Kate (30 page)

Kate's last day as a commoner. She waves to the cameras on the eve of her wedding, flanked by her most trusted confidantes, her mum Carole and sister Pippa. (© dpa picture alliance/Alamy)

Not one kiss but two, William and Kate follow the royal tradition of kissing on the famous Buckingham Palace balcony, but it is all too much for little bridesmaid Grace Van Cutsem who is frightened by the cheering crowds. (© Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images )

The Middletons are now a part of the Royal Family. William promised Kate he would keep her beloved family close and he has kept to his word. (© AFP Photo/Hugo Burnand/Clarence House/Getty Images)

Kate shows she has the common touch as she poses for royal fans in Canada on the couple's very first overseas tour on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen in June 2011. (© UK Press/Getty Images)

Like the late Princess Diana, Kate is kind, compassionate, and happy to breach royal protocol so that she can hug a seriously ill child who asks for a cuddle in Canada. (© AFP/Getty Images)

The Queen has taken her new granddaughter-in-law under her wing. Kate was honored to join the Queen during her Diamond Jubilee tour of the UK in June 2012. (© Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)

William, Kate, and Harry await the Olympic Torch. All three were ambassadors for the 2012 Olympic Games and were thrilled to be able to support their joint passion—sports. (© Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)

William and Kate hug as Team GB secures another gold medal. (© Pascale Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Kate puts on a headscarf and a brave face as she deals with her biggest crisis to date. She and William were in Malaysia when a French magazine published pictures of the Duchess sunbathing topless in the south of France in September 2012. (© Getty Images)

William and Kate make their tour of South East Asia and the Pacific in September 2012 look like a second honeymoon as they get into the spirit of Soloman Island life. (© Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Kate shows she is still a deft hand at hockey when she opens a new sports pitch at her old school. Her athletic prowess put reporters off the pregnancy rumors circulating at the time. In fact, Kate was in the early stages of her pregnancy. (© Getty Images)

Kate makes her last public appearance at Trooping the Colour before the birth of baby Cambridge. She dressed head to toe in baby pink. (© Samir Hussein/Wire Image/Getty Images)