| MIDDLETON | The maiden name of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) |
| CATHERINE | First name of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) |
| MARTINEAU | Generally acknowledged as the first woman sociologist, author of Illustrations of Political Economy, a distant relation of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) |
| KATHARINE | The Christian name of the Duchess of Kent (9) |
| MEGHANMARKLE | The maiden name of the Duchess of Sussex (6,6) |
| BOWESLYON | The maiden name of the Queen Mum, Elizabeth II's mother |
| WOODVILLE | Maiden name of the White Queen, wife of Edward IV, mother of 12 children including the Princes in the Tower (9) |
| KATE | Informal first name of the Duchess of Cambridge (4) |
| FERGUSON | Sarah _, maiden name of the Duchess of York (8) |
| WORSLEY | Katharine ___, maiden name of the Duchess of Kent (7) |
| BERKSHIRE | Country where the Duchess of Cambridge was born, site of Ascot, Bucklebury, Newbury, Pangbourne, Windsor Castle and the Great Park (9) |
| ACORN | Any one of the oak tree seeds represented on the coat of arms of the Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| CHRISTINE | Maiden name of the broadcaster who hosted The One Show from 2007-10 (9, 8) |
| EVELYN | First name of the Duchess of Devonshire who was the last lady of Hardwick Hall (6) |
| GOOLAGONG | Maiden name of the tennis player Evonne Cawley |
| GOLDSMITH | Maiden name of the English socialite Jemima who married Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan |
| MOON | What was the maiden name of the mother of lunar astronaut Buzz Aldrin? (4) |
| CAMILLA | First name of the Duchess of Cornwall (7) |
| BOWLES | Camilla Parker ___, former name of the Duchess of Cornwall (6) |
| SOPHIE | First name of the Duchess of Edinburgh |
