Kate: A Biography

by Marcia Moody

Overview

Following the royal wedding, the Diamond Jubilee and the imminent birth of Kate and William's first baby, popular sentiment towards the royal family has rarely been higher. At the centre of this surge in affection is a woman who has captured the heart of a nation and who, at the side of her husband, Prince William, is ushering in a new dawn for the United Kingdom's reigning family. For, due to planned amendments to the rules of accession to the British Crown, their first child, regardless of gender, will succeed William to the throne. This biography explores the life of the woman who has done so much to revitalize the public image of the royal family, covering her early years, her family, her time at St Andrews University and her meeting with Prince William, their early relationship and its trials, the wedding and her new official role, her style, and, of course, her pregnancy. Besides being the perfect book for admirers of this remarkable young woman, Kate: A Biography marks a crucial moment in the history of the royal line.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782431138
Publisher:	Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date:	07/19/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Marcia Moody was Royal Correspondent at OK! Magazine, and she co-ordinated their royal wedding issue, which sold almost a million copies. She has been writing about the royal family for the last two years, and accompanied William and Kate on their first tour of Canada and California. Marcia has also spent ten years as an entertainment journalist, and lives in Wiltshire.
Marcia Moody was Royal Correspondent at OK! Magazine, and is the author of Kate: A Biography and Harry: A Biography. She has been writing about the royal family for the last two years, and accompanied Prince Harry on his Diamond Jubilee tour of the Caribbean, and his tour of North America. Marcia has also spent ten years as an entertainment journalist, and lives in Wiltshire.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 A tragic turn of events 11

Chapter 2 A girl called Squeak 27

Chapter 3 'Yes, yes, dear William!' 39

Chapter 4 First-aid and porridge in Patagonia 51

Chapter 5 Falling in love 69

Chapter 6 Front-page news 83

Chapter 7 'He wants more than anything for it to stop' 93

Chapter 8 The Sizzler Sisters 111

Chapter 9 A sapphire from Ceylon 121

Chapter 10 'Just a quiet family wedding…' 147

Chapter 11 Her Royal Hotness 165

Chapter 12 Rowing into the midnight sun 179

Chapter 13 'Sledge' 197

Chapter 14 Patron Kate of Cool Britannia 211

Chapter 15 Invasion of privacy 223

Chapter 16 Blooming 231

Chapter 17 Royal Princess 239

Picture credits 248

Bibliography 249

Acknowledgements 250

Index 251