Kate Middleton grew up in Chapel Row, near Newbury, Berkshire along with her two siblings Pippa and James.
Their parents Carole and Michael Middleton ran a successful party planning business and put all three children through private schools.
They all attended very posh private schools St. Andrews and Marlborough College.
Carole has a couple of her own ties to the royal family, being a very distant relative to the Queen Mother.
She and Michael met while she was a flight attendant for British Airways and he was a flight dispatcher.
They married at the Church of St. James, Buckinghamshire on June 12th 1980.
Despite Princess Kate joining the royal family, the siblings have remained very close.
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1900s – 2000s
A very rare pic of Kate with a friend seemingly camping together.
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1900s
Kate seen with some of her friends from high school.
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1990s
Kate with two friends from her time at Marlborough College, an exclusive school in Wiltshire.
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1990s
Kate loved playing hockey in high school and her competitive side comes out often.
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1990s
As well as hockey, Kate played tennis at St Andrew’s School in Pangbourne, Berkshire.
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1987
Kate at just five years old!
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1980s
For Father’s Day in 2020, Kensington Palace shared this adorable pic of Kate and her dad.
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1985
Kate having fun on a vacation to the Lake District in northwest England.
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1984
Kate, her sister Pippa and her dad Michael in Jerash, Jordan. The Middletons lived in a different region in Jordan for two years when Kate was just two years old.
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1983
A little baby Kate enjoying Christmas dinner. Now we know where Prince Louis got his looks from!
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1982
Where it all began! Kate’s mother, Carole with her just after she was born.