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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge "Duchess of Cambridge" redirects here. For other uses, see Duchess of Cambridge (disambiguation). ‹ The template below (Infobox royalty) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus.› Catherine Duchess of Cambridge (more) Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.JPG The Duchess of Cambridge at Trooping the Colour in 2012 Spouse Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (m. 2011) Full name Catherine Elizabeth[fn 1] House House of Windsor (by marriage) Father Michael Middleton Mother Carole Goldsmith Born 9 January 1982 (age 31) Reading, Berkshire, England, UK Religion Anglican (Church of England)[1] Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth "Kate"; née Middleton; born 9 January 1982),[2] is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. The Duke of Cambridge is second in line to the thrones, after his father, of the 16 Commonwealth realms; and the Duchess is expected to eventually become queen consort.[3] Catherine grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England.[4] She studied Art History in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met the then Prince William of Wales in 2001. Their engagement was announced on 16 November 2010, and she attended many high-profile royal events before they married on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey. Catherine has had a major impact upon British fashion which has been termed the "Kate Middleton effect", and in 2012, was selected as one of The 100 Most Influential People in the World by Time.[5][6] On 3 December 2012, St James's Palace announced that the Duchess was expecting her first child, and on 14 January 2013 it was announced the child is due in July 2013.[7] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Public image and style 3 Relationship with Prince William 3.1 Breakup and reconciliation 3.2 Engagement and marriage 3.3 Pregnancy 4 Royal duties 4.1 Public appearances 4.2 Patronages 5 Violations of privacy 6 Popular culture 7 Titles, styles, honours and arms 7.1 Titles and styles 7.2 Honours 7.2.1 Honorary military appointments 7.2.2 Honorific eponym 7.3 Arms 8 Ancestry 9 Footnotes 10 References 10.1 Bibliography 11 External links Early life[edit] The Royal Family of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms Badge of the House of Windsor.svg HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince Harry of Wales HRH The Duke of York HRH Princess Beatrice of York HRH Princess Eugenie of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Countess of Wessex Viscount Severn Lady Louise Windsor HRH The Princess Royal HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duchess of Kent HRH Prince Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent HRH Princess Alexandra v t e See also: Family of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on 9 January 1982, and christened at St Andrew's Bradfield, Berkshire, on 20 June 1982.[8][9]:32 She is the eldest of three children born to Carole (née Goldsmith), a former flight attendant, and Michael Middleton, who also worked as a flight attendant prior to becoming a flight dispatcher for British Airways. Her parents were married on 21 June 1980, at the parish church of Dorney, Buckinghamshire.[10] In 1987, they founded Party Pieces, a mail order company that sells party supplies and decorations. Party Pieces is a private company with an estimated worth of £30 million.[11][12][13] The Middletons have another daughter, Philippa "Pippa",[14][15] and a son, James.[15][16] The family has complained about press harassment of Pippa and Carole since Middleton's engagement.[17] The Duchess's paternal ancestors were from Leeds, West Yorkshire. Her paternal great-grandmother Olive was a member of the Lupton family, who, for a number of generations, were woollen cloth merchants and manufacturers, active in civic affairs.[15][18] Several achieved prominence in their fields and have entries in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. A stained glass window in Mill Hill Chapel commemorates the family.[19] Her maternal ancestors, the Harrisons, were working-class labourers and miners from Sunderland and County Durham.[20] Michael and Carole Middleton worked for British Airways, in Amman, Jordan from May 1984 to September 1986. In Jordan, Middleton went to an English language nursery school[21] before returning to their home in Berkshire.[22] Following her return from Amman, Middleton was enrolled at St Andrew's School near the village of Pangbourne in Berkshire, then briefly at Downe House.[23] She attended Marlborough College, a co-educational independent boarding school in Wiltshire,[24] and graduated in 2005, from the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, with an undergraduate MA (2:1 Hons) in the History of Art.[25] She supports Football League Championship football team Reading F.C..[26] Career[edit] In November 2006, Middleton accepted a position as an accessory buyer with the clothing chain Jigsaw.[27] She also worked part-time until January 2011 as a catalogue photographer, webpage designer and marketing officer for her parents' firm Party Pieces. In 2008, it was reported that she had quit her job at Jigsaw to become a professional photographer, intending to take private classes with photographer Mario Testino, who had taken several well-known photographs of Diana, Princess of Wales, and her sons.[28] Testino later denied that Middleton was going to be working for him.