Catherine:
9 January 1982 – 29 April 2011: Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton
29 April 2011 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine's full title and style is: Her Royal Highness Princess William Arthur Philip Louis,
Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.
Unlike the majority of royal brides, and in contrast to most previous consorts-in-waiting for
over 350 years, Catherine does not come from a royal or aristocratic background.
On the morning of their wedding day on 29 April 2011, at 8:00 am,
officials at Buckingham Palace announced that in accordance with royal tradition
and on recognition of the day by the Queen, Prince William was created
Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.