Kate (45 page)

    
William and Kate's wedding and,
223–226
,
230
,
237
,
238
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245
,
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249
,
251–252

    
work ethic of,
8–9

    
See also
Middleton family

Middleton, Catherine Elizabeth “Kate”

    
as accessories buyer at Jigsaw Junior,
146–148
,
158–159
,
161
,
166–167

    
in Anglesey,
197–199
,
205
,
217
,
226

    
Audi A3,
146–147

    
birthday celebrations,
114–115
,
150
,
169
,
184–185
,
216

    
birth of,
1–2

    
as boarding student,
51

    
as Brownie,
29–30

    
bullying of,
48–49

    
Carley Massy-Birch and,
112–113

    
charitable work,
177–179
,
186
,
193–194

    
charity boating challenge,
157–159
,
163–165

    
childhood birthdays,
25–26
,
32

    
choice of University of St. Andrews,
69–70
,
75–76
,
79

    
christening,
14–15

    
clothes shopping,
75
,
139

    
coat of arms design and,
225–226

    
compared to Camilla,
155

    
compared to Princess Diana,
155
,
214
,
241
,
279
,
280

    
at concert honoring Diana,
162–163

    
as cook and hostess,
74–75
,
103–104
,
108
,
112
,
128

    
curating photography exhibit,
167–168

    
dancing and,
31

    
death of grandparents,
118–119
,
145–146

    
decision to take gap year,
68
,
69

    
Don't Walk fashion show,
99–102

    
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award,
64
,
76

    
early relationship with William at St. Andrews,
90–92
,
93–94
,
102–103
,
108–109
,
110
,
111

    
end-of-degree celebrations,
127–128

    
engagement announcement,
206–208

    
engagement rumors,
143
,
150–151

    
at exhibit opening,
194

    
expedition to Chile,
69
,
76–77
,
79–82

    
family Christmases,
79
,
98–99
,
137
,
149–150
,
183–184
,
195
,
216

    
first boyfriend,
59–60

    
first sight of Prince William at St. Andrew's Prep hockey match,
41

    
first TV interview with William,
211–212
,
213–215

    
friends at Marlborough College,
55–56
,
57

    
gap year,
68–69
,
71–76

    
grades for university,
65

    
graduation from St. Andrews,
129

    
as “guardian” for new students at Marlborough,
57–58

    
Harry Blakelock and,
61–62
,
73

    
as head of house,
63–64

    
holidays in France,
125

    
holidays in Ibiza,
143–144
,
160

    
holidays at Klosters,
121–122
,
125
,
138
,
169

    
holidays in Mustique,
141–143
,
191

    
holidays in Rodrigues,
123

    
holidays in Seychelles,
165

    
holidays in Zermatt,
152

    
intent to study history of art,
68

    
introduction to Prince William,
63

    
introduction to Queen,
172–173

    
at investiture into Order of the Garter,
177

    
invitation to share house with William,
100
,
104–105

    
jealousy of,
123–124

    
job hunt,
133

    
lack of career,
174–175

    
lawsuit for breach of privacy,
195

    
leaving St. Andrew's Prep,
43

    
in Lewa Downs,
131–133
,
203–204

    
living at Clarence House,
168
,
169–170

    
London apartment,
133

    
loneliness and uncertainty over relationship with William,
151–152

    
Lumsden Club and,
110–111

    
at Marlborough College,
51–64

    
media coverage of,
113–114
,
120–122
,
163–165

    
meeting Obamas,
254–255

    
as model pupil,
37

    
move to Oak Acre,
44

    
as musician,
30
,
39–40
,
55

    
nickname “Catherine Middlebum,”
53

    
nickname “Waity Katie,”
174
,
175

    
nursery school,
16–17

    
official photo session following engagement announcement,
212–213

    
orientation to university,
87–89

    
palace support for,
134–136

    
paparazzi and,
134–137
,
146
,
147
,
150–151
,
156
,
157
,
163–165
,
170
,
187
,
195

    
at Passing Out parade,
148–149

    
photography and,
72
,
167–168

    
physical transformation after summer of 1998,
58–59

    
plan to attend St. Andrews,
85–86

    
pre-wedding weight loss,
227

    
Prince Charles and Camilla's wedding and,
127

    
on Princess Diana's legacy,
214

    
proposal of marriage,
204–205
,
213

    
protection detail,
210–211
,
216–217

    
RAF Cranwell graduation,
172

    
Raisin Weekend and,
92–93

    
reconciliation with William,
161–162

    
relationships with boys,
59
,
73–74
,
94

    
relationship with Prince Charles,
113
,
125
,
140–141
,
155
,
214

    
relationship with Prince Harry,
133–134

    
relationship with sister,
35–36
,
55

    
reputed schoolgirl crush on William,
60

    
request to be boarder at school,
31–32

    
ride to and arrival at Westminster Abbey for wedding,
239–241

    
royal coaching,
216
,
221–222

    
Rupert Finch and,
94–95
,
97
,
103
,
104

    
as sailor,
79–80
,
82–86

    
Sandringham shoot and,
137–138

    
scar from removal of lump on side of head,
56

    
school dramatics and,
38–39
,
40

    
school friends,
31

    
school trip to Argentina,
58

    
secret engagement and,
204–206
,
208

    
separations from William,
123–127
,
153–154
,
155–161

    
shooting parties,
113
,
123
,
134
,
141
,
168

    
as shy child,
35
,
41
,
52

    
socializing at St. Andrews,
92–95
,
103–104

    
socializing in Florence,
73–74

    
socializing in London,
139–140
,
155–156
,
159–160

    
socializing with Challenger colleagues,
84–85

    
social reclusiveness with William,
187–188

    
at St. Andrew's Prep,
23–24
,
30–32
,
33–41

    
as student at Downe House,
43
,
45–49
,
50–51

    
as student athlete,
31
,
34–35
,
47
,
54
,
56

    
style of,
59

    
summer jobs,
82
,
83–86
,
107

    
as toddler in Jordan,
18–20

    
tour of Great Britain,
217–219

    
transformation following split from William,
159–160

    
University of Edinburgh plans and,
64
,
65
,
67–68

    
university years,
87–105
,
107–123
,
125–129

    
visits with William in Bucklebury,
185–186

    
visit to Balmoral,
191

    
wedding, dressing for,
231–232

    
wedding ceremony,
241–244

    
wedding planning,
215–216
,
217
,
219–222
,
225–227