When the author was approached by the commissioning editor at Simon & Schuster to write a book about Catherine Middleton, he said he was surprised as he was more a writer of world famous pop stars like Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue than a biographer of royalty. However, the editor convinced him that Catherine was the "biggest celebrity" around today and so, this book was born.
Catherine or Kate, as the whole world knows her, is living the dream of every little girl by winning the heart of a Prince and marrying him. Recently, on 29 April 2012, she and her Prince celebrated their first wedding anniversary quietly with their family and close friends.
Smith's book delves on the reality behind this fairy tale. He retraces the steps of Kate's journey from a rural childhood in Berkshire to her unhappy time as a victim of school bullies and to her transformation from a plain, gangly girl into a royal beauty. He reveals the true story of how she and William fell in love and what actually happened when their relationship hit the rocks. He also examines her emergence as a fashion icon and her relationship with her sister, Philippa (Pippa) Middleton.
It also reveals the ups and downs of her first royal year, including her successful North American triumph, her first Christmas at Sandringham with the Queen and her future as a queen consort.
Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton into a middle-class family, her marriage to Prince William transformed her - as the newest member of the British Royal Family - into Catherine, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge.
There are quite a number of books out there on the Duchess of Cambridge but Smith's Kate (2011) is a true and factual account or as close of an account as it can get of Catherine. More significantly, Smith has presented his book without any gossipy characteristics or innuendos. If one were a fan of Catherine and wanted to know what she was like and how a girl from Reading ended up being a future queen, I would recommend starting with this book. It is well-written and -researched and made a good read.
About the author: Sean Smith is the UK's leading celebrity biographer and the author of the number one bestseller Cheryl (2009), the definitive biographer of Cheryl Cole, as well as a bestselling biography of Robbie Williams. His books about the most famous people of our times have been translated throughout the world. His subjects include Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Aniston and J K Rowling. Described by the Independent as a 'fearless chronicler', he specialises in meticulous research, going 'on the road' to find the real person behind the star image.
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