Secret Demands: Kate Middleton's Marriage Test for Prince William

Kate Middleton underwent a fertility test before marrying Prince William.

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The royal family saw Kate as the ideal bride to wear the crown.

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Kate underwent the medical test to guarantee the preservation of the Windsor family lineage.

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The test was successful, and Kate gave the British Crown three heirs.

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The author of 'Gilded Youth' details a painful passage from Kate and William's courtship.

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Other princesses may have undergone the same test.

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The test could be considered old-fashioned and discriminatory in today's society.

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