Kate Middleton: The Cinderella story

Many girls dream of marrying a prince. Like in fairy tales.  Do you still believe that it is impossible thing? Then I tell you the story of one English girl who married a prince in 2011.

I believe, you know this girl. She is Kate Middleton and her official title today is the Duchess of Cambridge. Kate Middleton and Prince William wedding considered to be one of the most important events of the England history.

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born to Michael and Carole Middleton on 9th January 1982.  The Duchess is the eldest of three children.

In May 1984, at the age of two, The Duchess moved with her family to Amman in Jordan, where her father worked for two and a half years.  Her Royal Highness attended a nursery school in Amman from the age of three.

In September 1986, the Middletons returned to their home in West Berkshire, and Her Royal Highness started at St. Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, where she remained until July 1995.  The Duchess went on to Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she studied Chemistry, Biology and Art at A-level.  Her Royal Highness also took part in sport on behalf of the school, playing tennis, hockey and netball and participating in athletics, particularly high jump.  The Duchess completed her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award at Marlborough.

Leaving Marlborough College in July 2000, The Duchess of Cambridge undertook a gap year in which she studied at the British Institute in Florence, undertook a Raleigh International programme in Chile, and crewed on Round the World Challenge boats in the Solent.

In 2001, The Duchess enrolled at the University of St. Andrews, Fife, from where she graduated in 2005 with a 2:1 in History of Art.  Her Royal Highness continued with her interest in sport at University, playing hockey for the University team.  The Duchess first met The Duke of Cambridge when studying at the University.

Since completing her degree, The Duchess has worked for Party Pieces, a company owned and run by her parents.  Alongside her work for the family business, The Duchess worked in London as a part-time buyer for the clothing company Jigsaw Junior.

In 2008, The Duchess launched First Birthdays, a junior brand to Party Pieces.  Her role within the family business included catalogue design and production, marketing and photography.

The Duchess’s hobbies include recreational sports such as hill walking, tennis, swimming, sailing, and the arts such as photography and painting.

The famous wedding took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. The build-up to the wedding and the occasion itself attracted much media attention, being compared in many ways with the 1981 marriage of William's parents. The ceremony was viewed live by tens of millions more around the world, including 72 million on the YouTube Royal Channel. In the United Kingdom, television audiences peaked at 26.3 million viewers, with a total of 36.7 million watching part of the coverage.

Almost all the girls and women over the world watched this remarkable wedding, because we all believe in fairy tales. We all believe in miracles.