[29] Public image and style[edit] See also: Engagement announcement dress of Catherine Middleton Catherine became prominent for her fashion style and has been placed on numerous "best dressed" lists.[30][31] She was selected by The Daily Telegraph as the "Most Promising Newcomer" in its 2006 list of style winners and losers.[32] Tatler placed her at number 8 on its yearly listing of the top ten style icons in 2007.[33] She was featured in People magazine's 2007 and 2010 best-dressed lists.[34] Middleton was named as one of Richard Blackwell's ten "Fabulous Fashion Independents" of 2007.[35] In June 2008, Style.com selected Middleton as their monthly beauty icon.[36] In July 2008, Middleton was included in Vanity Fair's international best-dressed list.[37] In February 2011, she was named the Top Fashion Buzzword of the 2011 season by the Global Language Monitor.[38] In January 2012, she was voted 'Headwear Person of the Year'.[39] Middleton was number one on Vanity Fair's annual Best Dressed lists in 2010, 2011 and in 2012 also its cover star.[40][41] She was awarded the accolade of 'Best Celebrity Smile' in May 2012, after placing first in a poll by Bupa.[42] The Duchess is known for mixing couture pieces, often by British designers, with 'High Street' retail fashion. Designers worn by Middleton include Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, Issa; Jenny Packham; Beulah London; Alice Temperley; Erdem; Burberry; and Catherine Walker. High street labels worn by Middleton include Reiss, Zara and L.K.Bennett. Relationship with Prince William[edit] In 2001, Middleton met Prince William while they were students at the University of St. Andrews. The couple began dating as early as 2002, although their relationship remained unconfirmed.[43][44][45] On 17 October 2005, Middleton complained through her lawyer about harassment from the media, stating that she had done nothing significant to warrant publicity.[46] In February 2006, it was announced that Middleton would receive her own 24-hour security detail supplied by the Royalty Protection branch (SO14). Many speculated that she and Prince William would soon be engaged, since she would not otherwise be entitled to this service. Middleton with Prince Harry of Wales, June 2008 No engagement was forthcoming and Middleton was not granted an allowance to fund this security. Media attention increased around the time of her 25th birthday in January 2007, prompting warnings from both The Prince of Wales and Prince William and from Middleton's lawyers, who threatened legal action. Two newspaper groups, News International, which publishes The Times and The Sun; and the Guardian Media Group, publishers of The Guardian, decided to refrain from publishing paparazzi photographs of her.[47] Middleton attended at least one event as an official royal guest: Prince William's Passing Out Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 15 December 2006.[48] On 17 May 2008, Middleton attended the wedding of Prince William's cousin Peter Phillips to Autumn Kelly, which the prince did not attend.[49] On 19 July 2008, she was a guest at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman. Prince William was away on military operations in the Caribbean, serving aboard HMS Iron Duke.[50] In 2010, Middleton pursued an invasion of privacy claim against two agencies and photographer Niraj Tanna, who took pictures of her over Christmas 2009.[51] She obtained a public apology, £5,000 in damages, and legal costs.[52] Breakup and reconciliation[edit] On 14 April 2007, The Sun newspaper broke a "world exclusive" suggesting that Prince William and Middleton had split up.[53] Other media outlets, such as the BBC, confirmed the story as the day progressed. The couple decided to break up during a holiday in the Swiss resort of Zermatt.[54][55] Clarence House made only one comment about the relationship's end, according to The Times, stating, "We don't comment on Prince William's private life".[56] Newspapers speculated about the reasons for the split, although these reports relied on anonymous sources. The original report in The Sun quoted a "close friend of the couple" as saying that Middleton felt Prince William had not been giving her enough attention. The paper highlighted reports that Prince William had been spending time with other young women and said the Prince, aged 24 at the time of the split, felt he was too young to marry.[57] A report in the Daily Mail blamed a desire by royal courtiers not to "hurry along" a marriage announcement, and Prince William's desire to enjoy his bachelor status within his Army career. The Mail also suggested that a friend of Prince William's encouraged the Prince to take a "careless approach" to relationships. The same article suggested that Middleton had "expected too much" in wanting Prince William to demonstrate his commitment to her.[58] In June 2007, Middleton and Prince William insisted they were "just good friends" following reports of a reconciliation.[59] Middleton and her family attended the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium, where she and Prince William sat two rows apart.[60] The couple were subsequently seen together in public on a number of occasions and several news sources, including the BBC and the Daily Mail, stated that they had "rekindled their relationship".[61] She also joined Prince William and the Prince of Wales on a deerstalking expedition at Balmoral[62] and attended the wedding of Prince William's cousin, Peter Phillips, even though Prince William, due to a prior commitment, did not. In April 2008, Middleton accompanied Prince William when he was awarded his RAF wings at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.