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'''Princess Victoria, Duchess of Cambridge''' (Victoria | '''Princess Victoria, Duchess of Cambridge''' (Victoria William Lauren Charles Cattrall; born 30 December 1992) is an {{wp|English}} professional tennis player, activist, 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}} title 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 so far 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 rather contentious final against {{wp|Naomi Osaka}}. Later on, around August 2021, Catherine publicly stated that her participation in the {{wp|The Championships|2022 Wimbledon Championships}} tournament would be her last in her professional tennis career, before further stating that she is expecting to entirely retire from the sport itself on the same year. | ||
Having personally endured a considerable amount of media scrutiny throughout her childhood years as a result of her rather illegitimate birth status, Victoria herself has since been personally outspoken against what she referred to as a "vapidly sensationalist media culture", along with being generally outspoken aswell on other social media issues, which includes both cyberbullying and media privacy. Furthermore, in addition to being an outspoken opponent of {{wp|anti-Semitism}} in general alongside her half-sister, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]], Victoria herself has also become known for her various anti-war statements, which primarily revolves around her own primary criticism of the ongoing {{wp|War on Terror}} conflict, which has often garnered the princess both praise and criticism from the general public. | Having personally endured a considerable amount of media scrutiny throughout her childhood years as a result of her rather illegitimate birth status, Victoria herself has since been personally outspoken against what she referred to as a "vapidly sensationalist media culture", along with being generally outspoken aswell on other social media issues, which includes both cyberbullying and media privacy. Furthermore, in addition to being an outspoken opponent of {{wp|anti-Semitism}} in general alongside her half-sister, [[Alexandra I of the United Kingdom|Queen Alexandra]], Victoria herself has also become known for her various anti-war statements, which primarily revolves around her own primary criticism of the ongoing {{wp|War on Terror}} conflict, which has often garnered the princess both praise and criticism from the general public. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Victoria was born | Victoria was born on December 30th 1992 as the firstborn but illegitimate child of [[William VI of the United Kingdom|William, Prince of Wales]] and {{wp|English}}-{{wp|Canadian}} actress, {{wp|Kim Cattrall}}. Born ''Victoria William Lauren Charles Cattrall'', she was first named after her own mother, whose full name was ''Kim Victoria Cattrall'', followed by the likes of her own father, [[William VI of the United Kingdom|William, Prince of Wales]] and afterwards her own paternal grandparents, namely [[Charles the Great|King Charles III]] and {{wp|Queen Lauren}} themselves, while also sharing her mother's distinct ''Cattrall'' family name. | ||
Afterwards, at the age of seven, Victoria would begin to experience her initial exposure towards a more formal form of education, when she was then enrolled at the {{wp|Westmere Elementary School}} in {{wp|Albany, New York|Albany}}, {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}. However, at the same time, in a concerted effort involving both Victoria's mother and the school administrators themselves, a young Victoria was then registered as having an entirely different father of her own, as opposed to having her biological father, the [[William of the United Kingdom|''Prince of Wales'']] being written as her own father instead. The decision, which came about out of a need to protect the young Victoria from intense media coverage by the press, proved to be rather moderately successful in its objective, with the young Victoria being described as having enjoyed a rather normal but occasionally intrusive childhood, a situation Victoria herself later described as a "typical living situation for the child of a {{wp|Hollywood}} star". However, after having roughly spent just three years at her elementary school, a now ten year old Victoria was then | On the surface, despite being the firstborn child of a {{wp|British}} heir apparent, Victoria herself was immediately excluded from any potential succession rights, as neither the [[William of the United Kingdom|''Prince of Wales'']] nor {{wp|Kim Cattrall|Cattrall}} herself were ever married to one another at the time of Victoria's birth. Irrespective of this, despite her rather illegitimate status, Victoria's upbringing proved to be rather stable overall, as a result of a confidential agreement reached between Victoria's parents with