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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Catherine
| title        = [[Princess of Wales]] ([[#Titles|more]])<!--full titles not needed here-->
| image        = Princess of Wales in 2023 (cropped)03.JPG
| caption      = Catherine in 2023
| alt          = A photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales at the age of 40
| birth_name   = Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|9|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Royal Berkshire Hospital]], [[Reading, Berkshire]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[William, Prince of Wales]]|29 April 2011}}
| issue        = {{plainlist|
* [[Prince George of Wales]]
* [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)|Princess Charlotte of Wales]]
* [[Prince Louis of Wales]]
}}
| house        = [[House of Windsor|Windsor]] (by marriage)<!--See [[Talk:House of Windsor#SHSG Part II]]-->
| father       = [[Michael Middleton (British businessman)|Michael Middleton]]
| mother       = [[Carole Middleton|Carole Goldsmith]]
| module       = {{infobox person | embed=yes
| alma_mater  = {{plainlist|
* [[Marlborough College]]
* [[University of St Andrews]] ([[Master of Arts (Scotland)|MA Hons]])
}}
| signature    = CatherineSignature.svg
}}
|religion=Church of England|succession=[[Princess of Wales]]|reign=8 September 2022 – present|reign-type=Tenure|coronation=9 September 2022|cor-type=Created}}
{{British Royal Family}}
'''Catherine, Princess of Wales''', {{postnominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCVOf}} <small>[[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]]</small> (born '''Catherine Elizabeth Middleton''', sometimes known as '''Kate Middleton'''; 9 January 1982)<ref>{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook|year=2011|publisher=H. W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=978-0-8242-1121-9|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/116 116–118]|chapter=Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/116}}</ref> is the wife of [[William, Prince of Wales|Prince William]] and mother of [[Prince George of Wales|Prince George]], [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)|Princess Charlotte]] and [[Prince Louis of Wales|Prince Louis]]. She will become [[Queen]] of the [[United Kingdom]] when William becomes [[King]].

== Background ==
Middleton was born at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, She was grew up in [[Berkshire]].<ref name="hello profile">{{cite web|date=August 2001|title=Profiles – Kate Middleton|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/katemiddleton/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621060850/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/katemiddleton/|archive-date=21 June 2009|work=Hello!|accessdate=9 August 2008}}</ref> She went to [[Marlborough College]].<ref name="newbury today">{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=14 April 2007|title=World press gather outside Middleton family home in Bucklebury as royal relationship ends|publisher=Newbury Today|url=http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=4152|url-status=dead|access-date=28 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920185955/http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/News/Article.aspx?articleID=4152|archive-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> She met [[William, Prince of Wales|Prince William]] when she was studying at the [[University of St Andrews]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|date=2 September 2008|title=Katie is just not waiting: Middleton works nine to five for parents in mundane office job|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23549446-katie-is-just-not-waiting-middleton-works-nine-to-five-for-parents-in-mundane-office-job.do|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116074826/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23549446-katie-is-just-not-waiting-middleton-works-nine-to-five-for-parents-in-mundane-office-job.do|archive-date=16 January 2011|work=[[Evening Standard]]|accessdate=16 November 2010}}</ref> 

When they started a relationship, the attention from the media made Middleton feel [[stalking|harassed]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6245061.stm Ex-royal aide condemns paparazzi] ''[[BBC News]]'' Retrieved 16 November 2010.</ref> In April 2007, the press reported that William and Middleton had split up. They continued to be friends and didn't stay away from each other, and later in 2007 they got back together.

== Marriage to Prince William ==
William and Kate were [[Wedding|married]] on 29 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13229961 |title=BBC News - Royal wedding: William and Kate marry at Abbey |first= |last= |work=bbc.co.uk |date=29 April 2011 |accessdate=29 April 2011}}</ref> She became Duchess of Cambridge upon her marriage to Prince William. Since then, Middleton has attended many royal events. 

On 22 July 2013, the Duchess gave birth to a baby boy named Herbert in a London hospital. On 24 July, it was announced that the baby would be called [[Prince George of Cambridge]], with the full given name George Alexander Louis. On 2 May 2015, she gave birth to [[Princess Charlotte of Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32562117|title=Duchess gives birth to daughter|date=2015-05-02|access-date=2019-05-02|language=en-GB}}</ref> Their third child, [[Prince Louis of Cambridge]], was born on 23 April 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-43922335|title=Royal baby named Prince Louis|date=2018-04-27|access-date=2019-05-02|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Public image ==
Kate is very popular with the public. Many people like her fashion sense and she has been placed on many "best dressed" lists.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mackay|first=Mairi|date=17 November 2010|title=Kate Middleton: A very English style icon|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-17/world/kate.middleton.style_1_princess-diana-kate-middleton-uk?_s=PM:WORLD|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125041651/http://articles.cnn.com/2010-11-17/world/kate.middleton.style_1_princess-diana-kate-middleton-uk?_s=PM:WORLD|archive-date=25 November 2010|publisher=CNN|accessdate=28 November 2010}}</ref>

==Health==
On 22 March 2024, she announced publicly that she had been diagnosed with [[cancer]] after having [[abdominal]] surgery in January.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/22/uk/kate-princess-of-wales-cancer-diagnosis-intl-gbr/index.html|title=Catherine, Princess of Wales, announces she has cancer|work=CNN|first1=Max|last1=Foster|first2=Lauren|last2=Said-Moorhouse|date=22 March 2024|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> She said that was is undergoing [[chemotherapy]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-22 |title=Princess of Wales says she is undergoing cancer treatment |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68641441|work=BBC News|first=Sean|last=Coughlin |access-date=2024-03-22 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Titles ==

* '''29 April 2011-present:''' Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge
* '''8 September 2022-present:''' Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall
** In [[Scotland]]: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Carrick, Baroness of Renfrew, Lady of the Isles, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn
** In [[Northern Ireland]]: Baroness of Carrickfergus
* '''9 September 2022-present:''' Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Chester

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