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'''Princess Victoria, Duchess of Cambridge''' (Victoria Catherine William Charles Cattrall; born 30 December 1992) is an {{wp|English}} professional tennis player and a member of the {{wp|British royal family}}. Born as the illegitimate daughter of [[William VI of the United Kingdom|King William VI]] and actress, {{wp|Kim Cattrall}}, Victoria originally lived out the majority of her childhood years in the {{wp|United States}} alongside her mother before subsequently relocating eastward to the {{wp|United Kingdom}} instead. Then, upon being introduced to tennis by her royal half-aunt, the [[Catherine, Princess Royal|''Princess Royal'']] at the age of twelve, Victoria's interest in the sport would begin to gradually develop over time, with the princess initially taking part in several local tennis competitions herself on a generally active basis. | '''Princess Victoria, Duchess of Cambridge''' (Victoria Catherine William Charles Cattrall; born 30 December 1992) is an {{wp|English}} professional tennis player and a member of the {{wp|British royal family}}. Born as the illegitimate daughter of [[William VI of the United Kingdom|King William VI]] and actress, {{wp|Kim Cattrall}}, Victoria originally lived out the majority of her childhood years in the {{wp|United States}} alongside her mother before subsequently relocating eastward to the {{wp|United Kingdom}} instead. Then, upon being introduced to tennis by her royal half-aunt, the [[Catherine, Princess Royal|''Princess Royal'']] at the age of twelve, Victoria's interest in the sport would begin to gradually develop over time, with the princess initially taking part in several local tennis competitions herself on a generally active basis. Soon afterwards, in 2011, Victoria was able to win her first {{wp|The Championships|Wimbledon Championships}} tournament that year, after having initially finished runner-up to {{wp|Serena Williams}} in the previous year. Then, Victoria would proceed to win another {{wp|The Championships|Wimbledon Championships}} in the following year of 2012, before promptly announcing that she would be taking a temporary break instead from the sport. Nevertheless, not long after her return to the championships, Victoria's professional career was marked with further overall success, with a double 2017 and 2018 win at the {{wp|French Open}} tournament, aswell as including her most recent victory at that year's {{wp|US Open (tennis)|US Open}} tournament, which came about after a contentious finals against {{wp|Naomi Osaka}} of {{wp|Japan}}. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 28 October 2021
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| Born | Victoria Catherine William Charles Cattrall 30 December 1992 Wales House, {Albany, New York | ||||
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Princess Victoria, Duchess of Cambridge (Victoria Catherine William Charles Cattrall; born 30 December 1992) is an English professional tennis player and a member of the British royal family. Born as the illegitimate daughter of King William VI and actress, Kim Cattrall, Victoria originally lived out the majority of her childhood years in the United States alongside her mother before subsequently relocating eastward to the United Kingdom instead. Then, upon being introduced to tennis by her royal half-aunt, the Princess Royal at the age of twelve, Victoria's interest in the sport would begin to gradually develop over time, with the princess initially taking part in several local tennis competitions herself on a generally active basis. Soon afterwards, in 2011, Victoria was able to win her first Wimbledon Championships tournament that year, after having initially finished runner-up to Serena Williams in the previous year. Then, Victoria would proceed to win another Wimbledon Championships in the following year of 2012, before promptly announcing that she would be taking a temporary break instead from the sport. Nevertheless, not long after her return to the championships, Victoria's professional career was marked with further overall success, with a double 2017 and 2018 win at the French Open tournament, aswell as including her most recent victory at that year's US Open tournament, which came about after a contentious finals against Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Early Life
Personal Life
Titles & Honours
Soon after she was born, Victoria was rather initially known as Victoria Cattrall, before being subsequently awarded the title of Lady just a few weeks afterward. Later on, upon reaching the age of ten, Victoria was eventually given the title of Princess of the United Kingdom by her father, the King and later by her own half-sister, the reigning Queen Alexandra, whom then made her Duchess of Cambridge on February 2019 in recognition of the general success she has accumulated so far in her professional tennis career.
Honours
National & Commonwealth
United Kingdom - Dame Grand Cross of the Most Gallant Order of British Excellence- United Kingdom - Recipient of the Medal of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of King Charles III
- United Kingdom - Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
- United Kingdom - Lady Companion of the Most Ancient and the Most Noble Order of the Thistle
- United Kingdom - Member of the Royal Family Order of King William V
- United Kingdom - Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order
- United Kingdom - Member of the Order of St. George
Foreign
Ancestry
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