Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton (born 9 January 1982) was the former girlfriend of Prince William of Wales, elder son of Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales, and second in line to the throne of the United Kingdom.
Early life Kate Middleton
Born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, Berkshire, England, Middleton is the elder daughter of self-made millionaire Michael Middleton (born 1949), who was an airline officer at the time of her birth, and his wife, the former Carole Goldsmith, who was an air hostess. [1] Her parents now own Party Pieces, a mail order company that sells children's party paraphernalia. She has a younger sister, Philippa ("Pippa") and a younger brother, James. Middleton was raised in Bucklebury, Berkshire, in the south of England. She went to St Andrew's School, Pangbourne until she was 13 and then attended the public school Marlborough College (the same school William's cousin Princess Eugenie of York attends), where she passed eleven GCSEs and three A- level exams. Like the Prince, Middleton was a student at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. She graduated in 2005 with a 2:1 (Upper Second-Class) MA (Hons) degree in History of Art.
In early 2006, it was rumored that Middleton intended to found her own mail order company, selling high-end children's clothes. After a key investor stepped down, however, she decided to hold off on this plan. [2] In November 2006, she accepted a position as an assistant accessories buyer with the British clothing chain Jigsaw.
Kate Middleton and Prince William
While attending the University of St Andrews in 2001, Middleton met Prince William of Wales. At the time, Middleton was already in her second year at St Andrews...
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...a British tabloid newspaper, that she was invited by the Queen to Christmas lunch in 2006, that would have made her the first unmarried partner of a royal to be asked to the festive celebrations at the royal estate of Sandringham House near Sandringham, Norfolk. Middleton declined the offer, preferring to spend Christmas with her own family.
In 2007, the couple briefly split after struggling to find time as Prince William pursued his army career. However, they soon came back together.
Engagement of Kate Middleton and Prince William
On 16th November, 2010, Kate Middleton and Prince William announced their plans to marry in the new year
Announcing their engagement Prince William said: "The timing is right now, we are both very, very happy." Miss Middleton added that joining the Royal Family was a "daunting prospect" but said: "Hopefully I'll take it in my stride."
Princess Diana grew up in Norfolk, a small county in East England. Diana Frances Spencer, daughter of Edward John Spencer and Frances Ruth Burke, later known as honorable Frances Shand Kydd was born on July 1, 1961, into a well-known aristocratic family in Norfolk, England (“Princess Diana”). Diana’s father and mother divorced when Diana was six years old (“Princess Diana”). She was the third child out of four siblings. Diana had two older sisters, Sarah and Jane, and a younger brother, Charles (Clayton, Craig 3). In 1975, Diana’s grandfather passed away giving her and her sisters, Sarah and Jane, the title Lady and their new home Althorp, a thirteen-acre
British princess. Born August 21, 1930, at Glamis Castle in Scotland, as the second daughter of King George VI of the United Kingdom (who ruled from 1937 to his death in 1952) and sister of Queen Elizabeth II (1952--). In the early 1950s, the romance between Margaret—then third in line to the throne after her sister’s two children, Charles and Anne—and Group Captain Peter Townsend, a highly decorated World War II fighter pilot and recent divorcé, caused quite a scandal both within and outside of the British royal family.
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She was born in Counterslip Bristol, England on February 3, 1821 and from there became one of nine children to the family of Hannah Lane and Samuel Blackwell. Her family, including herself, was very intrigued with the human rights movements that were taking place during that time. Her father had a heavy
Here is what I found, Thomas Trowbridge arrived in 1636 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Thomas was the father of William. I was speechless after I read this on Ancestry. Could this be the same Thomas Trowbridge that is related to Cindy Crawford? Cindy Crawford had an ancestor by the of James right? My ancestor, William and his wife Elizabeth had a son named James. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut on March 26, 1664. This is another piece of information that fits my research on William
Kate Chopin was born in St. Louis in 1851. Her mother Eliza O’Flaherty and father Thomas O’Flaherty were Slave-owning Catholics. (Wilson, Kathleen. The Story of an Hour. Ssfs. 2. Detroit, Michigan: Gale, 1997. 263. Print.) (Wilson 263) At the age of four she had lost her father in a train wreck. She was raised by her French-Creole mother and Great-Grandma. She had begun school at the age of five at Academy of Sacred Heart. After her father died she was taught at home. Later she returned to school and graduated at the age of 17. She got married at the age of twenty years to Oscar Chopin, twenty-five years old and a son of a wealthy cotton-growing family in Louisiana. He was also a French catholic like Kate. Chopin went as...
