Details you didn't know about Kate Middleton

Details you didn't know about Kate Middleton. The Princess of Wales's Secret Secrets

Kate Middleton is always in the spotlight of fans. And because the press has written a lot about her, royal fans think they know her very well. However, there are details about Kate Middleton that you didn't know.

The Princess of Wales has always been appreciated for the way she dresses, for the way she raises her children, for her participation in charity events. She is married to Prince William, and when they appear at events, all eyes are on them.

Details you didn't know about Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton seems capable of anything. From wedding makeup to baking children's birthday cakes. Read on to learn the secrets of the Princess of Wales, who turned 41 on January 9, 2023.

Kate was born in England.

Kate Middleton was born in Reading, England in 1982. At the age of 2, she moved with her family to Amman, Jordan, so that her father Michael Middleton could work for British Airways.

The Middleton family lived abroad for two and a half years, where the future princess went to kindergarten.

She and her sister Pippa had complementary nicknames

Kate and her younger sister Pippa Middleton once had the same nicknames. Kate made the revelation while visiting her old school, St. Andrew at Pangbourn, ten years ago. Kate asked the young students if they had pets. Then she remembered something sweet from her childhood.

“There was one named Pip and one named Squeak. Because my sister’s name was Pippa and my name was Squeak,” Kate said, according to The Mirror.

She received the Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Kate had a special connection with Prince Philip before she joined the royal family. While studying at Marlborough College she competed for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. It is a youth development program founded by Prince Philip, the grandfather of her future husband, Prince William.

“The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is a great way for young people to boost their self-confidence. To learn new skills, work in a team and have a lot of fun doing it,” she later said. “Although receiving my award has been challenging at times, it is one of the most memorable experiences of my childhood and I cannot recommend it more highly.”

She is passionate about sports

It's no wonder why she feels so comfortable in sportswear at formal events! Princess Kate grew up playing sports, particularly high jumping, according to her palace biography.

During enrollment at St. Andrew, where she studied from age 4 to 13, she set an athletics record that still stands, The Mirror reports.

She took a year off before university

After graduating from Marlborough in 2000, Kate took a year off. At the time, he was studying at the British Institute in Florence and traveling to Chile to do charity work with Raleigh International.

She attended the University of St. Andrews in Edinburgh, Scotland, the following year and met Prince William there shortly thereafter.

Worked as a waitress for some time

Like many students, Kate worked part-time while studying. In the BBC's A Berry Royal Christmas special in 2019, she revealed that she worked as a waitress for a while and joked that she wasn't very good at it!

After working in the bar for the charity Action on Addiction, Kate told Mary Berry it "reminded me of my university days when I worked as a waitress for a bit", reports the BBC.

She was part of the women's rowing team

Kate and William briefly separated in April 2007 and reconciled around June. During their breakup, she joined The Sisterhood. This is an intense training session for the women's dragon boat team to compete against the men's team. The goal was to raise money for charity, The Telegraph reports.

“Kate went through all the training and really got into it. She fits very well. But she’s also strong-willed,” crew member Emma Sale said at the time.

She never had a photo with Prince William

Even though Prince William was the most eligible bachelor of his generation, Princess Kate didn't have a picture of him on her wall! The couple announced their engagement in November 2010. At the time, Kate denied rumors that she was having an affair with the prince in an interview with ITV.

“Is there a story that says you had a picture of him on your wall?” - journalist Tom Bradby asked Kate.

"He wants! No, I had Levi’s boyfriend on my wall,” she laughed. “Not a photo of William. “I’m really sorry,” she said, patting her groom on the knee.

She did her own wedding makeup

A professional was not needed. Princess Kate is on her own. In April 2011, People wrote that before the royal wedding, Kate took several private lessons from London makeup artist Arabella Preston and perfected her makeup skills for her big day.

Wedding planner Mark Nemerko told People that Kate made the decision to "maintain normalcy" in her life.

She bakes cakes for her children's birthdays

Kate said she bakes birthday cakes for her three children: Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4. A presentation was also made at A Berry Royal Christmas in 2019.

“I love making cake. It has become a tradition to stay up until midnight with an incredible amount of cake mix and frosting. I do too much,” Kate said, according to Hello!. “But I love doing it.”