First Person Survey for: Princess Catherine

Name Given at Birth:  Princess Catherine Anne Eleanor of the house of Tudor Duchess of Kent

Nicknames: Princess Catherine, Catey, or Your Highness

Hometown or where you were born: London, England

Current Residence: Whitehall London, England

Age: 14

Class: Royalty

What do you do, your main function in life/society: Learn how to be a queen and marry whomever my father chooses.

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: Nay!

Do you make fun of people: No, not out loud.

Favorite Color: Red because it is bright and warm.

Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: Nay.

Closest friends/How did you meet: My closest friends are my sisters and nannies. I have known them all my life.

One Pillow or two: Two. I would never be able to sleep with just one pillow.

Pets: I have a horse named Hamnet whom I ride as often as I can. I also have a chicken named Daisy that I have adopted. I hide her in my room every time the cook plans to make chicken.

Favorite Type of Music: The court all singing together.

Hobbies/Pastimes: Riding Hamnet, reading, and singing.

Personal Hygiene: I bathe every Friday.

Favorite Food: Nuts, especially almonds.

Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: My parents are the King and Queen of England ,and we get along quite well

If your parents are dead, when and how did they die: My parents are still alive.

Favorite place to relax: The stables when few people are there but the horses.

Favorite Holy Day / Why: Any day the court gathers together to sing. I love singing with those I love.

Favorite Drink: Apple cider.

What's your bedtime: 8:30.

What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: Leather slippers.

Are you married or single: Single and not yet betrothed.

Do you have a family / who are they: My family is quite large. My direct family consists of my father, Richard, my mother, Eleanor, my older brothers, Eric and Claude, my older sisters, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Constance, and my younger sisters, Christina, Anne, Jane, and Mary. And my nannies, Nanny Rosie and Nanny Judith.

Favorite Entertainment: Theatre.

Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: History, Literature and Music.

Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Needlepoint.

Favorite Sport: Horseback riding.

Most Humiliating Moment: I was sneaking away from my nannies after supper with a carrot to feed to Hamnet. I was at the castle door when, marveling at the fact that I had gotten that far, was not paying attention to my surroundings. I knocked over one of the large candelabras on either side of the palace doors. The crash was loud enough to wake the dead.

Proudest Moment: When I first opened a book and could understand what all the words inside meant.

Craziest Person or silliest you know: Our jester, Giacomo, and the royal leamer.

What do you look for in the opposite sex: Whatever my father wishes me to look for.

In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" My father, King Richard.

Favorite Sport to watch: Jousting

Do you remember your first kiss: I am still waiting for it.

Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: I see my sisters every day.

Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: I rarely leave Whitehall but I do enjoy trips to Ingatstone.

Have you ever been overseas: Nay.

Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: Stone

What is your bed made of: Very shiny wood with soft, warm sheets and pillows.

How many people sleep in your bed: 4. One of my nannies, two of my sisters ,and myself

1. I am a princess.

2. I am quite intelligent

3. I do not eat meat of any kind.

4. I do eat eggs and milk.

5. I love animals.

6. I am not the least bit afraid of spiders or mice.

7. I am the sixth child of the King and Queen and their fourth daughter.

8. I read quite a lot despite the fact that I an only 14 years of age.

9. My mission in life is to prove that my youngest sister, Mary, is not nearly as cute and innocent as most people believe and she claims to be. This is proving difficult.

10. It is rumored that I can speak to animals because of the strange connection that I seem to have with them.