KATE MIDDLETON

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Kate Middleton

Biography

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"; née Middleton; born 9 January 1982),[2] is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Following his father Charles, Prince of Wales, William is second in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as monarch of the United Kingdom

Middleton grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England.[4] She studied art history in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met William in 2001. Their engagement was announced on 16 November 2010, and she attended many high-profile royal events before they married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey.

She has had a major impact upon British and American fashion which has been termed the "Kate Middleton effect", and in 2012 was selected as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine.On 22 July 2013, she gave birth to a boy, Prince George of Cambridge, who is now third in the line of the line of succession to the British throne. Her second pregnancy was announced by Kensington Palace on 8 September.

BEST KNOWN FOR :Kate Middleton is best known for her fairytale marriage to Prince William and her chic, yet modest, style

Career

In November 2006,Middleton accepted a position

as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw. She

also worked part time until January 2011 as a catalogue

photographer,webpage designer and marketing

officer for her parent’s firm ‘Party pieces’

PUBLIC IMAGE AND

STYLE

Middleton became prominent for her fashion style and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.

She was selected by The Daily Telegraph as the "Most Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners

and losers.

Tatler placed her at number 8 on its yearly listing of the top ten style icons in 2007.

She was featured in People magazine's 2007 and 2010 best-dressed lists.

Middleton was named as one of Richard Blackwell's ten "Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007.

In June 2008, Style.com selected Middleton as their monthly beauty icon.

In July 2008, Middleton was included in Vanity Fair 's international best-dressed list.

In February 2011, she was named the Top Fashion Buzzword of the 2011 season by the Global Language

Monitor

In January 2012, she was voted 'Headwear Person of the Year.Middleton was number one on Vanity Fair's annual

Best Dressed lists in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013; she also appeared as the cover star in 2012.

Favourite Brands

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The Kate Effect : Her Influence

She has had a major impact upon British and American fashion which has been termed the "Kate Middleton effect", and in 2012 was selected as one of the "Most Influential People in the World" by Time magazine.

The Kate Middleton effect is the trend effect that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has on others, from cosmetic surgery for brides to sales of

coral-coloured jeans.

The fashion choices of Kate Middleton, have already brought an astounding $1.5 billion into the British economy, according to a study by British

paper The Sun, proving that Middleton's clothes sell, and sell immediately.

Her fashion choices cause an army of copycat fans to empty shops and online retailers to re-create her signature style,” Alex Butt from

Grazia’s daily said.”

Just like Michelle Obama in the U.S., Kate Middleton has tremendous selling power,” said Raina Seitel, fashion correspondent for NBC's

"New York Live.""Her ability to move the market and set the trend is unmatched," Seitel continued. "She influences consumers to dig deep into their pockets and actually spend. This is something even the most popular celebrities, like Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker, don't

have to power to do.”

The popular style blog whatkatewore.com, inspired by the Duchess, got more than 4 million page hits between April 2011 and April 2012

Kate Middleton’s Fashion Hits

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