Strange Things Everyone Just Ignores About Kate Middleton

[Music] even though kate middleton's entire life is highly publicized there are still a few things about the duchess that fans may be surprised to learn here are strange things that everyone ignores about kate middleton most fans of kate middleton and prince william probably know that the pair first met while studying at the university of saint andrews however according to the biography kate the future queen kate actually came across william when she was still a school girl when william was 9 years old apparently her school welcomed williams school for a hockey game when the prince arrived at kate's school all of the students were eager to catch a glimpse including kate of course she had no idea she was laying eyes on her future husband for the very first time it's pretty hard to imagine the duchess of cambridge sitting down in front of the tv to binge watch a show on netflix however it turns out kate middleton is a little more relatable than we thought in an interview with the bbc kate and prince william confessed to watching quite a lot of tv at kensington palace as william explained the daytime was usually taken up with children's shows however after the kids are in bed the couple frequently enjoys powering through a box set williams said we've watched homeland we're big fans we've watched game of thrones when you play the game of thrones you win or you die there is no middle ground and that's not all in 2015 william presented the cast of downton abbey with an honorary bafta he revealed that the show was quote one of katherine's and my favorite programs in fact kate even got the chance to visit the set of downton abbey that same year in a video of the visit posted on the kensington palace instagram page kate can be seen revealing a plaque at the show's studio as you may know the royals don't take on paid jobs their full-time work consists of royal duties and kate middleton is no exception however in 2016 the duchess did try her hand at an honest day's work as vanity fair reported kate spent a day at the huffington post uk offices where she took over as editor for the day as part of the young minds matter campaign not only did kate edit the huffington post uk website she also published her own blog post entitled let's make a real difference for an entire generation of young children in her post she wrote it is such a privilege to have this opportunity to be guest editor of the huffington post today and to celebrate the amazing work being done to improve and understand the mental health of young children she went on to explain that she and the team had commissioned a series of articles in honor of the mental health campaign it's pretty hard to imagine kate middleton as a boy-crazed teenager however as kate revealed in her engagement interview in 2010 she once decorated her bedroom wall with a poster of a levi's model when asked by the interviewer if she'd ever had a picture of prince william on her wall she quipped he wishes no no i had the levi's guy on my wall not a picture of william apparently rumors that kate had once decked her walls with pictures of the prince spread when jessica hey who once shared a dorm with kate at boarding school told the mail on sunday that kate had a huge crush on william we may never know whether kate did have pictures of william up on her wall but one thing's clear she certainly had a few teenage crushes in her time can you imagine dating someone for five years and never meeting their family members well for kate middleton this is exactly what happened in 2017 pop sugar reported that while kate was sometimes in the presence of queen elizabeth prince william's grandmother she didn't get to actually speak to her for five whole years so how exactly did things go down one reporter said while william and kate were working out the first five years of their on-off relationship the queen steered clear of meeting her grandson's girlfriend apparently on the three occasions that kate and the queen attended the same events there was apparently zero interaction between the pair the report went on to explain that in 2003 kate was finally officially introduced to the queen at william's 21st birthday sounds like the queen wanted to be absolutely sure that kate was the one for her grandson before agreeing to meet her have you ever wondered why the press always seems to call kate middleton kate while the royal family always refer to her as katherine well it turns out the duchess isn't too keen on her informal nickname in fact as express reported she once sent a slightly awkward email to her friends asking them to stop calling her kate the email in question was apparently sent in 2008 a few years before she got engaged to prince william it sounds like kate was gearing up to join the royal family and wanted to make sure she had a name that suited her new position you both look incredibly happy and relaxed we are we are we're we're like sort of ducks it's sort of very calm on the surface but the little feet going under the water columnist adam heliker broke the story writing with prince william's engagement now a surefire certainty there are intriguing signs that kate middleton is preparing for her future role he went on to report that royal expert daniella elser had described her strange email as quote gentle and very jokey nevertheless apparently some of her friends were pretty shocked by the request at the time most people would probably expect a member of the royal family to be born and raised in the united kingdom of course meghan markle proved to be an exception to that rule however it turns out part of kate middleton's upbringing also occurred overseas as pop sugar reported kate spent three years as a child in amman jordan as her father was working as a flight dispatcher for british airways at the time years later prince william visited