Kate - The Making of a Princess

Informationen zum Autor Claudia Joseph trained as a fashion journalist at the London College of Fashion before becoming a news reporter. She has worked at Tatler , The Times , and the Mail on Sunday , and contributes regularly to a number of British newspapers and magazines. She lives in London. Klappentext Kate Middleton is the girl everyone wants to be. Catherine Elizabeth "Kate" Middleton is living a perfect Cinderella fairy tale. She is engaged to Britain's most desirable bachelor—and now she's the future queen of England! Academically gifted and sophisticated beyond her years, this dark-haired beauty possesses the natural poise and impeccable breeding necessary for the wife-to-be of the heir to the throne. She has charmed Prince William and his circle and captivated the entire House of Windsor. Yet there is a history behind her polished veneer that would surprise any royal court observer—an extraordinary, inspiring, and deeply moving tale of an impoverished working-class family that overcame deprivation and adversity to rise to the upper echelons of British society. Based on exclusive and intimate interviews with Kate's closest friends and relatives, and illustrated throughout with photographs, many published here for the very first time, Claudia Joseph's Kate: The Making of a Princess is a fascinating portrait of the extraordinary young woman who will be queen—and the story of a family's remarkable journey from the mining villages of Durham to an apartment in the royal residence of Clarence House. Zusammenfassung Kate by Claudia Joseph, is a true-life fairy tale: the biography of Kate Middleton, Princess-in-Waiting, who is quite possibly poised to be the next Queen of England. The extraordinary Cinderella story of the beautiful, charming, sophisticated young woman who has snagged Britain’s most eligible bachelor, Prince William, Kate is a must-read for all the many followers of the lives, loves, and remarkable turns of the royal family of Great Britain. ...

Product details

• Authors: Claudia Joseph
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.02.2011
• EAN: 9780062082299
• ISBN: 978-0-06-208229-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, Biography: royalty, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Biography: historical, political and military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Love & Romance, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Royalty, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Marriage & Long Term Relationships, Political activism / Political engagement, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Cultural & Regional