... death (5). She was granted the care of Princess Elizabeth but when the marriage to Thomas Seymour gets out the Princess was taken out of her care (5). Catherine moved households with Thomas Seymour. Then at age, 37 Catherine gives birth to her first daughter named Mary. Catherine soon fell ill with puerperal fever, which caused her death on September 5 (5). Catherine was buried, in the chapel at Sudeley Castle.
Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary, Indiana (Sullivan 1005). His parents were Joseph Jackson and Katherine Scruse (Sullivan 1005). Michael was one of nine children. Michael and his siblings were not allowed to call their father “daddy” they were to call him Joseph (Collins 8). Michael was married and divorced twice in his lifetime. “His first marriage was to Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, in 1994” (Collins 22). They were married for two years, and had no children. Lisa filed for divorce in 1996 (Sullivan 1014). That same year Michael married Debbie Rowe. Five months after Lisa divorced Michael, Debbie became pregnant with his first child, Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. It could be concluded that Michael married Debbie because she was carrying his child. Michael and Debbie wed on November 14, 1996 after one of his concerts. On April 3, 1998 Debbie gave birth to their second child, Paris Michael Katherine Jackson. Their marriage ended in 1999. “In 2002, an unidentified surrogate mother gave birth to Michael’s third child, Prince Michael Jackson II” (Collins 23). Prince Michael Jackson is also known as Blanket (Sullivan 1016).
Also, I'd like to say that the bride looks absolutely stunning today, as for the groom he just looks stunned. I am on a strict time limit from the bride, so the more you laugh at my jokes, the quicker my speech will be.
The Catherine II we know today was originally named Sophia Augusta Fredericka; then later had her name changed to Yekaterina Alexeyevna. She was born into Prussian royalty in Poland, on May 2nd, in 1729.
Many people remember Princess Diana for her very fragile and loving nature, however during an interview with BBC, she often remarks “I am a very strong person,” an ironic statement for someone whose life was full of challenges and disappointments (Elliot& Pederson, 1995, p.62). Beginning with her birth on July 1, 1961 to aristocratic parents Viscount and Viscountess Johnnie and Frances Althorp, Princess Diana (then Diana Frances Spencer) believed she was a disappointment to her parents because she was not born a baby boy, the desired heir to the Spencer estate. Feelings of disappointment continued for Diana during her parent’s divorce at the age of six and her father’s second marriage to Raine (a woman she despised) when she was 16. Shortly after her father’s marriage to Raine, Diana failed her “O-levels” (or college placement tests), and was sent to a Swiss finishing school to develop her passion for skiing rather than focus on academics. It was based on this new sense of freedom that caused Diana to exhibit problematic behaviors, such as relentless stubbornness and lying, as well as early symptoms of an eating disorder (Elliot & Pederson, 1995). Thus, it is the purpose of this paper to examine how the events of Diana’s life in conjunction with psychological components contributed to her development of bulimia nervosa.
When I look at the bride and groom, I feel such a kaleidoscope of emotions. I know that Kari has found her true match and I know that theirs will be a marriage of long standing. My heart is bursting with love for you two today. I know you have a wonderful adventure ahead of you, and with God?s blessing your marriage will last for decades to come.
Duchess as most husbands and wives do. He sounded so proud of her and the
...After the proposal they talk about their past relationship by having a very benign conversation, and many misunderstandings are cleared “In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings for you will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you” (Austen 179).Their marriage is presented in a positive light because they have had to work hard to achieve it.
...ning of Diana’s death. In an unprecedented gesture, she announced the Union Jack would fly at half-mast at Buckingham Palace. It only took forty-five minutes for the Queen to completely reinvent her role in Diana’s ending. She went from being invisible, to being the very center of a large farewell drama to the kingdom’s beloved Princess. She was very annoyed when the press reported her new approachability was perhaps the “Diana effect.”