It’s Kate Middleton’s 30th birthday today, to celebrate we've compiled 30 facts about the future Queen.
1. Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on January 9 1982.
2. It was rumoured that at Marlborough College Kate had a poster of her future husband William on her wall, but…
3. Kate has since ended this rumour by revealing it was in fact the "Levi's guy" on her wall.
4. Kate is a keen photographer and took pictures for her parent's mail order business Party Pieces, there were even rumours that she was going to take private photography classes with famed snapper Mario Testino, but there were denied by Testino.
5. Kate followed wedding tradition for her April marriage to Will, and for "something blue" she had a blue ribbon sewn into the interior of her Alexander McQueen dress.
6. The see-through dress which sparked William's interest in Kate when she wore it at a university fashion show in 2002 was auctioned in 2011 for £78,000
7. When in London Kate sometimes uses the London bike hire scheme.
8. Kate and William got engaged in October 2010 during a 10-day trip to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya. While the engagement was officially announced on 16 November 2010.
9. Kate’s bagged herself a toy boy - she is six-months older than Prince William.
10. Kate doesn’t like being called Kate, she prefers Catherine.
11. Kate was the oldest royal bride in history when she married William at the age of 29.
12. William and Kate are very distantly related, they are 12th cousins once removed!
13. Kate can reportedly drink Wills under the table. Go, Kate!
14. Kate’s parents are self-made millionaires, but once worked as a air stewardess and a pilot.
15. Kate is becoming a fashion icon, and reportedly once wanted to launch a clothing range for children.
16. Kate is a sporty type – she played tennis, hockey and netball at school. Rah! Jolly hockey sticks!
17. Kate’s wedding bouquet was placed on the Grave of the Unknown Warrior at Westmister Abbey.
18. The stage manager of the X Factor helped out with the royal wedding, “cuing” Kate at Westminster Abbey.
19. An American artist once spent 80 hours(!) creating a portrait of Kate and Wills on a Etch A Sketch toy.
20. When Kate received her royal title the Duchess of Cambridge, a pub in Windsor was renamed in her honour.
21. Kate and her family spent time living in Amman, the capital of Jordan, during the mid-80s.
22. During her gap year Kate spent time studying a the British Institute in Florence.
23. Kate once worked as a junior accessories buyer for Jigsaw.
24. Kate is allergic to horses.
25. Kate has been assigned four bodyguards who protect her around the clock
26. During the royal tour of Canada and California, Kate wore more than 25 different outfits.
27. The duchess is an official ambassador for the Olympic Team GB and Paralympic team.
28. Kate recently announced that she’ll volunteer with the Scout Association, helping groups in north Wales.
29. Wills and Kate’s first official event together after they got engaged was dedicating a new lifeboat at Anglesey.
30. The duchess has completed her Duke Of Edinburgh Gold Award.