Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Born:January 9, 1982 (age 42)
Career:Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, 2011-present
Education:B.A., St. Andrews University

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is the wife of William, Duke of Cambridge, son of Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne.

Catherine was born on January 9, 1982, in Reading, England, to Michael and Carol Middleton. Born without any royal titles, Catherine became Duchess of Cambridge after marrying William, Duke of Cambridge, on April 29, 2011. The couple has produced two heirs to the British throne, Prince George (2013) and Princess Charlotte (2015).

As Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine supports a number of charitable causes, including mental health, military veterans, homelessness, the arts, and child hospice care.

In 2015, with the help of the Duke of Cambridge and Harry, Prince of Wales, Catherine founded the Heads Together campaign. This campaign is aimed at helping to start mental health conversations throughout the UK and the rest of the world. The Heads Together campaign is the largest growing mental health awareness campaign of the twenty-first century.

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Catherine, princess of Wales. Cunningham, J. M. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-princess-of-Wales

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