Art
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Princess of Wales, patron of arts and early childhood charities
Born 1982
Photo: XamFgM10 · CC0
«Our early childhoods shape our adult lives. Knowing more about this is how we will transform society.»
Catherine studied art history at St Andrews and has since focused her public work on early childhood development, mental health and the arts. Her Shaping Us campaign argues that the first five years of life shape everything that follows.
Key achievements
- Launched the Shaping Us campaign on early childhood, 2023
- Founded the Centre for Early Childhood, 2021
Universities
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Took a degree in art history in 2005, the same year and subject as Prince William originally enrolled in.
Facts
- She had deferred her place for a gap year in Florence studying Italian and art before arriving.
- She is a keen photographer and has taken many of the official portraits of her own children.
- She was made patron of the university's six hundredth anniversary appeal, which raised funds for scholarships.
Photographs
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are shown on each image.