How did Prince William and Kate Middleton meet?
Learn about the origin of Prince William and Kate Middleton's love story.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince William and Catherine (“Kate”) Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011.
The televised wedding was viewed by billions of people worldwide, and the couple received new titles bestowed by the queen.
They were now the duke and duchess of Cambridge.
The couple had first met nearly a decade before their wedding, when both attended the Scottish University of St. Andrews.
William and Kate’s romantic relationship became public knowledge in 2004, when paparazzi spotted them together on a ski trip.
Though they briefly separated in 2007, they reunited and became engaged three years later. Together the couple have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, who are respectively third, fourth, and fifth in line for the British throne.
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince William and Catherine (“Kate”) Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011.
The televised wedding was viewed by billions of people worldwide, and the couple received new titles bestowed by the queen.
They were now the duke and duchess of Cambridge.
The couple had first met nearly a decade before their wedding, when both attended the Scottish University of St. Andrews.
William and Kate’s romantic relationship became public knowledge in 2004, when paparazzi spotted them together on a ski trip.
Though they briefly separated in 2007, they reunited and became engaged three years later. Together the couple have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, who are respectively third, fourth, and fifth in line for the British throne.
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