Catherine Middleton

Timeline

Private Years

• 1982: Catherine Elizabeth Middleton is born at Royal Berkshire Hospital to Michael and Carole Middleton.
• 1984: The Middletons move to Amman in Jordan. Catherine starts attending nursery school.
• 1986: The Middletons move back to West Berkshire in England. Catherine starts attending St. Andrew's School near Pangbourne.
• 1995: The Middletons move to Bucklebury. Catherine studies at Downe House School and begins attending Malborough College in Wiltshire.
• 2000: Catherine graduates from Marlborough College. She takes a gap year in Italy and Chile.
• 2001: Catherine enrolls at University of St. Andrews in Scotland studying art history. She meets Prince William, who is also attending St. Andrews.
• 2005: Catherine graduates from St. Andrews. She starts helping her parents with their company Party Pieces.
• 2006: Catherine works part time at Jigsaw Junior as a accessories buyer.
• 2007: Catherine leaves Jigsaw Junior. She curates photography exhibition for Alistair Morrison's book launch. She briefly splits up from Prince William, but the two reconcil a short time later.
• 2008: Catherine makes several trips to Naomi's House Hospice by bringing books and reading to children. She organizes a fundraiser for Oxford Children's Hospital and Place2Be. She helps her parents launch First Birthdays, a junior brand of Party Pieces. She meets Queen Elizabeth II at Peter Philips's wedding to Autumn Kelly.
• 2010: Catherine and Prince William become engaged while on vacation in Kenya. They formallly announce the engagement to the public a month later.

Public Years

• 2011: Catherine and William marry April 29 at Westminister Abbey. Queen Elizabeth II grants William the titles Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, and Barron Carrickfergus,
• Catherine leaves Party Pieces and begins carrying out first public engagements prior to the royal wedding.
• Her first official royal engagement was meeting President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace.
• Catherine accompanies her husband on their first royal tour to Canada and a two day trip to California.
• Catherine completes first solo engagement in October at the Kind Direct reception, stepping in for Prince Charles.
• 2012: Catherine and William complete their second royal tour to Singapore, Malaysia, Tuvalu, and Solomon Islands. At the end of the year, Clarence House formally announces Catherine's pregnancy to the public.
• Catherine completes first solo military engagement by awarding shamrocks to Irish Guards at Aldershot base.
• Catherine gives her first public speech at the opening of a children's hospice for East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
• Catherine is announced as one of the ambassadors for the 2012 Summer Olympic games.
• 2013: Catherine gives birth to Prince George at St. Mary's Hospital in London in July.
• 2014: Clarence House formally announces Catherine's second pregnancy in September.
• Catherine and William complete their third royal tour to Australia, bringing George along with them.
• In December, Catherine and William visit New York to attend a charity dinner for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Catherine writes the foward to Living in the Slipstream: Life as an RAF Wife.
• 2015: Catherine gives birth to Princess Charlotte at St. Mary's Hospital in London in May.
• Catherine attends her first state banquet at Buckingham Palace in October for President Xi Jinping.
• In December 2015, the Duke of Edinburgh formally hands over patronage of RAF Cadets to Catherine.
• 2016: Catherine and Prince William complete their fourth royal tour to India and Bhutan in April.
• Catherine serves as a guest editor for Huffington Post UK in February to launch Young Minds Matter initiative.
• Catherine and William tour Canada in September.
• Catherine makes her solo foreign trip to The Netherlands in October.
• 2017: Clarence House formally announces Catherine's third pregnancy in September.
• Catherine completes a solo trip to Luxembourg City in May for the Treaty of London commemorations.
• Catherine and William complete their fifth royal tour to Poland and Germany.
• Catherine joins the Royal Photographic Society.
• 2018: Catherine gives birth to Prince Louis at St. Mary's Hospital in April.
• Catherine and Prince William visit Sweden and Norway in January.
• Catherine co-hosts the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange reception at Buckingham Palace with the Countess of Wessex in March.
• Catherine becomes the first royal patron of the Victoria and Albert Museum
• 2019: Catherine accompanies William on a royal tour of Pakistan in October, marking the royal family's first visit in 13 years.
• Catherine collaborates with the Royal Horticultural Society to co-design "Back to Nature Garden" display for the Chelsea Flower Show.
• Catherine succeeds the Queen as patron for the Royal Photographic Society and Family Action.
• 2020: Catherine and William complete a three day tour of England, Scotland, and Wales via the British Royal Train.
• Catherine participates in an exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary to the end of the Holocaust in January.
• Catherine volunteers with the Royal Voluntary Service. She and her family delivered food parcels to isolated pensioners during lockdown.
• Catherine launches "Hold Still" project to capture people's lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 2021: Catherine and William complete a tour of Edinburgh, Fife, and Orkney.
• Catherine and William attend G7 summit at Cornwall in June.
• Catherine launches the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
• Catherine participates in roundtable discussion on early childhood and visits primary students with US First Lady Jill Biden.
• 2022: Catherine and William complete a royal tour of Belize, The Bahamas, and Jamaica to commemorate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
• Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, Catherine and William are granted the titles the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge. King Charles III grants the couple the titles Prince and Princess of Wales a day later in his first address Charles III.