The Duchess of Cambridge is turning 40 on Jan. 9 and throughout her time as a member of the Royal Family, Kate Middleton has accomplished many feats. Take a look back at just a few of her most memorable moments.
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Joining the Royal Family is no easy task, but Kate Middleton proved she was a pro during her first engagement alongside Prince William a few months before their 2011 wedding.
The two headed to Trearddur Bay RNLI Lifeboat Station for a naming ceremony and service of dedication for the Atlantic 85 Lifeboat Hereford Endeavour. To celebrate, Kate popped a bottle of bubbly to christen the boat.
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Apart from her professional life, becoming a mom has been one of the highlights of Kate Middleton's life.
She and Prince William first welcomed Prince George in 2013, followed by Princess Charlotte in 2015 and Prince Louis in 2018.
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Prince William, Prince Harry and Kate Middleton made great strides in bringing attention to mental health by launching their campaign Heads Together. But it was Kate who first came up with the idea.
"It was Catherine who first realized that all three of us were working on mental health in our individual areas of focus," William said in a 2017 speech.
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Kate Middleton put her art history degree to the test as she curated her first exhibition, "Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography" at the National Portrait Gallery in 2018.
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Kate Middleton showed off her green thumb with the very successful RHS Chelsea Flower Show display "Back To Nature" in 2019.
After showing it off to Queen Elizabeth, the garden was moved to Hampton Court Palace before finding a permanent home at the RHS garden at Wisley.
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As an avid photographer, Kate Middleton photographed Holocaust survivors and their families in 2020.
The photos were later displayed at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) as part of an exhibit marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
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During the height of the pandemic, Kate Middleton launched the photography competition Hold Still which narrowed down to 100 photographs that best showed the effects of the pandemic in the U.K. in 2020. The project was later turned into a coffee table book Hold Still: A Portrait Of Our Nation.
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Having spent much of her time as a Royal learning about how challenges such as mental health and homelessness can affect a child, Kate launched her legacy project The Royal Foundation for Early Childhood in 2021, along with the report Big Change Starts Small in hopes “to transform society for generations to come."
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Kate Middleton really proved she was a style star with her jaw-dropping gold Jenny Packham number at the 2021 James Bond "No Time To Die" premiere.
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Not only did Kate Middleton host her first ever "Royal Carols - Together At Christmas" at Westminster Abbey to end 2021, she also surprised viewers by playing the piano.