[63] On 16 June 2008, she attended Prince William's investiture into the Order of the Garter, along with the Royal Family. Engagement and marriage[edit] Further information: Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and Wedding dress of Kate Middleton The newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Prince William and Catherine Middleton became engaged in October 2010, in Kenya, during a 10-day trip to the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to celebrate Prince William's passing his RAF helicopter search and rescue course.[64][65] Clarence House announced the engagement on 16 November 2010.[64][66] Prince William gave Middleton the engagement ring that had belonged to his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. He said about his decision to give his fiancée his mother's ring, "It's very special to me. As Kate's very special to me now, it was right to put the two (Catherine and Diana) together. It was my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement, and the fact that we're going to spend the rest of our lives together."[67] The couple married in Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011,[68] (St. Catherine's Day) with the day declared a bank holiday in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Estimates of the global audience for the wedding ranged around 300 million or more, whilst 26 million watched the event live in Britain alone.[69][70] In October, several months after the wedding, Commonwealth leaders pledged that they would implement changes in British royal succession law to adopt absolute primogeniture.[71] The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on 15 June 2013 Pregnancy[edit] Further information: Child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge On 3 December 2012, St James's Palace announced that the Duchess was pregnant with her first child. The announcement was made earlier in the pregnancy than is traditional as she had been admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum and stayed there for three days.[72][73] On 14 January 2013, St James's Palace announced that the child is due to be born in July 2013, and that the Duchess's condition is improving.[7] In January 2013, the Queen issued new letters patent enabling all children of the eldest son, as opposed to only the eldest son, of the Prince of Wales to enjoy the princely title and style of Royal Highness. [74] Royal duties[edit] Public appearances[edit] The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at the Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, 1 July 2011 Middleton was formally introduced to public life on 24 February 2011, two months before the wedding, when she and Prince William attended a lifeboat-naming ceremony in Trearddur, Anglesey, in North Wales.[75] A day later they appeared in St Andrews to launch the university's 600th anniversary celebrations. On 16 February 2011, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess's first royal tour of Canada would take place in July 2011.[76] In May 2011, shortly after the wedding, Clarence House announced that the Duke and Duchess would extend their tour to visit California. This was to be the Duchess of Cambridge's first visit to the United States.[77] The Duke and Duchess meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at Buckingham Palace a few weeks after the wedding. The Duchess's first official engagement after the wedding came in May, when she and her husband met with Barack Obama, the President of the United States, and First Lady Michelle Obama.[78] In June 2011, the Duke and Duchess presented medals to members of the Irish Guards.[79] On 26 October 2011, she undertook her first solo event for In Kind Direct, stepping in for the Prince of Wales, who was in Saudi Arabia.[80] On 2 November, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the UNICEF Supply Division Centre for supplying food to malnourished African children in Copenhagen, Denmark.[81][82] On St Patrick's day, 17 March 2012, the Duchess carried out the traditional awarding of shamrocks to the Irish Guards at their base in Aldershot; this was her first solo military engagement. On 19 March, she gave her first speaking engagement for the opening of the Treehouse, a new children's hospice opened by East Anglia's Children's Hospices (EACH), a charity of which she is a patron.[83] Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge supporting British Olympic Team at a dinner in countdown to the 2012 Olympics in London, 11 May 2012 The Duchess has involved herself with the charities supported by her husband and his brother, Prince Harry. On 29 September 2011, the Duchess officially became a patron of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry. In November 2011, April 2012, and November 2012, she and the Duke attended the biannual Princes' Charities Forum, which unites the various charitable interests of the two princes.[84][85] In June 2012, The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry was renamed The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, to reflect Catherine's contribution to the charity.[86] The Duke and Duchess were announced as Ambassadors for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, alongside Prince Harry.[87] The Duchess attended both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympics.[88][89] On 29 August 2012, the Duchess attended the Paralympic Opening Ceremony accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Cambridge.[90] As part of her role, the Duchess attended numerous sporting events throughout the games. In September 2012, the Duke and Duchess embarked on a tour of Singapore, Malaysia, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands as part of the Royal Jubilee celebrations.