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Happy Birthday to Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge

January 9, 2015

As the Duchess turns 33 we find a fact for every year of her life.

See the best looks from the Duchess of Cambridge’s 30s, in honor of her 33rd birthday

The Duchess of Cambridge  relaxed at her country retreat with Prince William and son Prince George.

Pregnant Kate didn’t go out partying ,  instead she relaxed  at her country retreat Anmer Hall with husband William, 18-month-old George and his nanny Maria Borrallo.

As we’re unlikely to catch a glimpse of her on her birthday , here are 33 facts about Kate, one for each year of her life.

Kate’s great great grandfather John Harrison was a coal miner

 

  1. Kate’s great great grandfather John Harrison was a coal miner
  2. Kate was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
  3. Her middle name is Elizabeth
  4. Kate was christened at the parish church of St Andrew’s Bradfield in Berkshire on 20 June 1982
  5. Kate attended nursery school in Amman when her family lived in Jordan for two and a half years.
  6. Her primary school was St Andrew’s School in Pangbourne
  7. When she was 11 she played Eliza Doolittle in a school production of My Fair Lady
  8. She studied Chemistry, Biology and Art at A-Level at Marlborough College
  9. She played Goal Defence for the Marlborough College netball team
  10. Kate completed her Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award when she was at Marlborough College
  11. During her gap year Kate crewed on Round the World Challenge boats in the Solent
  12. Kate and William stayed in the same halls of residence in their first year at St Andrews University, St Salvators Hall
  13. Kate was nicknamed “Beautiful Kate” by fellow students at St Andrews University
  14. Her first boyfriend at university was Rupert Finch, now a lawyer and married to William’s friend Natasha Rufus Isaacs
  15. She played hockey for the University of St Andrews hockey team
  16. When she first left University Kate and her younger sister Pippa moved in together in a flat in Chelsea bought by their parents
  17. She used to work as a part-time buyer for clothes company Jigsaw and also worked for her parents firm Party Pieces
  18. During her time working at Jigsaw Kate helped design a £42 girls necklace.
  19. Kate is a keen tennis player
  20. She is a big fan of sailing
  21. Her first influence on the fashion world was when the £40 Top Shop dress she was photographed in on her 25th birthday sold out
  22. Kate first met the Queen in May 2008 at the wedding of Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly
  23. In September 2008 Kate was photographed falling over at a Roller Disco dressed in yellow hot pants and a green sparkly top
  24. She became engaged to Prince William during a holiday to Kenya in October 2010.
  25. Kate’s first official royal engagement was at a lifeboat naming ceremony in Anglesey on February 24 2011, two months before her wedding
  26. In her spare time Kate’s hobbies include photography and painting
  27. Her first child, future King Prince George, was born on July 22 2013 at 4.22pm
  28. Kate has two homes – Kensington Palace in London and Anmer Hall on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate in Norfolk
  29. She has seven royal patronages: The Art room, National portrait Gallery, East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, Action on Addiction, the Natural History Museum, Sportsaid and the 1851 Trust. She also volunteers with the Scouts
  30. Keen cook Kate attended a course at the world-famous Leith’s cookery school in West London
  31. One of her favourite shopping haunts is designer outlet centre Bicester Village in Oxfordshire
  32. She and William did not find out the sex of their first baby before he was born and have said they won’t find out the sex of their second in advance either.
  33. Her next baby is due in April

 via Mirror

February 2012 in Jesire

March 2012 in Emilia Wickstead

September 2012 in Alexander McQueen

October 2012 in Alexander McQueen & belt

September 2012 in Temperley London

June 2013 in Hobbs

December 2013 in Roland Mouret

April 2014 in Alexander McQueen

Easter 2014 in Alexander McQueen

April 2014 in Alexander McQueen

June 2014 in Alexander McQueen

October 2014 in Alexander McQueen

October 2014 in Jenny Packham

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