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Kate Middleton

Britain's Prince William and his fiancée Kate Middleton pose for photographers during a photocall to mark their engagement, in the State Rooms of St James’s Palace, central London on November 16, 2010. Britain's Prince William has given his fiancee Kate Middleton the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales, Clarence House said Tuesday. The blue sapphire and diamond ring was given to Diana by William's father, Prince Charles, when they became engaged in February 1981. Charles and Diana divorced in 1996 and she was killed in a car crash in Paris the following year.

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  • Prince William, Kate mark first anniversary

    the weekend of their first anniversary, Britain 's Prince William and Kate Middleton , the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, celebrated the wedding of close friends.The couple spent Saturday at the nuptials of Middleton 's old school chum Hannah Gillingham, who   Read more »

  • William and Kate to celebrate one-year anniversary

    Americans crowded around their TVs early in the morning and hosted British-themed parties , watching Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot.The much-anticipated royal wedding brought with it the revival of long-sleeve wedding dresses and endless talk   Read more »

  • Pippa Middleton may face gun charges

    in France for being among a group of friends who jokingly brandished a pistol at a photographer.Middleton, younger sister of Kate Middleton and the sister-in-law of England's Prince William , was in the passenger seat of an Audi convertible with three male   Read more »

  • Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie wedding sure to be media frenzy

    Galloway, executive editor of features at The Hollywood Reporter. "This is America's equivalent to Prince William and Kate Middleton."He called the Brangelina wedding "the media event of the new century."Pitt's manager confirmed the couple's engagement Friday   Read more »

  • Kate's goal: Duchess promotes Olympic field hockey

    -- She shoots, she scores!The former Kate Middleton smashed home a goal Thursday as she played a bit of field hockey while visiting the British Olympic women's team at Olympic Park. The Duchess of Cambridge, who captained the hockey team at her high school,   Read more »

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About Kate Middleton

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"; née Middleton; born 9 January 1982) is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. The Duke of Cambridge is second in line to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms and, should he eventually become King, she would automatically become his queen consort. Catherine grew up in Chapel Row at Bucklebury, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England. She studied in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met the then Prince William of Wales in 2001.

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