The Career History of Kate Middleton

Without a doubt, in recent times, the Royal Wedding is definitely on both the public’s and the media’s minds. Kate Middleton, as a commoner, is definitely in the spotlight as well. As such, it may be interesting to learn about the careers that Kate has explored in recent times.

Kate’s University Education

As a graduate with an Art History Degree from St. Andrews in 2005, Kate does have a good educational background. However, it can be difficult to pursue an Art History related career with a graduate degree, which may have been the reason why Kate was not able to pursue this type of career upon graduating.

Career at Jigsaw

Instead, Kate worked as a fashion accessories buyer for the company, Jigsaw. Jigsaw is a UK-based company that has been designing, manufacturing and retailing clothes and accessories since 1972. Today, Jigsaw boasts of over forty stores throughout the United Kingdom.

Career at Party Pieces

From that position, Kate decided that she wanted to embark on a career in professional photography. Soon afterwards, she began working for her parents company, Party Pieces, as a photographer. Other duties at this position included magazine layout duties, editorial work and other duties as required. However, early on in 2011, Kate resigned from this position – in order to focus her attention on the planning of the elaborate wedding and to prepare for life as a Royal.

Future Career Prospects

Additionally, sources such as US Weekly claimed that she is also taking advantage of this time to meet with charities that she plans to endorse and support when she is officially married to Prince William. One of the charities that she is rumoured to be working with is a non-profit called Beatbullying.org – a charity dedicated to raising awareness and eradicating the effects of bullying on children.

Overall, while Kate will definitely lead a more privileged existence when she marries into the Royal Family, she definitely will also be under quite a bit of pressure from the media. What about you? Would you want to lead life as a Royal?

Larisa Redins is a full time writer and editor with degrees in both Arts and Biological Science. She writes about career issues for PhillyJobsBlog.com and other topics for a variety of international websites and magazines. Please visit her other blogs at PhillyJobsBlog.com and view job posting at Beyond.com.