Akukaze kube yilapho kudala kwaziwa ukuthi ngaphambi kokuba iNdodana eyathandekayo uWilliam ibe yindodakazi yaseCambridge, ilungu lomndeni wasebukhosini, wayehlala njengenkosikazi yangempela.
UK Kate wazalwa eBerkshire, eNgilandi. Lapho wayehlala endlini enkulu yezwe, ubuhle bakhe bufana nesigodlo sangempela.
Eminyakeni emithathu ngaphambi kokuba indodakazi ibonakale, abazali be-duchess yesikhathi esizayo, uMichael noCarol Middleton, bathenga lo mzimba obomvu obomvu onamabamelo amane okulala kanye nekhishi likaVictoria. Lapho uKatha eneminyaka emibili ubudala, umndeni wathuthela e-Amman, eJordani, lapho ubaba wakhe esebenza njengomlawuli wezithuthi zezindiza ezindizeni zaseBrithani.
Ngo-1986, iMiddletons yabuyela ezweni lakubo kanye neminyaka embalwa kamuva, ngenxa yemisebenzi ekhokhelwa yinkampani ye-Party Pieces mail order, yathola i-Oak Acre estate ye-£ 250,000. Ubuhle obunama-storey amabili nezindawo zokulala ezinhlanu zenziwe ngesitayela seTudor.
Okunye ubufakazi obucacile bokuthi ngaphambi komshado, uKad Middleton wayehlala njengenkosikazi yangempela. Ngakho-ke, waya esikoleni samabanga aphansi sikaSt. Andrew's (St. Andrew's), lapho ekwazi khona umyeni wakhe wesikhathi esizayo lapho yena kanye nabafundi beziko lemfundo elizungezile uLudgrove beza ukudlala iHockey.
Ngo-1996, uKathele nodadewabo omncane uPippa bangena ekolishi laseMarlborough. Ngoba namuhla kufakwe ohlwini lwezikhungo eziphakeme kakhulu zezemfundo zezwe.
Futhi ngonyaka ka-2012, abazali bakhe bathola isakhiwo esitayela saseGeorgia, esibizwa ngokuthi "iBucklebury Manor" (iBucklebury Manor). Ngalokhu ubuhle kwakukhona amahektha angu-18 omhlaba, inkantolo ye-tennis kanye nedamu lokubhukuda. Ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaPrince George, uKeith noWilliam bahlala nabazali bayo kule ndlu izinyanga ezimbalwa. Futhi lapha, ensimini ngemuva kwendlu, isithombe sokuqala esisemthethweni somndeni osemusha wasebukhosini sabhalwa.
Ngakho-ke, kubonakala sengathi indaba yezinganekwane mayelana neCinderella ngalesi sikhathi yayiyinganekwane!