After first meeting in 2001, the Prince and Princess of Wales – or 'Kate and Wills' to the royal elite – have been together ever since. When they first met, William and Kate were both students at The University of St Andrews, and what first began as friendship soon blossomed into romance.
Actors Ed McVey, as Prince William and actress Meg Bellamy, who plays Kate Middleton in between filming scenes for the next season of The Crown in St Andrews, Scotland. Picture date: Thursday March 16, 2023. Kate graduates from St Andrews in 2005 . In, author Tina Brown wrote: 'Carole has considerable strategic flair. Whenever Kate was bloodied in the ring, she retreated to Bucklebury , where Coach Carole would dress her wounds, advise her on moves, and urge her to keep her eyes on the prize... Carole’s fingerprints are all over Kate’s first move on the royal chessboard.