“I`ve heard that the former accessory buyer has quietly told friends over the past few weeks that she wants to drop the informal `Kate` and wants to be known by her full name in the future: `Catherine,`” Helliker explained in a recently resurfaced Sunday Express column. On December 3, 2012, St. James` Palace announced that Catherine was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier than usual in the pregnancy, as she had been admitted to King Edward VII Hospital for hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness. She stayed in hospital for three days. [100] [101] Prince George was born on July 22, 2013, at St. Mary`s Hospital in London. [102] Severe morning sickness returned with subsequent pregnancies, forcing Catherine to cancel her official duties. She gave birth to Princess Charlotte on September 2.[103] May 2015[104] and Prince Louis on April 23, 2018. [105] Prince George was third in line to the British throne, while Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were fourth and fifth respectively at the time of their birth.
[102] [106] [107] William and Catherine owned two English Cocker Spaniels named Lupo and Orla. [108] [109] Although the princess was called Catherine long before her marriage, her nickname Kate College seems to have stuck. This issue has resurfaced recently, with a source explaining that the Duchess of Cambridge had actually made a conscious decision to change her name from one to the other. The “Middleton” remained “Middleton” is catchy and memorable when it comes to surnames (and if we really want to walk with it, the name itself suggests the rise of the “middle” that made it) “and in the eight years of their relationship before marriage, we knew her strictly. If it is not impossible to postpone (as Diddy can confirm) what is known to the general public, it is never an easy task either. CONFUSION! Another issue here is that, although her official title is “Duchess of Cambridge,” there is some public confusion about what she should actually be called, at least according to the palace. When she married, her title became “Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge” (although her title changed to “Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn” when she entered Scotland). But Kate is also “Princess William of Wales”, which would have been her only title had she not received the distinction of “Duchess of Cambridge”. Principal royal correspondent Simon Perry felt that this lack of clarity could lead people who don`t necessarily follow the specifics of royal titles to simply stick to the name they know. “One of the reasons [Kate Middleton] is always used is because there are so many different titles and what you have in the family that I don`t think all ordinary people know [the difference between them],” Perry VF.com said. In the absence of an obvious clear alternative (`Princess Kateâ? `Princess Catherine`? `Duchess of Cambridge?â `Kateâ as a word, `Cherâ-style? âK.
Mid, a J.Law-like nickname?), it seems that we are mainly falling back on what we have always used. Kate has many names – Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and (according to her passport) “The Princess”, but it is the name “Catherine” that has confused people over the years, with William and other members of the royal family often referring to her by the nickname. Even though the vast majority of us don`t really “know” Kate Middleton, unfortunately, we don`t exchange texts and snaps with the Duchess or send her emails about brunch plans – we can sometimes feel like we do. It is possible for us to believe on some level that we are “getting” them. We know how great she looks. We are inundated daily with photos of her and her family members – and in a way, given her “bourgeois” upbringing, she represents what each of us could become if we were torn from our daily lives by a prince (because that`s more or less what happened to her). If the current royal family were featured in a soap opera, Kate would be our protagonist, our “way”, the character through which we would see everyone. Jenny Proudfoot is an award-winning journalist specializing in lifestyle, culture, entertainment, international development and politics.
She worked at Marie Claire UK for seven years, rising from intern to editor and is now the most published Marie Claire author of all time. She was named a winner of the 30 Under 30 Awards last year and was named a rising star in journalism by the Professional Publishers Association. After her marriage, Catherine assumed royal duties and obligations in support of the Queen. [176] In March 2011, William and Catherine created a donation fund held by the Prince William and Prince Harry Foundation to allow supporters who wanted to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities close to their hearts. [177] [178] The donation fund supported 26 charities chosen by the couple, including the military, children, seniors, arts, sports and conservation. [179] [180] In June 2012, Prince William and Prince Harry renamed the Royal Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry Foundation Foundation to reflect Catherine`s contribution to the charity. [181] The charity is now listed as the Royal Prince and Princess of Wales Foundation. Unlike Catherine, Lady Diana Spencer was immediately known to the public as Princess Diana and soon dropped her surname Spencer.[182] And what will remain – Princess Kate, Princess Catherine or their more formal title Catherine, Princess of Wales? And finally, as if all this wasn`t already messed up, William refers to her almost exclusively as “Catherine,” as opposed to “Kate,” though in Regina George`s language it doesn`t seem like “Catherine” “will ever happen.” As Rebecca English, the chief correspondent for the Royals newspaper, told the Daily Mail, VF.com: Interestingly, in the run-up to the 2011 royal wedding, senior members of the palace`s PR team encouraged us in the British media to call Kate “Catherine.” And to be fair, that`s the name his family calls him. Needless to say, they were pretty much ignored! “Diana was never Princess Diana,” Marlene Koenig, a royal expert on History Extra, told Insider.
The British royal family follows the old German style of royal consorts by stylizing the woman with her husband`s name.
