Do you prefer "Kate" or "Catherine"?

It may be years before Kate Middleton becomes queen, but questions are already being raised about the princess-to-be's preferred moniker: Queen Kate or Queen Catherine?


Ever since her engagement became official in November, palace officials -- and her fiance, Prince William -- have taken to calling her Catherine, the name used on the official, gold-embossed invitations to their nuptials at Westminster Abbey on April 29. "Catherine" sounds more formal, regal and fitting for a future queen, experts say.




But Middleton herself may not embrace the change just yet. During a joint visit Tuesday with Prince William to Northern Ireland, Middleton mentioned casually that she thinks of herself primarily as Kate.

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