South Wales 138 In June 2014 the couple visited France to attend the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings at Gold Beach 139 On 21 July 2014 it was announced that Catherine 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 140 Her trip was cancelled with her husband taking her place after the announcement of her second pregnancy in early September 141 In December 2014 the couple visited the United States and attended a charity dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 142 nbsp Catherine on an official visit to Stockholm Sweden in 2018In October 2015 she attended her first state banquet at Buckingham Palace held to host Chinese President Xi Jinping 143 In April 2016 Catherine and William undertook a tour to India and Bhutan 144 Activities included visiting children s charities such as Childline India as well as a visit to Lingkana Palace 145 146 Later that month the couple met again with the Obamas at Kensington Palace 143 The couple toured Canada again in September 2016 147 On 11 October 2016 Catherine made her first solo foreign trip to The Netherlands 148 Countries visited by the couple in 2017 include France Poland Germany and Belgium 149 150 151 152 Catherine takes official portraits of her children and joined the Royal Photographic Society in 2017 153 She visited Luxembourg City in May 2017 for the Treaty of London commemorations 154 In January 2018 the couple visited Sweden and Norway 155 In February 2019 William and Catherine carried out a two day visit of Northern Ireland visiting Belfast Fermanagh and Ballymena 156 157 In June 2019 Catherine took the royal first salute typically received by the Queen at the Beating Retreat military pageant 158 159 Catherine accompanied her husband on a tour of Pakistan in October 2019 the royal family s first visit to the country in 13 years 160 The couple conducted an interview for CNN in Lahore while visiting the SoS Children s Village where Catherine gave a speech relating to her work on the early years 161 162 In March 2020 the couple carried out a three day tour of Ireland visiting County Meath Kildare and Galway 163 In October 2020 William and Catherine met President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and First Lady Olena Zelenska at Buckingham Palace the first royal engagement held at the residence since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic 164 In December the couple embarked on a three day tour of England Scotland and Wales via the British Royal Train to pay tribute to the inspiring work of individuals organisations and initiatives across the country in 2020 165 166 167 Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed his support for the initiative while First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon criticised the tour citing travel restrictions UK Scottish and Welsh governments were consulted before planning the tour 168 169 In May 2021 the couple returned to Scotland for an extensive tour of Edinburgh Fife and Orkney 170 In Cornwall on 11 June 2021 William and Catherine attended the G7 summit for the first time 171 Catherine visited primary students alongside US First Lady Jill Biden and participated in a roundtable discussion focusing on early childhood education 172 nbsp Catherine William their children and other royals on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on 5 June 2022In February 2022 she visited Denmark to celebrate historic ties between the UK and Denmark and also to celebrate milestones of both countries monarchs 173 In March 2022 William and Catherine embarked on a tour of Belize The Bahamas and Jamaica to commemorate the Queen s Platinum Jubilee 174 On 27 September 2022 Catherine and William visited Anglesey and Swansea which marked their first visit to Wales since becoming the Princess and Prince of Wales 175 In November 2022 they welcomed President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and attended a state dinner in honour of his visit 176 Charity workMain article Royal Foundation Patronages and interests Following her marriage Catherine assumed royal duties and commitments in support of the British monarch 177 In March 2011 William and Catherine set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well wishers who wanted to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead 178 179 The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple s choice incorporating the armed forces children the elderly art sport and conservation 180 181 In June 2012 The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry was renamed to reflect Catherine s contribution to the charity 182 It is now known as The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales 183 Catherine s charity work primarily focuses on issues surrounding young children mental health sport addiction and art 184 185 186 Her impact on charitable donations and project visibility has been called the Kate effect 187 188 She holds a number of charitable patronages Action for Children the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club the Anna Freud Centre East Anglia s Children s Hospices EACH Evelina London Children s Hospital Family Action the Maternal Mental Health Alliance the National Portrait Gallery the Natural History Museum NHS Charities Together Place2Be the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists SportsAid the Scouts the 1851 Trust the Foundling Museum the Lawn Tennis Association the Royal Photographic Society and the Victoria and Albert Museum 184 189 190 Catherine being an art history graduate also takes an interest in art and handpicked the Art Room