| PIPPA | _ Middleton, sister of the Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| ACORN | Any one of the oak tree seeds represented on the coat of arms of the Duchess of Cambridge (5) |
| SARAH | Forename of the Duchess of York, or "Fergie", who has penned a number of books for children including Budgie and the Blizzard, Little Red's Christmas Story and Puddle Boots Christmas (5) |
| FORTY | Age reached by Eddie Redmayne, Ruth Wilson and the Duchess of Cambridge in 2022 (5) |
| MARTINEAU | Generally acknowledged as the first woman sociologist, author of Illustrations of Political Economy, a distant relation of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) |
| MIDDLETON | The maiden name of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) |
| KEIRA | ___ Knightley, star of The Duchess (5) |
| KATE | Informal first name of the Duchess of Cambridge (4) |
| CATHERINE | First name of the Duchess of Cambridge (9) |
| AIMEE | Osbourne, sister of the more famous Jack and Kelly (5) |
| GAYLE | US country singer, sister of the late Loretta Lynn, Crystal _ (5) |
| EMILY | Forename, shared with a Bronte sister, of the poet Dickinson (5) |
| AGNES | ___ Scott College, one of the Seven Sisters of the South |
| NIKKI | __ Sanderson, actress who plays Maxine Minniver, sister of the departed Mitzeee, in Hollyoaks (5) |
| AZURE | Like Shelley's "sister of the spring" |
| KHLOE | A sister of the featured star |
| AANDE | Sister of the Biography Channel |
| HORAE | Sisters of the Moirae, in Greek myth |
| WILLIAM | Sweet -; flower that formed part of the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding bouquet with lily of the vall |
| EVELYN | First name of the Duchess of Devonshire who was the last lady of Hardwick Hall (6) |