the {{wp|British}} royal family and government, whereby Victoria and her mother would be provided with a considerable amount of financial aid in order to alleviate any potential woes, along with the granting of the courtesy title of {{wp|Lady}} to both the younger and older Cattrall themselves. At the same time, by the [[William VI of the United Kingdom|''Prince of Wales'']]'s own courtesy and approval, both Cattralls were allowed to take up residence at the royal residence of [[Wales House]] itself, which had then served as the princess's own birthplace, along with being a secondary residence for members of the {{wp|British royal family}} in the {{wp|United States}}. Furthermore, beginning from when she was three years old, despite finding herself distantly separated from her [[William VI of the United Kingdom|father]] due to the latter's ascension to the throne, thereby forcing him to remain mostly in the {{wp|United Kingdom}} himself as the country's head of state, both Victoria and {{wp|Kim Cattrall|Cattrall}} continued to remain in contact, in either direct or indirect forms with Victoria's own biological father, whom despite his newfound duties, was nevertheless able to travel abroad to the {{wp|United States}} on various occasions, thereby allowing Victoria to establish a rather respectful and warm relationship with her father, the [[William VI of the United Kingdom|King]]. | ||
In addition to that, Victoria's apparent interest in the game of tennis would also begin to develop over time, as a result of the young princess herself being exposed to the sport itself by her own father during his many visits to their {{wp|New York (state)|New York}} home. Soon, it was not long before Victoria's own interest in the sport would quickly catch her father's eye, leading the latter to subsequently have the young princess enrolled at a tennis academy for children, thereby allowing her to hone her skills further in the sport, particularly during the weekends, when she would often have the most amount of time available to spend at the academy. | |||
Afterwards, at the age of seven, Victoria would begin to experience her initial exposure towards a more formal form of education, when she was then enrolled at the {{wp|Westmere Elementary School}} in {{wp|Albany, New York|Albany}}, {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}. However, at the same time, in a concerted effort involving both Victoria's mother and the school administrators themselves, a young Victoria was then registered as having an entirely different father of her own, as opposed to having her biological father, the [[William of the United Kingdom|''Prince of Wales'']] being written as her own father instead. The decision, which came about out of a need to protect the young Victoria from intense media coverage by the press, proved to be rather moderately successful in its objective, with the young Victoria being described as having enjoyed a rather normal but occasionally intrusive childhood, a situation Victoria herself later described as a "typical living situation for the child of a {{wp|Hollywood}} star". | |||
==Moving to the United Kingdom== | |||
However, after having roughly spent just three years at her elementary school, a now ten year old Victoria was then unexpectedly relocated eastward to the {{wp|United Kingdom}} instead, as a result of her {{wp|Kim Cattrall|mother}} having accepted an invitation by her father, now the [[William VI of the United Kingdom|King of the British]] to live alongside her royal half-siblings in the royal residence of {{wp|Buckingham Palace}}, amidst prevailing concern aswell that the Cattralls themselves would not be well accepted by members of the royal family, led by the elderly [[Charles the Great|Charles III]], whom was perceived as being somewhat personally critical himself of the {{wp|Kim Cattrall|mother}} and daughter duo. | |||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||
Revision as of 07:01, 30 October 2021
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| Born | Victoria William Lauren Charles Cattrall 30 December 1992 Wales House, Albany, New York | ||||
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Princess Victoria, Duchess of Cambridge (Victoria William Lauren Charles Cattrall; born 30 December 1992) is an English professional tennis player, activist, 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 title 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 so far at the French Open tournament, aswell as including her most recent victory at that year's US Open tournament, which came about after a rather contentious final against Naomi Osaka. Later on, around August 2021, Catherine publicly stated that her participation in the 2022 Wimbledon Championships tournament would be her last in her professional tennis career, before further stating that she is expecting to entirely retire from the sport itself on the same year.
