Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway says Duchess Catherine "makes her happy".

The 'Princess Diaries' actress is a big fan of the British royal - who was known as Kate Middleton before her marriage to Prince William - and enjoyed watching her nuptials in 2011.

Asked by a six-year-old fan who her favourite princess was, Anne said on 'Good Morning America': "My favourite princess is Kate Middleton, but she's a duchess. She's a princess too, right? I'll go with Kate Middleton.

"I think she's lovely. She makes me very happy and that royal wedding just could not be beat."

Meanwhile, controversial TV personality and social commentator Katie Hopkins has also revealed herself as a fan of Catherine, hailing her the "new face of feminism", and admiring her apparent calmness in the face of a three-week tour of New Zealand and Australia with her husband and their baby son Prince George, eight months.

She tweeted: "Kate Middleton is fabulous. I love her. Lovely baby - no worries. Packing for 30 gigs - no drama. Long haul flight fresh as a daisy - nailed.

"Kate does not have an army of support. She has assistance enabling her to do her job. She is the new face of feminism. And she rocks it."