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25 candid photos that show what Kate Middleton's like when she's not playing princess
Duchesses! They're just like us.
Ok, so she might not be a *literal* princess, but the fairytale wedding did come with a royal title. Technicalities aside, the Duchess of Cambridge doesn't always embody the stuffy palace etiquette of years past. Here's what she's up to when she's not wearing a tiara.
She wipes stuff off her husband's face.
Even princes get schmutz by their mouths from time to time (in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, nonetheless).
She breaks out the blue jeans.
The cowboy hat might not make it out of the closet much, but the Duchess is known to wear denim on more than one occasion.
(Once upon a time) she even wore the low-rise kind.
Case in point: A college-aged Kate stepped out in a tank top and denim shortly before her 2005 graduation.
She throws snowballs at people.
It probably started out as a cute photo op, but Kate definitely nailed William in the face right here.
She makes adorable frowny faces.
The royal's got the usual serene smile down pat — although her candid little pout is actually super endearing.
She has really, really funny phone calls.
This picture was taken at a 2015 financial services charity event, but the Duchess is definitely not talking about trading volumes here.
She comforts crying toddlers.
Mama Kate to the rescue! With two kids under the age of 5, it's no wonder the Duchess is constantly on melt-down duty.
She wears messy buns.
Way before her perpetually shiny blow-out (i.e. in 2007), Kate Middleton would go shoe shopping with the laidback updo of lazy girls everywhere.
She tries not to fall on her butt roller skating.
The future royal went all-out for a charity "roller disco" night in 2008 — right down to the pink leg warmers. And in case you're wondering, yes she did wipe out at least once — but who doesn't?
She admits that Crocs are both comfy and practical.
*Zooms in.* Are those Jibbitz?! We like to picture Kate's accessorised plastic clogs (worn while training for a 2007 boat race) nestled between her £451 Penelope Chilvers boots and Gianvito Rossi pumps.
She totally plays "bad cop."
The Duchess is not a pushover — and she was not going to let rowdy pageboys distract from her sister's wedding.
She likes to get competitive.
Beating the husband in a yacht race not once but twice? That's reason to celebrate all right. The Duchess was basically beaming for the rest of the regatta.
Although there are some sports she's better at than others.
Even a world-class sailor said Kate's got skills, but when it comes cricket, maybe not so much.
She hails taxis.
Hopping in a cab these days would probably violate every security measure in the book, but Kate and Pippa used to leave nightclubs just like the rest of the world's twenty-somethings.
She takes off her stilettos.
It's no secret that the Duchess loves her Superga trainers. In fact, even Princess Diana wore them too!
She walks the dog.
Lupo — Will and Kate's English Cocker Spaniel — probably couldn't care less about royal titles. (But he reportedly enjoys dropped food as much as the next dog.)
She shops at Zara...
That exact pair of trousers actually went on sale for a mere tenner — that is until the Duchess wore them. The rest of us will just have to find our dark skinnies somewhere else.
... and Gap.
Good news! You can still buy the cropped style that Kate wore last year, but you'll have to snap them up in another pattern.
She gets *very* into "Harry Potter."
She was15-years-old when the first book came out, although it's a scientifically-proven fact that you never get too old for Harry Potter.
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