which helped disadvantaged children access art therapy before its closure 191 as well as the National Portrait Gallery 192 She acquired patronage of the Lawn Tennis Association the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Action for Children and the Royal Photographic Society after they were passed down by Queen Elizabeth II 193 194 195 196 In December 2015 she assumed patronage of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets 197 for youths 12 19 years of age The Duke of Edinburgh who had been patron of the RAF Cadets for 63 years formally handed over during an audience at Buckingham Palace 198 She became patron of the Foundling Museum a museum to commemorate the Foundling Hospital in 2019 199 Catherine was also a local volunteer leader with The Scout Association in north Wales 200 of which Queen Elizabeth II was patron before being made co president in September 2020 alongside the Duke of Kent 185 201 nbsp Catherine at the Natural History Museum in 2015In her capacity as patron of Action on Addiction she has occasionally made visits to its centres spending time with recovering addicts 202 203 In October 2012 she alongside Action on Addiction launched 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 204 283 Place2Be volunteers were trained through the programme to reach over 26 000 children 205 206 On 24 June 2021 Catherine was announced as patron of The Forward Trust after its merger with Action on Addiction 207 As a patron of The Forward Trust she launched a campaign titled Taking Action on Addiction 208 Catherine has worked extensively in children s palliative care alongside East Anglia s Children s Hospices 209 and undertakes private visits to children s hospices and their families 210 209 50 She made her first public address at the opening of their Ipswich facility in 2012 which EACH deputy director Tracy Rennie cited as creating a global interest in children s hospices 211 212 Catherine officially opened their Norfolk hospice in 2019 after previously launching their financial appeal in 2014 which raised 10m 209 213 She has carried out engagements to raise awareness of Children s Hospice Week since 2013 211 Catherine is a keen sportswoman 214 and attends Wimbledon annually She has been patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2016 215 Catherine who enjoys sailing has occasionally taken part in the sport to raise money for charity 216 In 2012 together with her husband and Prince Harry Catherine launched Coach Core The programme was set up following the 2012 Olympics to provide apprenticeship opportunities for people who desire to pursue a career as a professional coach 217 As of 2018 Coach Core has had over 400 apprentices and graduates across 10 locations 218 In 2014 she and William were awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club 219 In July 2019 she lent her support to Backyard Nature a campaign created to inspire children families and communities to get outside and engage with nature 220 In August 2019 the couple competed in the King s Cup yachting regatta to raise money for eight different charities 221 In February 2022 she became patron of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League both governing bodies that were previously supported by her brother in law the Duke of Sussex 222 In August 2022 it was announced that Catherine and Roger Federer would attend the Laver Cup Open Practice Day on 22 September which Catherine had to pull out from due to the mourning period following the death of Queen Elizabeth II but the proceeds from the event were donated to her patronages Action for Children and the Lawn Tennis Association 223 224 In 2014 Catherine wrote the foreword for Living in the Slipstream Life as an RAF Wife whose proceeds raised money for charity 225 Since acquiring patronage of the RAF Cadets she has made visits to their base in Cambridgeshire 226 and celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2016 227 In January 2018 locks of her hair were reportedly donated to the Little Princess Trust a charity which made wigs for children diagnosed with cancer 228 In February 2018 she became patron of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 229 230 She also launched Nursing Now a three year worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the profile of nurses 231 She has written of her family ties with nursing and that both her grandmother Valerie Middleton and her great grandmother Olive Middleton were VAD nurses for the British Red Cross 232 229 230 233 During the COVID 19 pandemic Catherine undertook many in person and virtual engagements supporting National Health Service workers 234 235 She discreetly volunteered with the Royal Voluntary Service during the COVID 19 pandemic 236 nbsp Catherine visiting the Natural History Museum s Urban Wildlife project in June 2021Catherine has called herself an enthusiastic amateur photographer 237 and has taken official portraits of her children as well as other members of the royal family 238 In 2019 she supported workshops run by the Royal Photographic Society in partnership with Action for Children to highlight the effect of photography in expressing thoughts in young people 239 As patron of the Royal Photographic Society she and other photographers took part in an exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust 240 Photos taken by Catherine of the Holocaust survivors were later included in an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum 241 With the National Portrait Gallery Catherine curated an exhibition of Victorian photography with a thematic focus on childhood 242 