jordan and even saw some of kate's old haunts and according to hello william met with rania malik the chief executive officer of the save the children charity in jordan who told him that he knew where kate had lived in jordan apparently william replied no way she will be thrilled she loved it here she really did she's very upset that i'm coming here without her sounds like kate has a very special connection with jordan even after all these years these days kate middleton is either known fondly as kate or officially as catherine however back in her pre-royal days the duchess of cambridge had some eyebrow-raising nicknames that certainly wouldn't be appropriate for a future queen according to mirror kate once confessed to a group of students that her old school nickname was sqweek as inspired by the school guinea pig there was one called pip and one called squeak so my sister was called pip and i was squeak a less adorable nickname came a few years later when kate was 16 at boarding school according to the royal author claudia joseph who spoke in the documentary kate middleton biography kate once flashed her bottom at the boys out of the window apparently the duchess developed quite the reputation at school and was even dubbed kate middlebum it's probably safe to say that that particular nickname is no longer used at the palace the royals have a long history with horses from polo to hunting to the equestrian olympics riding seems to be a prerequisite for joining the royal family however it turns out kate middleton may have an allergy to her family's favorite animal according to town and country kate has literally never been seen on horseback rumor has it the royal is allergic to horses however as marsha moody the author of kate a biography said kate doesn't ride purely because she didn't do it growing up regardless of her real reason for avoiding horses in 2012 the telegraph reported that she was trying to set her allergy and an experience aside by taking riding lessons kate middleton is often described as being one of the most modern members of the royal family thanks to her forward-thinking approach to child care and feminism however it turns out the duchess has a few traditional bones in her body after all as mira reported kate decided to follow the age-old tradition of wearing something old new borrowed and blue to her wedding ceremony her something old was her gown which was apparently made using an old 1800s lace technique called carrick mccross craftsmanship for her something new kate wore a brand new pair of earrings given to her by her parents something borrowed was represented by her diamond tiara which was gifted by the queen apparently the queen often lends royal brides royal tiaras for their weddings finally something blue was the blue sash on her gown as noted by people it's clear that kate does occasionally like a little bit of tradition kate middleton initially seems like the quintessential english woman however it seems that she actually has some roots in america and not just any roots apparently she's actually distantly related to the first president of the united states george washington as cbs news reported the new england historical genealogical social initially found the ancestral link as they claim kate is washington's eighth cousin eight times removed and washington isn't kate's only american ancestor she also has links to meriwether lewis famous for a 19th century expedition she also appears to be related to world war ii general george s patton and the coincidences don't stop there it turns out kate's ancestry can actually be traced back to the ancestors of her own husband prince william the pair are reportedly 15th cousins sounds like kate is less of a commoner than some people initially thought whether you believe in fate or not this story is definitely a little strange according to hello kate middleton once starred in a school play that predicted a strange number of details about her future life for starters kate was just 13 when she played a young woman who visited a fortune teller apparently the fortune teller told kate's character quote soon you will meet a handsome man a rich gentleman the fortune teller went on to tell kate's character that this gentleman would fall in love with her and marry her and whisk her off to london it gets even weirder the gentleman turns out to be called william sounds like the casting department at kate's old school saw that she was the absolute perfect person to take on the role of a young girl whose life changes forever when she meets her prince william even when she was just 13. when it comes to alcohol and the royal family we all probably know that various tipples are usually allowed however for kate middleton red wine seems to be the beverage of choice in 2016 on her tour of canada the duchess reportedly admitted that the drink was her all-time favorite according to express she and prince william visited the mission hill winery during their tour as the director of wine experience later recalled the couple had confessed to being avid merlot drinkers especially when traveling as a source explained to the publication neither kate nor william is a big beer drinker even though they've both tried beer on a few suitable public occasions according to another article in express kate's love of red wine doesn't get in the way of her overall healthy life apparently she likes to start her day with a smoothie she's also said to enjoy cooking up healthy meals for her family judging by these reports we can hardly blame kate for indulging in the occasional glass of red check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more list videos about your favorite royals are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one

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Length: 10min 19sec (619 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 11 2021