Kate's Animal Instincts!As the Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her 30th birthday, we look back on her furball-friendly year in the royal spotlight

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Before she officially becomes Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Kate joins her husband-to-be, Prince William, in a dazzling return to Scotland's St. Andrews University in February 2011. Even the pups in the crowd find her enchanting!