Chi ha sposato Prince William, Duke of Cambridge?

William, Prince of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982), is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.

William was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. He was educated at Wetherby School, Ludgrove School and Eton College. He earned a Master of Arts degree in geography at the University of St Andrews where he met his future wife, Catherine Middleton. They have three children: George, Charlotte and Louis.

After university, William trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst prior to serving with the Blues and Royals. In 2008 he graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, joining the RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009. He served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance for two years from July 2015.

William performs official duties and engagements on behalf of the monarch. He is patron of multiple charitable and military organisations, including the Tusk Trust, Centrepoint, The Passage, Wales Air Ambulance and London's Air Ambulance Charity. Through the Royal Foundation, his work focuses on mental health, conservation, homelessness, and emergency workers. In 2020 William launched the Earthshot Prize, a £50 million initiative to incentivise environmental solutions.

William was made Duke of Cambridge immediately before his wedding in April 2011. He became Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay upon his father's accession to the throne on 8 September 2022. The following day he was made Prince of Wales.

Catherine Middleton, principessa del Galles (Reading, 9 gennaio 1982), è un membro della famiglia reale britannica in quanto moglie dell'erede al trono William, principe del Galles. È conosciuta anche con l'ipocoristico Kate, al quale tuttavia lei stessa preferisce il nome Catherine.

Catherine è nata a Reading e cresciuta a Bucklebury, un villaggio presso Newbury, nel Berkshire, in Inghilterra. Ha studiato storia dell'arte in Scozia all'Università di St Andrews, dove ha incontrato il principe William nel 2001, durante una sfilata di moda. Il fidanzamento ufficiale con William è stato annunciato nel novembre del 2010 e la coppia è convolata a nozze il 29 aprile 2011 nell'abbazia di Westminster. I loro figli, George, Charlotte e Louis, sono rispettivamente secondo, terza e quarto in linea di successione al trono britannico, dopo il padre.

L'impatto avuto da Catherine sulla moda e sui costumi inglesi e americani è stato definito dai media come "Kate Middleton effect"; sia nel 2012 sia nel 2013 è stata prescelta tra le "100 persone più influenti nel mondo" dalla rivista Time.