Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"; née Middleton; born 9 January 1982)[1] is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and a member of the British Royal Family. The Duke of Cambridge is second in line to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms and, should he eventually ascend to them, she would automatically become Queen Consort.[2]
Catherine grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England.[3] She studied in Scotland at the University of St Andre