In May 2020 she launched Hold Still a project to capture people s life during lockdown which garnered 31 000 submissions 243 244 In July 2020 the exhibition was released with the final 100 photographs being displayed online In October 2020 the portraits were displayed on 112 public sites including billboards murals and posters across 80 towns and cities 245 246 The online exhibition collected over 5 2 million page views 247 The photographs were published in a book on 7 May 2021 titled Hold Still A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020 with a foreword written by Catherine 248 In May 2021 Catherine received her first dose of COVID 19 vaccine by NHS staff at the Science Museum in London encouraging use of the vaccine and thanking the staff for playing a part in the rollout 249 In October 2022 Catherine became patron to Preet Chandi a British Army medical officer who aimed to complete a 1 000 mile solo expedition in the South Pole after finishing a 700 mile journey in the continent earlier that year 250 Catherine hosted a Christmas carol concert called Together At Christmas at Westminster Abbey in December 2021 honouring charities and individuals that served the communities during the COVID 19 pandemic 251 The concert was produced by Westminster Abbey and BBC Studios Events Productions and broadcast by ITV 252 She played the piano during a performance of For Those Who Can t Be Here by Tom Walker 253 She hosted a second Christmas carol service at the abbey in December 2022 to honour the efforts of individuals families and communities across the UK and pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II 254 In March 2022 and amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine Catherine and William made a donation to help the refugees 255 In February 2023 they donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee DEC which was helping victims of the 2023 Turkey Syria earthquake 256 In May 2023 Catherine hosted the first children s picnic at the Chelsea Flower Show for students from ten elementary schools who were participating in the Royal Horticultural Society s Campaign for School Gardening 257 258 Mental health advocacy nbsp Catherine at HM Prison High Down in September 2023Catherine has tackled issues surrounding mental health and disabilities She has previously made visits to charities and hospitals such as St Thomas Hospital and the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute to spend time with mothers and children who deal with these issues 259 260 261 Catherine has also been credited with raising national awareness of children s mental health Benita Refson president of Place2Be has praised her work saying that she would shine the spotlight on child mental health while Peter Fonagy CEO of the Anna Freud Centre has called her one of the most important figures in the field and stated that to the millions of children who have been suffering in silence she is their voice 262 263 In recognition of their work with charities concerned with children s mental health Catherine and her husband were awarded the Gold Blue Peter badge an award previously granted to the Queen 264 To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues Catherine William and Prince Harry initiated the mental health awareness campaign Heads Together in April 2016 265 The campaign was first envisioned by Catherine earlier that year Heads Together reportedly resulted in over one million people speaking out about their mental health and an investment of 3m in mental health innovations 266 She later voluntarily talked about her struggles as a mother and admitted that she suffered a lack of confidence and feelings of ignorance during certain periods of time 265 259 267 Catherine has discussed her experiences with mum guilt in balancing work life commitments and described bringing her newborn home from the hospital for the first time as terrifying 268 She has also highlighted the importance of a happy home and a safe environment for children and described her passion for the outdoors referencing it as an asset to building childhood wellbeing and developmental foundations 269 She launched the Mentally Healthy Schools website which helps the students and staff with access to reliable and practical resources to improve awareness knowledge and confidence in supporting pupils mental health 270 Catherine held sessions for the programme at the Mental Health in Education Conference in 2019 271 After two years of development the website had over 250 000 visitors accessing its resources 272 273 In February 2016 she travelled to Edinburgh to promote the work of Place2Be and launch the Children s Mental Health Week which she commemorates annually 274 275 Catherine guest edited HuffPost UK as a part of the Young Minds Matter movement an effort to raise awareness for children s mental health issues 276 277 In 2019 Catherine worked with the Royal Horticultural Society as one of the co designers for a garden display at the 2019 Chelsea Flower Show 278 She designed the Back to Nature Garden together with Andree Davies and Adam White 279 The garden which featured a tree house waterfall rustic den and a campfire among other parts was unveiled at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 2019 to emphasise the benefits the natural world brings to mental and physical well being 280 281 The garden was later expanded and moved to Hampton Court Palace as a part of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 282 before being shown at the Back to Nature Festival at RHS Garden Wisley 283 A playground inspired by the Back to Nature garden