Kate Middleton Bio, Age, Husband, Parents, Children, Net Worth

Kate Middleton Bio, Age, Husband, Parents, Children, Net Worth – Kate Middleton is a member of the United Kingdom’s Royal Family. Catherine is the wife of the heir apparent to the British throne, William, Prince of Wales, making her the most likely next queen consort.

Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire, and was born in Reading. She attended St Andrew’s School and Marlborough College before enrolling in art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met William in 2001.

Prior to their engagement in November 2010, she worked in retail, marketing, and charity. On April 29, 2011, they married at Westminster Abbey.

Kate Middleton Biography

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born into an upper-middle-class family at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.

She is the eldest of three children, and in May 1984, her family relocated from Bradfield Southend, Berkshire, to Amman, Jordan, where her father worked for British Airways. Middleton went to a nursery school that was taught in English.

When her family relocated to Berkshire in September 1986, she enrolled at St Andrew’s School, a private school near Pangbourne in Berkshire, at the age of four. In her later years, she boarded at St Andrew’s on a part-time basis.

The Middletons relocated to the village of Bucklebury in 1995. She attended Downe House School. She attended Marlborough College, a co-ed independent boarding school in Wiltshire.

Middleton excelled in sports and served as captain of the women’s field hockey team.

She had surgery on the left side of her head while in Marlborough, allegedly to remove a lump. In 2000, she received three A-Levels: an ‘A’ in mathematics, an ‘A’ in art, and a ‘B’ in English.

Despite being offered a place at the University of Edinburgh, she took a gap year to study at the British Institute of Florence in Italy and travel to Chile for a Raleigh International program. During the summer before starting university, she worked as a deckhand at the Port of Southampton.

Middleton continued her education in art history at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. She briefly studied psychology before focusing solely on art history.

She worked as a waitress part-time while studying. While at university, she received a gold Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Middleton was a member of The Lumsden Club, an organization that held annual fundraisers and community service projects.

In 2005, Middleton received an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in art history from the University of St Andrews.

Middleton began part-time work as an accessory buyer for the clothing retailer Jigsaw in November 2006. In 2007, she organized a photography exhibition to coincide with the publication of Alistair Morrison’s book “Time to Reflect” in order to raise funds for UNICEF.

Middleton visited Naomi’s House Hospice several times in 2008, bringing gifts and reading to the children.

Later that year, she organized an ’80s-themed roller disco fundraiser that raised £100,000 for Oxford Children’s Hospital’s Tom’s Ward to treat pediatric cancer and Place2Be, an organization that provides mental health counseling to schoolchildren.

Middleton also worked at the family business in catalogue design and production, marketing, and photography until January 2011.

She launched the company’s junior brand for toddlers while working for it, and she began working with the Starlight Children’s Foundation, which helps terminally ill children by providing party supplies.

Middleton also assisted in the organization of the Boodles Boxing Ball, which raised funds for the charity.

Prior to her marriage, Middleton shared an apartment in Chelsea, London, with her sister that was estimated to be worth £1-1.4 million.

Catherine’s total net worth was estimated to be £5-7.3 million in 2018, the majority of which comes from her parents’ business.

Middleton met Prince William in 2001 while both were students at the University of St Andrews’ St Salvator’s Hall.

She reportedly caught William’s eye when she appeared on stage in a see-through lace gown at a charity fashion show at the university in 2002. The couple began dating in 2003, according to reports.

During their second year, Middleton shared a flat with William and two other friends.

From 2003 to 2005, they shared a room with two other people at Balgove House on the Strathtyrum estate. The couple split briefly in 2004, but quickly rekindled their relationship.

Middleton and her family were subjected to intense tabloid press scrutiny following her graduation. Throughout their relationship, she was frequently photographed by paparazzi outside her flat and workplace.

The Palace and Middleton’s lawyers issued numerous warnings as a result.
On December 15, 2006, she attended William’s Passing Out Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

They ended their relationship in April 2007. In July 2007, she and her family attended the Diana Memorial Concert, where she and William sat two rows apart.