Catherine, Princess of Wales

Catherine, Princess of Wales GCVO (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982[1]) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, the heir apparent to the British throne, making her likely the next queen consort.

Born in Reading, Catherine grew up in Bucklebury, Berkshire. She was educated at St Andrew's School and Marlborough College before studying art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, where she met Prince William in 2001. She held several jobs in retail and marketing and pursued charity work before their engagement was announced in November 2010. They married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. The couple's three children together—Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis—are second, third, and fourth respectively in the line of succession to the British throne.

Catherine holds patronage with over 20 charitable and military organisations, including Action for Children, SportsAid, and the National Portrait Gallery.[2] She undertakes projects through The Royal Foundation, with her charity work focusing on issues surrounding early childhood care, addiction, and art. To encourage people to open up about their mental health issues, Catherine envisioned the mental health awareness campaign "Heads Together", launched with her husband Prince William and brother-in-law Prince Harry in April 2016. The media have called Catherine's impact on British and American fashion the "Kate Middleton effect". Time magazine listed her as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World thrice in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively and as a finalist in 2018. On 9 September 2022, she became Princess of Wales when her husband was created Prince of Wales by his father, King Charles III.[3]

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine,_Princess_of_Wales