was built on the Sandringham Estate in 2021 284 In May 2019 as a part of their Heads Together initiative Catherine together with her husband and in laws launched Shout a text messaging service for those who have mental issues 285 As of November 2020 the programme has facilitated over half a million conversations 286 In October 2019 Catherine together with other members of the royal family voiced a PSA video for Public Health England as part of its Every Mind Matters program 287 In late March 2020 Catherine and her husband started supporting a new mental health initiative by the Public Health England amidst the COVID 19 pandemic in the United Kingdom 288 In April 2020 Catherine and her husband announced Our Frontline an initiative providing mental health support to emergency medical workers 289 In May 2020 the couple s recorded radio message for Mental Health Awareness Week was broadcast across all the stations in the UK 290 In June 2020 Catherine hosted an assembly to 80 elementary school students across the UK where she discussed the importance of self care and opening up about your feelings 291 She led the assembly over a Zoom call and the assembly will be broadcast to more students who use Oak National Academy an online education resource hub 291 In February 2021 Catherine recorded a video message about the importance of positive mental health during the pandemic 292 The video has been watched by over 3 5 million people 292 In May 2021 William and Catherine with other prominent personalities voiced 2021 Mental Health Minute a one minute record delivered by Radiocentre and Somethin Else to mark 2021 Mental Health Awareness Week 293 The record was broadcast across all radio stations in the UK and reached over 20 million listeners 293 In May 2022 the couple voiced the Mental Health Minute message again which was broadcast on every radio station in the UK on 13 May and asked people to help individuals around them that suffer from loneliness 294 In February 2022 she made a surprise appearance in CBeebies Bedtime Stories where she read The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson as the conclusion of Children s Mental Health Week 295 In October 2022 to mark World Mental Health Day the couple took over Newsbeat and interviewed four guests on topics related to mental health 296 In October 2023 to mark World Mental Health Day she and William took part in a forum for young people in Birmingham alongside BBC Radio 1 and a charity called The Mix called Exploring our Emotional Worlds continuing their longstanding work to promote mental well being 297 Early years and childhood development During the initial years of her charity work Catherine became interested in how the first five years of childhood were related to conditions such as homelessness mental health and addiction in the later years of a person s life 298 In March 2018 she hosted a symposium with the Royal Society of Medicine focusing on children s health and launched the Early Years Intervention Support initiative 299 In May 2018 she established the Early Years Steering Group 300 301 In January 2020 Catherine launched 5 Big Questions on the Under 5 s a nationwide survey on development during early years 302 The survey was conducted by Ipsos MORI and contained further qualitative and ethnographic research on the early years 303 It received over 500 000 responses 304 The results of the survey were released in November 2020 305 The findings outlined five key topics surrounding early childhood including parental mental health and wider community health and support 306 307 In July 2020 she supported and assisted in the development of BBC s Tiny Happy People initiative providing free digital resources to parents with young children 308 In August 2020 she headed a donation drive to benefit baby banks nationwide including Little Village which spurred over 10 000 donations from Marks amp Spencer Tesco John Lewis amp Partners and Sainsbury s 309 310 In June 2021 Catherine launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to conduct work research and campaigns with other organisations on issues surrounding the early years 311 In February 2022 Catherine visited Denmark on behalf of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood 312 She visited the University of Copenhagen and met officials from the Center for Early Intervention and Family Studies 312 She visited Stenurten Forest School 313 to learn about its approach to learning which focuses on the students social and emotional development rather than academic skills 314 She also visited Lego Foundation PlayLab at University College Copenhagen 173 In June 2022 Catherine hosted her first roundtable discussion with politicians on early childhood development 315 In January 2023 Catherine launched the Shaping Us initiative through the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood a long term campaign aimed at raising awareness about the importance of early childhood development 316 Public image and styleMain article Fashion of Catherine Princess of Wales nbsp nbsp Catherine wore dresses designed by Alexander McQueen at Trooping the Colour in 2013 and 2019 respectively The Princess prominent for her fashion style has been placed on numerous best dressed lists 317 318 The Daily Telegraph selected her as the Most Promising Newcomer on its 2006 list of style winners and losers 319 Tatler placed her at number eight on its annual list of the top ten style icons in 2007 320 People featured her on its 2007 and 2010 best dressed lists 321 She was named one of Richard Blackwell s ten Fabulous Fashion Independents of 2007 