Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Following his father Charles, Prince of Wales, William is second in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth realms...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth9 January 1982
CityReading, England
obviously quickly william work
It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard.
absolutely asked awkward knew quite situation william
I think as any mother would be she was absolutely over the moon. And actually we had quite an awkward situation because I knew and I knew that William had asked my father but I didn't know if my mother knew.
bit close quite time william
Actually William wasn't there for quite a bit of the time initially, he wasn't there for Freshers Week, so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other but we did become very close friends from quite early.
easier gone quite
I was quite nervous about meeting William's father, but he was very, very welcoming, very friendly, it couldn't have gone easier really for me.
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bet looking quite william
There's no one quite like William - I bet he's really kind. You can just tell by looking at him.
nerves speech
I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.
stills kate
I'm still very much Kate.
able happy-family duchess
I hope we will be able to have a happy family ourselves.
children done needs
A huge amount still needs to be done. At the moment hundreds of children are still malnourished.
home thinking people
I think, the people around home are very supportive to us.
thinking stronger made
I think at the time I wasn't very happy about it [marriage], but actually it made me a stronger person, you find out things about yourself that maybe you hadn't realized. I think you can get quite consumed by a relationship when you are younger and I really valued that time for me as well, although I didn't think it at the time.
mirrors connections institutions
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