Not so long ago it became known that before the beloved Prince William became the duchess of Cambridge, a member of the royal family, she lived like a real princess.
Kate was born in Berkshire, England. There she lived in a huge country house, her beauty resembling a real palace.
Three years before the daughter's appearance, the parents of the future duchess, Michael and Carol Middleton, purchased this modest red brick property with four bedrooms and a Victorian kitchen. When Kate was two years old, the family moved to Amman, Jordan, where her father worked as an air traffic controller on British airlines.
In 1986, the Middletons returned to their homeland and a few years later, thanks to the lucrative activities of their Party Pieces mail order company, acquired the Oak Acre estate for £ 250,000. This two-storey beauty with five bedrooms is made in Tudor style.
Another vivid proof that before marriage, Kate Middleton lived like a real princess. So, she went to the private school of St. Andrew's (St. Andrew's), where she got acquainted with her future husband when he, together with the students of the neighboring educational institution Ludgrove came to play hockey.
In 1996, Kate and her younger sister Pippa entered the Marlborough College. For today it is included in the list of the most expensive higher educational institutions of the country.
And in 2012, her parents acquired an estate in the Georgian style, called "Bucklebury Manor" (Bucklebury Manor). With this beauty there were 18 hectares of land, a tennis court and a swimming pool. Prior to the birth of Prince George, Keith and William lived with her parents in this house for several months. Also here, in the garden behind the house, the first official portrait of a young royal family was written.
So, it seems, the fairy tale about Cinderella at this time was a myth!