Kate Middleton: From Commoner to Duchess of Cambridge (Leading Women)

Kate Middleton is the wife of England's Prince William and future Queen of England. Biography fans find out about her life before Buckingham Palace, from her middle-class childhood as the daughter of a pilot and flight attendant, all the way through university and young adulthood. One day, a girl from a humble background met a handsome prince. The two fell in love and married, and the girl was transformed from a commoner to a princess. While this may sound like the plot of a fairy tale, it is the true-life story of Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge and future Queen of England. During her rise to royalty she has had to wrestle with life in the public eye, handling many challenges with her signature style, sophistication, and grace, while making a difference in the world.--Book jacket Angela Merkel is Germanys first woman chancellor. Find out about her life before and after her entry into Politics, from her childhood in communist East Germany all the way through her efforts to reverse the Eurozone Crisis. A profile of Kate Middleton, from her early years to her marriage to Prince William of Great Britain