Perhaps the worldÆs most beloved new mum, Kate Middleton is universally acknowledged as the brightest jewel in the royal family. She is the wife of the future King of England, and mother to another-Prince George. Her remarkable story, revealed in astonishing detail in Kate: The Future Queen, has enchanted millions. Katie Nicholl, best-selling author and Royal Correspondent for the Mail on Sunday and Vanity Fair, has used her unrivaled contacts and unprecedented access to chart Kate's life, from her early childhood to her new life at Kensington Palace. Nicholl covers William and Kate's first encounter; their love affair, which began at St. Andrews University; their wedding day; and the birth of Prince George of Cambridge. Today the much-loved couple faces the challenge of raising then first child-and soon, their second-under the watchful eyes of the world. Having spoken to the people who know the real Kate best, Nicholl reveals new details about her past, her friends and family, and the decisions that radically shaped her future.

She takes the reader behind the palace walls, revealing the training Kate has undergone to fulfill her role as a modern-day royal, and how her natural warmth and charm has endeared her to all whose lives she touches. Book jacket.