Royal wedding: 10 things about Kate

Ten things you may not have known about soon-to-be Princess Catherine.

* Kate and William are 12th cousins once removed.

* Their nicknames for one another are Babykins and Big Willie.

* Kate is allergic to horses, but will travel in a horse-drawn carriage back to Buckingham Palace with her new husband after the wedding.

* She is called Kate only by the media - her friends and family know her as Catherine.

* Her favourite song is I Like the Way You Move by Bodyrockers.

* Kate is 5ft 11in (180cm) - 7 inches taller than the Queen.

* She adorned her walls at university with pictures of male Levi models.

* Kate once turned down the chance to be an ambassador for Ralph Lauren.

* Kate left the girls' boarding school Downe House after two terms because she was bullied, it has been claimed.

* The media nicknamed her "Waity Katie" as she awaited a marriage proposal.