[91] During this overseas visit, the Duchess made her first official speech abroad, while visiting a hospice in Malaysia, drawing on her experience as patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices.[92] Patronages[edit] In March 2011, William and Catherine set up a gift fund held by The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry to allow well-wishers who want to give them a wedding gift to donate money to charities they care about instead.[93] The gift fund supported 26 charities of the couple's choice, incorporating the armed forces, children, the elderly, art, sport and conservation. These causes are close to their hearts and reflect the experiences, passions and values of their lives so far.[94][95] In January 2012, the Duchess announced the first charities which she would support.[96][97] These are: The Art Room[98][99] The National Portrait Gallery, London East Anglia's Children's Hospice[100] Action on Addiction She will also be a local volunteer leader with The Scout Association in north Wales.[101] In October 2012, the Duchess gave her royal backing to the M-PACT programme (Moving Parents and Children Together), one of the only UK programmes to focus specifically on the impact of drug addiction on families as a whole.[102] Her first official portrait was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in January 2013, meeting mixed reviews from both critics and audiences.[103] In April 2013, the Duchess added three new patronages:[104] Place2Be Natural History Museum SportsAid The Natural History Museum is a patronage formerly held by Diana, Princess of Wales.[104] Violations of privacy[edit] In 1997, William's mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died in a road accident in Paris while being pursued by paparazzi.[105] This incident has influenced the Duke's hostility towards intrusive media attention.[106] Both the Duchess and her husband have been clear that when off-duty, their privacy should be respected,[106] yet the media, at times, has violated the couple's wishes. In 2009, before her engagement to William, Middleton was awarded £10,000 damages and an apology from the photographic press agency Rex Features Ltd after she was photographed playing tennis on Christmas Eve when on holiday in Cornwall.[107] On 13 September 2012, it was reported[108][109] that the French edition of "la presse people" magazine Closer and that the Italian gossip magazine Chi, had both published photographs of the Duchess sun-bathing topless while on holiday at the Château d'Autet[106] (a private château on a 260-ha estate some 71 km[110] north of Aix-en-Provence). Analysts from The Times believe that the photograph was taken from the D22 (Vaucluse) road from a distance of 500 m from the pool – a distance that would require an 800-mm or a 1000-mm lens.[111] On 17 September 2012, the couple laid a criminal complaint to the French Prosecution Department and launched a claim for civil damages at the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nanterre;[112] the following day the courts granted an injunction against Closer prohibiting further publication of the pictures and also announced that a criminal investigation would be initiated.[113] Under French law, punitive damages cannot be awarded[114] but such intrusions of privacy are a criminal offence carrying a maximum jail sentence of one year and a fine of up to €45,000 for individuals and €225,000 for companies.[115][116] In December 2012, Australian radio hosts Michael Christian and Mel Greig called King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes where the Duchess was an in-patient for hyperemesis gravidarum. Pretending to be the Queen and the Prince of Wales, Greig and Christian telephoned the hospital and spoke to a nurse, enquiring about the Duchess's condition. Following a hospital inquiry and a public backlash against the hoax, the nurse who put the call through, Jacintha Saldanha, committed suicide.[117] The Australian radio hosts subsequently apologised for their actions.[118] In February 2013, Italian gossip magazine Chi published the first photos of Catherine's exposed baby bump, taken during her vacation on the private island of Mustique. The British press have refused to publish the paparazzi shots out of respect for the couple. This is the second breach of privacy by Chi, the magazine that published the Duchess's topless photographs in September 2012.[119] Popular culture[edit] Following international attention regarding the wedding, Lifetime aired a TV movie entitled William & Kate on 18 April 2011, in the US.[120] The film premiered in the UK on 24 April 2011.[121] Middleton[122] was played by Camilla Luddington[123] and Prince William by Nico Evers-Swindell.[124] TV programmes were also shown in the UK prior to the wedding which provided deeper insights into the couple's relationship and backgrounds, including When Kate Met William[125] and Channel 4's Meet the Middletons.[126] A second TV movie was produced that covers similar ground to William & Kate. That movie, titled William & Catherine: A Royal Romance and filmed in Bucharest,[127] stars Alice St. Clair as Kate Middleton and Dan Amboyer as Prince William.[128] Of note in this second television movie is the appearance of Jane Alexander as the Queen and Alias alum Victor Garber as the Prince of Wales. The movie aired 27 August 2011, in the United States on the Hallmark Channel.