Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Nick Hunter

Description

What makes Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge extraordinary? Read this book to find out. We explore her life before she joined the Royal Family: her childhood, education, professional accomplishments, and her road to marrying Prince William. Read about others' perspectives on her, and how she has broken boundaries by leading a very different to those led by royal women in the past.

Sujets

• Reino Unido
• United Kingdom
• Great Britain
• Royaume-Uni

Informations

• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 30 janvier 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781406274097
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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Catherine, DUCHESS CAMBRIDGE of

EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN

Catherine, DUCHESS of CAMBRIDGE Nick Hunter

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CONTENTS

The big day ..................................... 4 Growing up .................................... 6 Student days ................................... 12 A working woman ........................... 18 Engaged to a prince ........................ 22 The royal wedding .......................... 28 Married life ..................................... 32 Duchess of Cambridge ................... 36 Mother of a monarch ...................... 40 A fairytale princess? ....................... 42 Glossary .......................................... 44 Timeline ......................................... 46 Find out more ................................. 47 Index .............................................. 48

Some words are shown in bold, like this can. You find out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

4

The big day

A wedding is one of the most important days in anyone’s life. It marks a commitment to share your life with another person. When Catherine Middleton woke up on her wedding day, she knew that her life would never be the same again.

Thousands of people lined the streets and waved British flags to celebrate the royal wedding.

breaking boundaries MEDIA MADNESS The royal wedding was a massivemediaevent.Two billion people saw the TV pictures and news reports. Facebook chattered with millions of status updates, and there were more than 200 tweets every second about the wedding.