A lot of Catherine’s youth hasn’t been revealed/pieced together that well. It makes me frustrated anyway, but maybe if complied properly, she could have had her own book in The Royal Diaries series. 

The next best thing for me was making her a stereotypical teenage, scrapbook type collage. 

The biggest thing to stand out is a “speculative” banner that she would have held at a game that says, “LET’S GO WYVERNS.” The wyvern is the mascot of the Braganza House. Family/school spirit! 

The busy collage includes possible pics of herself and modern concerts, Portuguese instruments, a modern title page of one of her dad’s musical compilations, and a mysterious and handsome man.

That man was Prince Rupert-a scandalous, handsome pirate, and a cousin to the future Charles II. Prince Rupert was at first welcomed and popular court of the court of King John (Catherine’s dad) but soon became a liability. He would have been a fun character in a fictional royal diary! 

Catherine’s “Princess” Moment

I came across a pic that’s identified as Catherine as a young woman. 

From Wikimedia Commons:

Portrait of D. Catarina de Bragança, Queen of England and Infanta de Portugal
“Painting of Catherine of Braganza, Queen of England and Infanta of Portugal, outside the Royal Pantheon of the House of Braganza, in the Monastery of Saint Vincent Outside the Walls, Lisbon, Portugal.”

Beautiful, but I had to change it.

Originally, I wanted to leave it as is, but I couldn’t tell what was her hair or the background. It drove me crazy. I tried to adjust the lighting of a copy but no deal. 

Still, I wanted to use it because it’s so pretty! My modern eyes see it as a being equivalent to a high school senior picture. Maybe it’s her before a homecoming dance or crowned Prom Queen.

So with nail polish, I hope I depicted an appropriate princess moment of the future queen of England.