322 In June 2008 Style com selected her as its monthly beauty icon 323 In July 2008 Vanity Fair included her on its international best dressed list 324 In February 2011 the Global Language Monitor named her the Top Fashion buzzword of the 2011 season 325 In May 2011 she was ranked ninth in FHM s top 10 list of the World s Most Beautiful Women 326 327 In 2011 the British publication The Beauty Magazine named her England s Best dressed Personality and the Most Elegant Woman in the World 328 329 She was named the Most Beautiful Woman of the Year by The Beauty Magazine in 2011 and 2012 328 329 In January 2012 the Headwear Association voted her Headwear Person of the Year 330 She was number one on Vanity Fair s annual best dressed lists in 2010 2011 2012 and 2013 she also appeared as the cover star in 2012 331 In 2011 2012 and 2013 she was listed as one of Time magazine s 100 Most Influential People in the World 332 In 2014 she was lauded as a British cultural icon with young adults from abroad naming her among a group of people who they most associated with UK culture 333 334 The then Duchess was named in the International Best Dressed Hall of Fame List in the same year 335 In June 2016 she took part in her first magazine shoot for British Vogue s centenary issue appearing on the cover 336 337 The shoot took place on the Sandringham Estate Catherine was involved in selecting her wardrobe of off duty jeans and shirts reflecting her love of the countryside 338 The spread was dubbed as the most personal and natural royal portraits ever undertaken by Vogue The photoshoot was done in collaboration with her patronage the National Portrait Gallery where two pictures from the shoot were displayed 339 In 2018 Tatler named her on its list of Britain s best dressed people praising her for recycling her looks rather than wearing them as one offs as well as her use of both high street and high end brands 340 She topped Tatler s Best Dressed List in 2022 341 The Kate Middleton effect is the trend that the Princess is reported to have had in sales of particular products and brands 342 343 In 2018 Brand Finance s research cited Catherine as the Most Powerful Royal Fashion Influencer retaining that pieces in her wardrobe increase desirability among 38 per cent of American shoppers 343 The Princess has been credited for popularizing nude pumps and hosiery in the early years of her marriage 344 345 During daytime engagements she has been noted to favor coatdresses tea dresses waxed jackets lavalliere blouses blazers and skinny jeans 346 While Catherine wears items from many new designers she has also worn dresses by Catherine Walker who designed many of Diana s favourite evening gowns and day suits 347 She has worn outfits hats and ensembles by many other fashion designers 348 349 The brands she favours are noted in the media 348 349 Catherine has worn Jenny Packham numerous times most notably outside the Lindo Wing after giving birth to each of her children in 2013 2015 and 2018 respectively 350 and at the No Time to Die premiere in London when she appeared in a dress inspired by Shirley Eaton s character in Goldfinger 351 Alexander McQueen has been referred to as Catherine s go to brand since her wedding in 2011 and she has worn designs to several annual events including Trooping the Colour Royal Ascot and the British Academy Film Awards as well as state banquets and receptions 352 She has worn several high street brands during official engagements and projects most frequently Topshop and Zara 353 354 Believed to be influenced by the style and fashion choices of Diana Princess of Wales 355 Catherine has developed a caring wardrobe similar to that of her mother in law with colourful fabrics skirt suits and bright hues suitable for visiting hospitals and schools 356 Catherine who attended the 71st British Academy Film Awards did not participate in Time s Up movement calling for women to wear black on the red carpet 357 Royal protocol forbids members of the royal family from taking part in political movements but she wore a black sash and carried a black handbag as a variation to the informal black dress code 358 359 In March 2018 together with the then Countess of Wessex she hosted the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange reception at Buckingham Palace during the 2018 London Fashion Week 360 In 2021 it was reported that Catherine boosted the British fashion industry up to 1 billion within a year 361 She was also chosen as one of the 25 most influential women in the United Kingdom by British Vogue in August 2021 362 Speaking to The Times for her 40th birthday her aides stated that Catherine does not accept advice on a PR basis and will never do something because she thinks the media will like it 363 Jamie Lowther Pinkerton Catherine and William s former private secretary stated that she has that almost old fashioned Queen Mother attitude to drama she just doesn t do it 363 In December 2022 Catherine was found to be the second most liked member of the royal family by statistics and polling company YouGov 364 while an Ipsos favourability poll in April 2023 suggested that she was the most liked member 365 In March 2023 The Independent included her in its Influence List 2023 366 Privacy and the mediaThe death of Diana Princess of Wales in Paris while being chased by paparazzi in 1997 367 influenced her elder son William s attitude towards the media 368 William and Catherine have requested that when off duty their privacy should be respected 368 After her graduation from university Middleton was faced with widespread press attention and was often