Having personally endured a considerable amount of media scrutiny throughout her childhood years as a result of her rather illegitimate birth status, Victoria herself has since been personally outspoken against what she referred to as a "vapidly sensationalist media culture", along with being generally outspoken aswell on other social media issues, which includes both cyberbullying and media privacy. Furthermore, in addition to being an outspoken opponent of anti-Semitism in general alongside her half-sister, Queen Alexandra, Victoria herself has also become known for her various anti-war statements, which primarily revolves around her own primary criticism of the ongoing War on Terror conflict, which has often garnered the princess both praise and criticism from the general public.
Early Life
Victoria was born on December 30th 1992 as the firstborn but illegitimate child of William, Prince of Wales and English-Canadian actress, Kim Cattrall. Born Victoria William Lauren Charles Cattrall, she was first named after her own mother, whose full name was Kim Victoria Cattrall, followed by the likes of her own father, William, Prince of Wales and afterwards her own paternal grandparents, namely King Charles III and Queen Lauren themselves, while also sharing her mother's distinct Cattrall family name.
On the surface, despite being the firstborn child of a British heir apparent, Victoria herself was immediately excluded from any potential succession rights, as neither the Prince of Wales nor Cattrall herself were ever married to one another at the time of Victoria's birth. Irrespective of this, despite her rather illegitimate status, Victoria's upbringing proved to be rather stable overall, as a result of a confidential agreement reached between Victoria's parents with the British royal family and government, whereby Victoria and her mother would be provided with a considerable amount of financial aid in order to alleviate any potential woes, along with the granting of the courtesy title of Lady to both the younger and older Cattrall themselves. At the same time, by the Prince of Wales's own courtesy and approval, both Cattralls were allowed to take up residence at the royal residence of Wales House itself, which had then served as the princess's own birthplace, along with being a secondary residence for members of the British royal family in the United States. Furthermore, beginning from when she was three years old, despite finding herself distantly separated from her father due to the latter's ascension to the throne, thereby forcing him to remain mostly in the United Kingdom himself as the country's head of state, both Victoria and Cattrall continued to remain in contact, in either direct or indirect forms with Victoria's own biological father, whom despite his newfound duties, was nevertheless able to travel abroad to the United States on various occasions, thereby allowing Victoria to establish a rather respectful and warm relationship with her father, the King.
In addition to that, Victoria's apparent interest in the game of tennis would also begin to develop over time, as a result of the young princess herself being exposed to the sport itself by her own father during his many visits to their New York home. Soon, it was not long before Victoria's own interest in the sport would quickly catch her father's eye, leading the latter to subsequently have the young princess enrolled at a tennis academy for children, thereby allowing her to hone her skills further in the sport, particularly during the weekends, when she would often have the most amount of time available to spend at the academy.
Afterwards, at the age of seven, Victoria would begin to experience her initial exposure towards a more formal form of education, when she was then enrolled at the Westmere Elementary School in Albany, New York. However, at the same time, in a concerted effort involving both Victoria's mother and the school administrators themselves, a young Victoria was then registered as having an entirely different father of her own, as opposed to having her biological father, the Prince of Wales being written as her own father instead. The decision, which came about out of a need to protect the young Victoria from intense media coverage by the press, proved to be rather moderately successful in its objective, with the young Victoria being described as having enjoyed a rather normal but occasionally intrusive childhood, a situation Victoria herself later described as a "typical living situation for the child of a Hollywood star".
Moving to the United Kingdom
However, after having roughly spent just three years at her elementary school, a now ten year old Victoria was then unexpectedly relocated eastward to the United Kingdom instead, as a result of her mother having accepted an invitation by her father, now the King of the British to live alongside her royal half-siblings in the royal residence of Buckingham Palace, amidst prevailing concern aswell that the Cattralls themselves would not be well accepted by members of the royal family, led by the elderly Charles III, whom was perceived as being somewhat personally critical himself of the mother and daughter duo.
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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