Kate: The Making of a Princess

by Claudia Joseph

Overview

Kate by Claudia Joseph, is a true-life fairy tale: the biography of Kate Middleton, Princess-in-Waiting, who is quite possibly poised to be the next Queen of England. The extraordinary Cinderella story of the beautiful, charming, sophisticated young woman who has snagged Britain’s most eligible bachelor, Prince William, Kate is a must-read for all the many followers of the lives, loves, and remarkable turns of the royal family of Great Britain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062084699
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/15/2011
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Claudia Joseph trained as a fashion journalist at the London College of Fashion before becoming a news reporter. She has worked at Tatler, The Times, and the Mail on Sunday, and contributes regularly to a number of British newspapers and magazines. She lives in London.

Table of Contents

Preface 11

Chapter 1 The Harrisons 1837-98 15

Chapter 2 The Harrisons 1901-53 25

Chapter 3 The Goldsmiths 1837-1918 35

Chapter 4 The Goldsmiths 1918-53 43

Chapter 5 Dorothy Harrison and Ronald Goldsmith 53

Chapter 6 The Middletons 1838-1914 61

Chapter 7 The Luptons 1847-1930 71

Chapter 8 Noel Middleton and Olive Lupton 85

Chapter 9 The Glassborows 1881-1954 93

Chapter 10 Peter Middleton and Valerie Glassborow 105

Chapter 11 Michael Middleton and Carole Goldsmith 113

Chapter 12 A Little Princess 123

Chapter 13 At Marlborough 131

Chapter 14 A Florentine Interlude 141

Chapter 15 A Catwalk Queen 149

Chapter 16 A Royal Flatmate 159

Chapter 17 Cold Hands, Warm Hearts 167

Chapter 18 Graduates at Last 177

Chapter 19 The Real World 187

Chapter 20 A Look of Love 199

Chapter 21 The Break-Up 211

Chapter 22 The Reconciliation 223

Chapter 23 Back in the Royal Fold 235

Chapter 24 Out of the Shadows 247

Chapter 25 A New Princess 261

Appendix: Kate Middleton's Family Tree 269