photographed by the paparazzi 66 68 On 17 October 2005 she complained through her lawyer about harassment from the media stating she had done nothing significant to warrant publicity and complained that photographers were permanently stationed outside her flat 369 370 Former royal press secretary Dickie Arbiter stated that her treatment by the press drew parallels to the tumultuous experience of William s mother in the early years of her marriage 371 Between 2005 and 2006 Middleton s phone was hacked 155 times according to former News of the World royal editor Clive Goodman who was involved in a phone hacking scandal by the newspaper that targeted the royal family 372 In 2005 after Middleton was chased by the paparazzi on her way to an interview William consulted her and her father and penned a legal letter to newspapers requesting that they respect her privacy 373 In April 2006 her lawyers issued new warnings to the Daily Mail the Daily Star and The Sun and the picture agencies Big Pictures and Matrix after they published photographs of Middleton on a bus during a shopping trip 374 Media attention increased around the time of her 25th birthday in January 2007 where twenty photographers and five television crews photographed her leaving for work 375 369 Warnings were issued by the then Prince Charles Prince William and Middleton s lawyers who threatened legal action 376 Two newspaper groups News International which publishes The Times and The Sun and the Guardian Media Group publishers of The Guardian decided to refrain from publishing paparazzi pictures of her but continued to use photographs of Middleton at public events 377 378 In March 2007 her lawyers filed a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission PCC over a photograph published on the Daily Mirror that was taken as a result of harassment 379 In April 2007 Middleton reached a settlement with the Daily Mirror which was followed by a warning by the PCC over press treatment of Middleton 380 In July 2007 MPs on the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee stated in a report on press regulation that Middleton was the victim of clear and persistent harassment by the paparazzi and criticised the lack of intervention by the PCC who circulated a letter from Middleton s solicitors on the issue of press harassment but said they were not directly asked by her lawyers to act 380 381 In 2010 Middleton pursued an invasion of privacy claim against two agencies and photographer Niraj Tanna who took photographs of her playing tennis over Christmas 2009 while on holiday in Cornwall 382 383 Middleton was awarded 5 000 damages legal costs and an apology from the photographic press agency Rex Features Ltd 384 385 She announced that the money would be donated to charity 384 In 2011 close associates of Jonathan Rees a private investigator connected to the News International phone hacking scandal stated that he had targeted Catherine during her period as William s girlfriend 386 In May 2011 the Middleton family complained to the Press Complaints Commission after photographs of Catherine her sister and their mother in bikinis while on holiday in 2006 on board a yacht off Ibiza were published in the Mail on Sunday Daily Mail News of the World and Daily Mirror 387 One of the photographs showed Catherine s sister topless which prompted the family to complain about newspapers breaching the editors code of practice by invading their privacy 387 In September 2011 Daily Mail the Mail on Sunday and Daily Mirror all agreed to have the images removed from their website and never publish them again following a deal negotiated by the Press Complaints Commission 388 In September 2012 the French edition of Closer and the Italian gossip magazine Chi published photographs of Catherine sun bathing topless while on holiday at the Chateau d Autet 368 a private chateau on a 260 ha estate 71 km 389 north of Aix en Provence Analysts from The Times believed the photographs were taken from the D22 Vaucluse road half a kilometre from the pool a distance that would require an 800 mm or a 1000 mm lens 390 On 17 September 2012 William and Catherine filed a criminal complaint with the French prosecution department and launched a claim for civil damages at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre 391 The following day the courts granted an injunction against Closer prohibiting further publication of the photographs and announced a criminal investigation would be initiated 392 Under French law punitive damages cannot be awarded 393 but 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 394 395 In September 2017 Closer was fined 100 000 and its editor Laurence Pieau and owner Ernesto Mauri were each fined 45 000 396 In December 2012 two Australian radio hosts Michael Christian and Mel Greig called King Edward VII s Hospital where Catherine was an in patient for hyperemesis gravidarum Pretending to be the Queen and the Prince of Wales Greig and Christian spoke to a nurse on Catherine s ward enquiring about her condition Following a hospital inquiry and a public backlash against the hoax Jacintha Saldanha the nurse who put the call through to the ward committed suicide 397 The radio hosts subsequently apologised for their actions 398 In February 2013 Chi published the first photos of Catherine s exposed baby bump taken during her vacation on the private island of Mustique The British press refused to publish the paparazzi shots 399 While Catherine was visiting the Blue Mountains in Sydney a picture was taken of her bare bottom as her dress blew up Many newspapers outside the UK published the