  Kate Middleton and Prince William married in a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011
 The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are now the proud parents of Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis
 Throughout their relationship, they have often decided against following royal protocol as they are seen as modernisers within an institution adapting to the demands of an ever-changing world
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  However, when Prince William proposed to Kate in 2010, he made one promise in particular that has ultimately set the Duchess of Cambridge aside from the likes of Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson – who married into royalty before her
  Amazon Prime documentary “Kate Middleton: Working Class to Windsor” reveals that Kate was able to marry into royalty without leaving her family behind
  Speaking on the 2018 documentary, Vanity Fair’s Katie Nicholl said: “Once you married into the Royal Family, you became a Windsor and that was that
  “Well, it was different when Kate and William got married. “When William asked Kate to marry him, he made it very clear that she wouldn’t have to leave her family behind her once she married into his family
  “He promised her that they’d always stay a part of the family and they have done
 “Whether it’s joining the Queen at Ascot or being on an important barge within the Queen’s fleet at the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, they’ve been there
” The Duke and Duchess first met each other at the University of St Andrews in 2001
 However, it it was not until 2006 that Prince Charles and Camilla publicly welcomed Kate into the Royal Family, before she finally met the Queen in 2008
 William eventually proposed to Kate in October 2010. At their 2011 royal wedding, Prince Harry said in his best man’s speech how his brother and Kate’s decade-long relationship had been an “inspiration”, and made the bride “shed a tear”
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  Royal commentator Ashley Pearson added: “From the beginning, Kate Middleton had a great deal of support from the Royal Family which was really instructed by the Queen
 “[This was] to make sure that she knew as much as she could possibly know and what to do in every situation – bearing in mind, of course, that she didn’t grow up in this world
  “There were things like learning how to get out of a carriage without exposing your modesty and learning how to bend down to get flowers from a young girl without exposing your modesty
     “Things that you would never think you’d have to learn but, of course, a woman in her position would certainly need to know
 “There were all kinds of small details [and] little bits of etiquette – how to sit, who to curtsy to, who not to curtsy to, what fork to use and whatever else they felt she needed to know
 “She was actually given lessons on how to be a royal wife.” Before meeting William, Kate grew up in Chapel Row – a village near Newbury, Berkshire
   
