The Best Throwback Photos of Young Kate Middleton
The Best Throwback Photos of Young Kate Middleton
Alexandra Schonfeld, Emily KrauserTue, March 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC
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Kate Middleton waves to the crowd on her wedding day as her maid-of-honor, sister Pippa Middleton, holds her train at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011Credit: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty
If anyone has royally iconic throwback photos, it's Kate Middleton.
While her style has become more tailored and timeless since joining the royal family, the Princess of Wales has made fun, fashionable sartorial choices.
Before tying the knot with Prince William in April 2011, some of Kate's more casual looks included the sheer number she famously wore in a university fashion show and a preppy Y2K look in 2004.
From father-daughter time in Jordan to Kate and William's engagement announcement in November 2010, take a look back at some of Kate Middleton's best photos from her earlier years.
01 of 09
Family Time
Kate Middleton (left) with sister Pippa Middleton and dad Michael Middleton in Jerash, JordanCredit: The Middleton Family/Clarence House/Getty
Years before she was the Princess of Wales, Kate was a young girl growing up in a village near Berkshire, England.
For a time, the family also lived in Jordan, where this photo with her sister, Pippa Middleton, and father, Michael Middleton, was taken at the Roman ruin at Jerash. (Michael and wife Carole Middleton are also parents to son James Middleton.)
02 of 09
Summer Smiles
Kate Middleton appears at the Game Fair at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, in August 2004Credit: Stephen Lock/Shutterstock
Two years later, in 2004, Kate opted for a preppy look at the annual Game Fair at Blenheim Palace in the countryside of England. This was not long after the future heirs to the throne had gone public with their relationship.
03 of 09
Graduation Day
Kate Middleton graduates from St. Andrews University in Scotland on June 23, 2005Credit: MICHAEL DUNLEA/POOL/AFP via Getty
Kate hit a major milestone in 2005 when she graduated from St. Andrews University in Scotland alongside Prince William.
04 of 09
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Hats Off
Kate Middleton attends the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park in Stroud, England, on Aug. 6, 2005Credit: Indigo/Getty Images
Later that summer, Kate attended the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park in Stroud, England. For the August 2005 outing, she tucked a pair of medium wash jeans into brown knee-high boots, which she paired with a matching blazer, hat and purse.
05 of 09
Snow Day
Prince William and Kate Middleton use a T-bar drag lift while on a skiing holiday in Klosters, Switzerland, on March 19, 2008Credit: Indigo/Getty
The young lovebirds took their romance to the slopes of Klosters, Switzerland, in 2008. William grew up skiing at the Swiss destination, which was also the same spot the couple was first seen cozying up, per Vanity Fair.
06 of 09
Supportive Duo
Prince William walks with then-girlfriend Kate Middleton after his graduation ceremony at RAF Cranwell in Cranwell, England, on April 11, 2008Credit: Pool/Anwar Hussein Collection/WireImage
Kate was right by William's side following his graduation from RAF Cranwell in England in April 2008.
07 of 09
Good to Glow
Kate Middleton arrives at the Day-Glo Midnight Roller Disco at the Renaissance Rooms in London on Sept. 17, 2008Credit: Danny Martindale/Getty
With glowsticks in hand, Kate headed to London's Day-Glo Midnight Roller Disco in September 2008. For the fun night out, she sported a green sequin halter top, yellow gym shorts and a hot pink bag.
08 of 09
Elegantly Engaged
Kate Middleton and Prince William pose for photographs following their engagement announcement at St. James Palace in London on Nov. 16, 2010Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty
Kate was a vision in blue — a perfect match to her brand new ring! — on the day her engagement to William was announced to the public in November 2010.
The two wed in April 2011 in an occasion that PEOPLE then called the "greatest and grandest royal affair" since then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding in July 1981.
09 of 09
Back to the Beginning
Prince William and Kate Middleton visit St. Andrews University in Scotland on Feb. 25, 2011Credit: ANDREW MILLIGAN/AFP via Getty
A few months before their wedding, the royal couple visited the place where it all began — their alma mater!
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