From an outsider's perspective, Kate Middleton transitioned seamlessly to royal life.
On April 29, 2011, she walked down the aisle of Westminster Abbey a private citizen and returned as the Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of a prince and Britain's future Queen.
Prince William and Kate first met at university in 2001 and a ten-year road to the altar followed, which included a lifetime of lessons on how to act as a member of the Royal Family.