Catherine Elizabeth Middleton born January 9, 1982 (age 31 currently) grew up in Chapel row, which is near Newbury in England. She is the oldest of three children with a younger sister, Philippa ("Pippa") Charlotte and a younger brother, James William. Her hobbies include recreational sports such as hill walking, tennis, swimming, sailing, and the arts such as photography and painting. She studied art history in scotland at the university of st. Andrews which is where she met Prince William of Wales in 2001. The two were not romantically interested in each other at first, but as time went by they fell in love. Prince William proposed to Kate during a vacation in Kenya. Their engagement was announced on the 16th of november 2010 and they got married on 29th of april at Westminster Abbey. Kate middleton is currently expecting a baby and she is due in july!