Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) Duchess Kate is starting 2022 with a milestone birthday. The Duchess of Cambridge turns 40 on Jan. 9, a birthday she is expected to celebrate privately with her family. Kate, the wife of Prince William and a mother of three, appears to be starting her new decade with a renewed focus on her royal role. In the nearly 11 years since she wed Prince William at Westminster Abbey, she has become one of the most popular members of Britain's royal family. And in recent years, Kate has taken on an increasingly high-profile role in the royal family amid family changes. At age 95, Queen Elizabeth II has scaled back her public engagements, particularly since a brief hospitalization in October. And Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's decision to step back as senior working royals has left William and Kate, now the only working royals of their generation, to pick up more duties. The growing public profile has been a "significant transformation"
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