Kate (46 page)

    
wedding rehearsal,
227–228

    
weekends home from school,
34

    
weight loss, periods of,
33–34
,
160–161

    
William's assurance of marriage,
166

    
William's decision to continue military career and,
179–180
,
181–183

    
William's visits to Marlborough College for sports events and,
60–61

    
working as waitress,
104
,
107
,
112

    
working for Party Pieces,
137
,
138–139
,
175–177
,
186

    
See also
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
;
Middleton family

Middleton, James William (Kate's brother),
26
,
29
,
38
,
58
,
98
,
121
,
167
,
184–185
,
210
,
237
,
245

    
birthday memories,
32–33

    
career of,
174
,
176

    
family Christmases,
137

    
holiday in Ibiza,
143

    
media attention and,
170–171
,
188
,
189

    
reading lesson at wedding,
243

    
visits to Tam-na-Ghar,
123

    
at Wembley concert,
163

Middleton, John (Kate's great-great-grandfather),
11

Middleton, Lucy (Kate's cousin),
68–69
,
72
,
73

Middleton, Michael (Kate's father),
121

    
career at British Airways,
9
,
17–18
,
26

    
education of,
22
,
50

    
on engagement announcement,
209–210

    
family Christmases,
137

    
as father,
54
,
55
,
72
,
75
,
129
,
170

    
in Jordan,
17
,
18–20
,
21–22

    
Kate's birth and,
1
,
2

    
life after William and Kate's wedding,
277–278

    
middle-class background of,
10–12

    
at Passing Out parade,
149

    
premarital relationship with Carole,
9–10

    
on relationship between William and Kate,
113–114

    
relationship with William,
144–145

    
visit to baby George,
306

    
wedding of,
10
,
12

    
William and Kate's wedding and,
223–224
,
239–240
,
245
,
250–251

    
See also
Middleton family

Middleton, Noel (Kate's great-grandfather),
10–11

Middleton, Peter (Kate's grandfather),
10
,
29
,
206
,
263

Middleton, Philippa Charlotte “Pippa” (Kate's sister),
15
,
29
,
44
,
133
,
199

    
breakup with Alex Loudon,
276–277

    
career of,
174

    
celebrity status following wedding,
249
,
277

    
family Christmases,
98
,
137

    
on family meals,
32

    
“Fit List” and,
58

    
holiday in Ibiza,
143
,
144

    
holiday at Klosters,
169

    
Kate's pregnancy and,
297

    
Kate's thirtieth birthday and,
278

    
knowledge of Kate's relationship with William,
121

    
as maid of honor,
219
,
221
,
227
,
231
,
240–241
,
245
,
249
,
251

    
maid of honor dress,
240–241

    
media attention and,
188
,
224
,
277
,
292

    
as musician,
39–40
,
55

    
nickname “Perfect Pip,”
35

    
Nico Jackson and,
297

    
paparazzi and,
224
,
277

    
popularity with boys,
60

    
as possible godparent,
295

    
relationship with sister,
35–36
,
55

    
security for,
224

    
sister's engagement and,
210

    
socializing in London,
159–160

    
as student,
30–31
,
33–34
,
35–37
,
38
,
39–41
,
54–55

    
as student athlete,
31
,
35–36
,
55

    
visits to Tam-na-Ghar,
123

    
at Wembley concert,
163

Middleton, Simon (Kate's uncle),
12

Middleton, Valerie (Kate's grandmother),
10
,
29
,
149

Middleton family

    
birthday traditions,
32–33

    
closeness of,
32

    
coat of arms,
225–226

    
family and Christmas holidays,
33
,
58
,
149–150
,
183–184
,
190–191
,
195
,
197

    
Kate in Bucklebury during pregnancy,
297

    
lineage of,
11
,
154

    
media attention paid to,
188–191
,
205–206

    
move to Oak Acre,
43–45

    
move to The Manor,
291–292

    
move to West View,
13

    
trust funds,
11–12
,
22
,
23
,
45

    
wedding guest list,
237–238

Mill Mead House,
57
,
61

Ministry of Defence,
185

Montreal,
261

Mood boards,
217
,
291

Moralioglu, Erdem,
260

Moretti, Charlie,
99–100
,
101
,
103
,
110
,
122

Morrison, Alistair,
167
,
168
,
174–175
,
176

Mosimann, Anton,
249

Munsey, Katherine,
110
,
111–112

Murder in the Red Barn
(play),
39

Murray, Andy,
301

Musgrave, Arabella,
95
,
97
,
236

Musgrave, Nicholas,
95

Mustique

    
Middleton family holidays in,
183–184
,
297

    
wedding guests from,
225

    
William and Kate in,
141–143
,
191
,
297

My Fair Lady
(musical),
40

Nabulsi, Sahera al-,
19–20

Nairn, Sandy,
270–271
,
279

Naomi House hospice,
178–179
,
186
,
269

National Portrait Gallery,
167
,
270–271
,
278–279

National Union of Mineworkers,
21

Native Trail,
71

Needham, Alan,
24

Needham, Audrey,
24

Nelson, Charlie,
90

News of the World
(newspaper),
189–190

New Zealand, William in,
131
,
196
,
226

Ngwesi Lodge,
132

Nicholas, Bianca,
178

Nicholls, Daniel,
30

Nicholson, Mel,
104
,
120
,
183

Nijmeh, Intissar,
17

Nijmeh, Nicola,
17

Nipperess, Katherine,
31

Northern Ireland,
218

North Island Lodge,
253–254

North Lantern,
224

Northwest Territories,
262

Norwood Green,
8
,
28

Nottingham Cottage,
264–266
,
278
,
300

Oak Acre,
43–45
,
79
,
144
,
145
,
171
,
184
,
292
,
297

    
security at,
210–211

Obama, Barack,
254–255
,
294
,
305

Obama, Michelle,
254–255
,
294

Ocean Village Marina,
82
,
83–86

Ogilvy, Alexandra,
67

Ogilvy, Andrew,
67

Ogilvy, James,
67

Old College,
138

Old Course Hotel,
93

Oldfield, Bruce,
226

Olympic Games, London,
196
,
200
,
281
,
282
,
285

O'Neill, Dorothy,
194

Order of hierarchy,
216
,
273–274

Order of Precedence in the Royal Household,
273–274

Order of the British Empire,
235

Order of the Garter,
177

Orme, Katie,
148

Ottawa,
261

Oxford Children's Hospital,
179

Oxford University,
67

Pacha nightclub,
144

Packham, Jenny,
226
,
260

Pageboys,
231

Palace Press Office,
208
,
223

Palmer-Tomkinson, Tara,
156
,
235

Pangbourne,
16
,
28
,
145

Panorama
(television program),
50

Paparazzi

    
Diana and,
121
,
151
,
290

    
Elizabeth II and,
187–188

    
Harry and,
290

    
James's twenty-first birthday party and,
170–171

    
Kate and,
134–137
,
146
,
147
,
150–151
,
156
,
157
,
163–165
,
170
,
187
,
195
,
286–288
,
297