picture 400 In October 2014 Catherine and William sent a legal letter to a freelance photographer who had put their son George and his nanny under surveillance asking the individual to stop harassing and following them 401 On 14 August 2015 Kensington Palace published a letter detailing what it stated were the dangerous and invasive efforts of the media to get paparazzi pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte Jason Knauf communications secretary to the Cambridges wrote the letter to media standards organisations in various countries 402 In March 2019 the royal family introduced new rules for followers commenting its official social media accounts in response to the online abuse aimed at Catherine and her sister in law Meghan 403 In May 2020 Kensington Palace said that the cover story of Tatler magazine titled Catherine the Great contained a swathe of inaccuracies and false misrepresentations Despite the palace s statement that most of the material was not given to them before publication the magazine s editor in chief announced that he would stand behind the story as the palace had been aware of it for months 404 In September 2020 after pressure from the couple s lawyers the magazine removed remarks on Catherine s family and other similar claims from the online version of the story 405 Titles styles honours and armsMain article List of titles and honours of Catherine Princess of Wales Titles and styles nbsp Royal monogramUpon her marriage in 2011 Catherine gained the style Royal Highness and the titles Duchess of Cambridge Countess of Strathearn and Baroness Carrickfergus 406 She was normally known as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge except in Scotland where she was instead called Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn 407 On her father in law s accession to the throne on 8 September 2022 Catherine also became Duchess of Cornwall and Duchess of Rothesay 408 409 She was thus briefly called Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge 410 On 9 September 2022 the King announced the appointment of William as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester thereby making Catherine Princess of Wales and Countess of Chester She has since been known as Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales and as Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland 411 Honours Catherine is a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 412 and a recipient of the Royal Family Order of Queen Elizabeth II 413 414 Arms Coat of arms of Catherine Princess of Wales nbsp Notes Catherine bears the arms of her husband impaled with those of her father The family arms were granted to her father by the College of Arms on 19 April 2011 Thomas Woodcock Garter King of Arms the senior officer of the College of Arms helped the family with the design 415 Meanwhile the Princess s entire heraldic achievement was approved by royal warrant by Queen Elizabeth II after the Princess s marriage The newly approved arms included the addition of a new element specifically for the Princess a hind female deer supporter 416 Escutcheon Quarterly first and fourth Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langed Azure second Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counterflory third Azure a harp Or stringed Argent with over all a label of three points Argent and on an inescutcheon ensigned by the coronet of the heir apparent quarterly Or and Gules four lions passant guardant counterchanged ensigned by the coronet of William s degree 417 Impaled with a shield per pale Azure and Gules a chevron Or cotised Argent between three acorns slipped and leaved Or 415 Symbolism The dividing line between two colours down the centre is a canting of the name Middle ton The acorns from the oak tree are a traditional symbol of England and a feature of west Berkshire where the family lived 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 Lake District and skiing 415 The white hind supporter echoes earlier royal heraldry such as the white hind heraldic badge of Joan of Kent Princess of Wales 416 Previous versions nbsp nbsp nbsp Catherine s coat of arms prior to her marriage depicted the shield from her father Michael Middleton s coat of arms shaped into a lozenge suspended from a ribbon symbolising her unmarried state Her sister Philippa also used the same coat of arms prior to her 2017 marriage Her brother James will in due course inherit his father s coat of arms 415 The arms granted to her following her marriage were depicted without the Royal Victorian Order circlet to which she was appointed in 2019 Other versions nbsp In February 2013 Queen Elizabeth II approved the conjugal arms of 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 These were released in September of the same year 418 AncestrySee also Middleton family nbsp Four successive generations of the Princess s ancestors had lived at Potternewton Hall Estate near LeedsThe Princess of Wales s father is Michael Francis Middleton son of Captain Peter Francis Middleton who along with their forebears were from Leeds West Yorkshire 419 Robert Lacey describes Michael Middleton s family as having aristocratic ties with Florence Kitson Lady Airedale 1868 1942 being his distant relative 420 Catherine s paternal great grandmother Olive Christiana Middleton nee Lupton and her cousin the Baroness von Schunck nee Kate Lupton were members of the Lupton family who are described as landed gentry and as such were invited to the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in 1911 421 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