[129][130] Titles, styles, honours and arms[edit] Titles and styles[edit] Royal Monogram 9 January 1982 – 29 April 2011: Miss Catherine Elizabeth Middleton 29 April 2011 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge[131] in Scotland: 29 April 2011 – present: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Strathearn in Northern Ireland: 29 April 2011 – present: Her Royal Highness The Baroness Carrickfergus [132][133] Catherine's full title and style is Her Royal Highness Princess William,[134] Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn, Baroness Carrickfergus.[132][133] Unlike the majority of royal brides, and in contrast to most previous consorts-in-waiting for over 350 years, Catherine's immediate family are neither aristocratic nor royal.[135][136] On the morning of their wedding day on 29 April 2011, at 8:00 am, officials at Buckingham Palace announced that in accordance with royal tradition and on recognition of the day by the Queen, Prince William was created Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.[132][137] Honours[edit] See also: List of honours of the British Royal Family by country Honorary military appointments[edit] Canada Canada Canada 5 July 2011 – present: Canadian Ranger[138] Honorific eponym[edit] Awards Ontario: Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Award, University of Waterloo, Waterloo[139][140] Arms[edit] Arms of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Notes The Duchess bears the arms of her husband, Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, impaled with those of her father, Michael Middleton. The coat of arms was granted to Middleton by the College of Arms on 19 April 2011. Thomas Woodcock, Garter King of Arms, the senior officer of the College of Arms, helped the family with the design.[141] The Duchess of Cambridge's coat of arms denotes that Catherine is the daughter of Michael Middleton and the wife of the Duke of Cambridge.[142] Coat of Arms of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.svg Adopted 19 April 2011 Coronet Coronet of a child of the Heir Apparent Escutcheon Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langed Azure (England), 2nd Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counterflory of the second (Scotland), 3rd Azure a harp Or stringed Argent (Ireland), the whole differenced with a label of three points Argent with the central point charged with an escallop Gules (Prince William); Impaled with a shield per pale Azure and Gules, a chevron Or, cotised Argent, between three acorns slipped and leaved Or (Middleton).[141] Supporters To the dexter the Lion as borne and used as a Supporter by "Our Dearly Beloved Grandson His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales Duke of Cambridge" and to the sinister a Hind Argent unguled and gorged with "a Coronet of Our Dearly Beloved Grandson's degree Or". The hind is white (argent) and is hooved, unguled and has about its neck (is gorged with) the Duke of Cambridge's coronet. Both the hooves and coronet are gold (Or).[143] Symbolism Coat of Arms of Kate Middleton.svg The dividing line (between two colours) down the centre is a canting of the name 'Middle-ton'. The acorns (from the oak tree) are a traditional symbol of England and a feature of west Berkshire, where the family have lived for 30 years. The three acorns also denote the family's three children. The gold chevron in the centre of the arms is an allusion to Carole Middleton's maiden name of Goldsmith. The two white chevronels (narrow chevrons above and below the gold chevron) symbolise peaks and mountains, and the family's love of the Lake District and skiing.[141] Previous versions Her previous coat of arms depicted the shield from her father Michael Middleton's coat of arms shaped into a lozenge hanging from a blue ribbon symbolising her unmarried state. Her sister Pippa also uses the same lozenge-shaped coat of arms. In due course her brother James will inherit his father's full coat of arms.[141] Ancestry[edit] In a study of Catherine's ancestry, William Addams Reitwiesner uncovered the ancestors she likely shares with her husband Prince William; the closest relationship is via Prince William's mother and Catherine's father through a common descent from Sir Thomas Fairfax and his wife Agnes (or Anne) Gascoigne,[144] daughter of Sir William Gascoigne and his wife, née Lady Margaret Percy.[15][145][146] If true, the couple would be fifteenth cousins.[15] Sir Thomas Fairfax and Agnes Gascoigne are related via Catherine's great-grandmother Olive Lupton, daughter of a Leeds cloth merchant Francis Lupton and his wife Harriet (née Davis) – Fairfax likely being an ancestor of Lupton. In turn, Lady Margaret Percy is descended from Edward III.[147] The uncertainty of the link stems from the lack of a definitive proof that William Fairfax was the Duchess of Cambridge's ancestor and in fact the William Fairfax who was the son of Thomas Fairfax, but there is strong circumstantial evidence based on the coat of arms used by William Fairfax that this is the case – Catherine's ancestor used Thomas' coat of arms differenced by a martlet, the heraldic technique of signifying that he was the fourth son.[144][148] [show]Ancestors of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Footnotes[edit] ^ As a titled royal, Catherine holds no surname, but when one is used, it is Mountbatten-Windsor. Many media outlets, however, refer to her by her maiden name, Kate Middleton. References[edit] ^ Adams, William Lee (14 April 2011). "Kate Middleton's Secret Confirmation: How Religious Is the Future Princess?". Time. ^ "Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge". Current Biography Yearbook 2011. Ipswich, MA: H.W. 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