William and Kate: latest news and photos

• 41 With William away, caring Kate devotes Valentine's Day to duties
  Her husband will be thousands of miles away on duty overseas, but the Duchess of Cambridge won't be be spending Valentine's Day alone. Instead she will be touching the lives of others...

• 42 Puppy love for the Duchess while William goes to Falklands
  St James’s Palace has apparently refused to reveal the name of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's new dog. William and Kate welcomed the puppy about two months ago, and keep him in their rented...

• 43 Kate to fly solo as William is deployed to the Falklands
  Prince William begins his six-week deployment to the Falklands on Wednesday evening – flying out from his RAF Base earlier than expected. The action man royal will leave his wife behind...

• 44 Out on top: Duchess of Cambridge named 'Hat Person of the Year'
  It’s hats off to the Duchess of Cambridge. With a staggering 91 percent of total votes, the royal has been named 'Hat Person of the Year'. She beat Rachel Zoe, Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars...

• 45 Mosquito traps and vegemite: weird and wonderful gifts for a future King and Queen
  Buying presents for royals might seem a stressful and laborious affair. But many of the foreign dignitaries who received the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge abroad in 2011 more than met the challenge with...

• 46 Queen of the red carpet: Long may she rain
  Her friends and family are planning a low-key 30th Birthday celebration on Monday. But the evening before was all about high-octane glamour for Duchess of Cambridge who was radiant in sweeping floor...

• 47 Kate chooses five charities ahead of milestone birthday
  "She loves music and the arts," say those who come into contact with her. So it's not surprising creative endeavours feature highly in the list of charities that the Duchess of Cambridge has...

• 48 Luxe French wellies get royal stamp of approval
  Everything the Duchess of Cambridge touches seems to turn to gold – or, at least, sells out instantly. High street retailer Reiss doubled their profits last year after the royal wore...

• 49 William enjoys festive bash in in-laws' teepee
  After sailing through what must have been a nerve-wracking first Christmas at the royals' traditional Sandringham gathering, the Duchess of Cambridge was able to let down her glossy chestnut mane at a...

• 50 William and Kate kiss their way to the top of TV moments poll
  William and Kate's kiss on their wedding day was one of the most iconic images of 2011. And now that long-awaited smooch has been officially voted the top TV moment of the year, in a recent...

• 51 Did William surprise Kate with earrings for Christmas?
  Her first Christmas in the fold of the royal family drew huge crowds at Sandringham. And the Duchess of Cambridge was on dazzling form as she greeted well wishers outside St Mary Magdalene Church. Helping...

• 52 Huge crowds turn out for Kate's first Christmas with the royals
  The crowd began gathering in the darkness well before dawn. And more than 30 people were waiting outside St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, by 6.00am. Two hours later several hundred, many carrying...

• 53 Dazzling Duchess' pride and tears as she joins showbiz greats to salute Britain's bravest
  Clad in exquisite Alexander McQueen couture, draped in jewels, with her trademark curls tumbling around her shoulders, the Duchess of Cambridge looked every inch the stylish young royal that...

• 54 William dusts off his dance moves with Kate at Diana's homeless charity
  Festive fun was the order of the day as Prince William showed his wife the work of Centrepoint – a homeless charity introduced to him by his mother. First up for the royal couple was...

• 55 Catherine at 30: A woman with the world at her feet
  For most people, turning 30 is a time for self-reflection and to consider what the future holds. Not so for the Duchess of Cambridge. Once saddled with the unkind moniker 'Waity Katie' because of...

• 56 Kate's first Christmas as a royal at biggest Sandringham gathering in decades
  On the same day as their emotional appearance at the Military Awards, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge headed to Buckingham Palace for a Christmas lunch hosted by the Queen. The couple...

• 57 Military wife Kate pays tribute to nation's heroes
  Her brother-in-law has served on the frontline and her own husband faces dangerous conditions as a search and rescue pilot on a stretch of, at times, treacherous coastline. So the Duchess of Cambridge...

• 58 Visit to Diana's homeless charity on royal couple's Christmas schedule
  This time last year, Kate Middleton was nervously contemplating her future as a senior member of the royal family. Fast forward twelve months and the Duchess of Cambridge, is fully integrated in her...

• 59 Duchess keeps it short and sweet on a night out with the in-laws
  The thigh-skimming hemline said it all. Tuesday night's pop concert with Gary Barlow entertaining, was as close to a night off as the Duchess of Cambridge gets in her hectic schedule. Keen to let...

• 60 Royal couples to get the 'X Factor' at Gary's concert
  Oozing self-confidence and even making jokes at his own expense, Gary Barlow delighted fans at his first solo show in 11 years. In the first of two gigs for The Prince's Trust and The Foundation of Prince...