The story behind the romance as Prince WIlliam and Kate Middleton get engaged
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- (16 Nov 2010) PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON ENGAGED
Prince William and girlfriend Kate Middleton are engaged and will marry in London next year, royal officials said Tuesday (16 Nov 2010).
It's believed the pair will marry next spring or summer in London in a royal wedding that Britons have been eagerly awaiting for years.
The announcement by royal officials ends an on-again, off-again romance that began after the two met more than eight years ago as students at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
Scotland's most ancient university, St Andrews, was buzzing on the first day of term in September 2001, with people lining the streets for a glimpse of the new student in town.
In the event they needn't have worried.
Prince William, accompanied by his father, plunged straight into the crowd, provoking cries and screams from hundreds of teenage admirers.
It was good that they took their chance when they did, because this was to be William's only public walkabout during his entire three years as a student.
With the agreement of the media and the support of local people, William was allowed to lead a relatively normal life in St Andrews, going to the shops and hanging out with his friends.
One friend in particular.
Kate Middleton started university at the same time as Prince William, and the two became close friends.
Royal author Katie Nicholl recounts how the relationship started.
"Kate would go running in the morning and then turn up in the canteen, and make sure William had caught her eye. By the end of the first term they were breakfasting together. By the end of the first year, they had something of a very close friendship. And by their second year they'd moved in together."
They started as flatmates, William presumably keen to impress Kate with cooking skills he'd picked up at Eton.
Then it turned into romance, the couple leading an idyllic existence far from the prying lenses of the media.
"They would tuck themselves away with curries from the corner shop and watch DVDs together," says Nicholl. "And for the best part of a year, their relationship was known only to their closest friends."
And once the secret was out, they were still safe in St Andrews, protected by the pact between royal officials and the media that left them free from press intrusion.
They may look back on their graduation, 23 June 2005, as their last day of freedom, because once that day was over, and their university life was past, the deal was over - and the media were keen to get back into the game.
For well over a year the couple managed to evade the worst attentions of the press, but it all boiled over at the beginning of 2007 when scores of photographers gathered outside Kate's flat in London to mark her 25th birthday.
She was surrounded as she walked stone-faced down the street towards her car.
William was furious.
Given the role of the papararazzi in the events that led to his mother's death, he was determined to protect Kate from the most extreme pressures that go with being a royal girlfriend.
The couple kept a low profile, and royal lawyers came down hard on photographers who got too close.
At one point the couple were said to have split up, but by the time William was awarded his wings as a military pilot in the air force, Kate was back in the picture.
The perils of living life in the public eye had already become clear to Kate before their reported break-up.
Her family had been invited to watch his passing-out parade from Sandhurst, the elite college for army officers.
There was speculation this meant that the family had been 'accepted' by the Queen and that Kate herself had been deemed suitable to marry into the Royal Family.
Then came a setback.
The venue for the wedding was not announced on Tuesday.
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he was handsome af wont lie 👁👄👁
The amount of harassment him and poor Kate got :(
“Do something, quickly!” 😂🤣
Catherine is still looking beautiful 😍
William was so handsome
Jullian Obatu indeed he was handsome with hair... now he is just a stressed man
IS
He still is. Hair or no hair.
and still is
He still is ❤️
2:16 ❤️William ❤️
Love this couple so much. They really are the epitome of beauty and grace.
Beautiful couple.. 👍🏼🙂
03:03
What Meghan wanted, but never got.
LOL 🤣😂 is it true tho? I mean even Princess Di was like this before😅Is Meghan not? Im sorry I'm not updated 😬
And that's why she is upset 😂🤣
@@kendallcastell of course she's not. She used to called paparazzi and still she was hounded like that.
I’m sure she’s happy she never got this
Hahahaha. So true
William looks exactly like his mom❤
I don't think so. He used to though
Very smart of William to use his head before his heart in falling in love with Kate. They both have very solid foundation in their relationship that hopefully will last forever in their lifetime.
the fact that 10 years before this paparazzi where doing the same to diana and they didn’t learn their lesson and were doing the same to kate
This video is supposed to be about William and Catherine and it finishes with Charles and Diana 🤔🤔The obsession with Diana is unbelievable.
Yes, it certainly is, and it is disgusting and tiresome.
So happy for Kate! Ingrid is great
it was funny and raw seeing him laughing to his friend pour all that mixture on the pan. hahahaahhahaha
It really was, he is just like any other normal guys 😂🤣
Is that guy pelly? Louis' godfather. He indeed has some old friends.
hey meghan thats what u call hunted by paps!
Actually Meghan wanted to be hounded by paps,but I think media never followed her like they followed Diana and Catherine, so she felt insulted and tried to draw attention...
Hahahaha exactly
@@marjanp4784 truth
So true. Kate couldn’t just stop reading the news because she was literally hounded.
She complained to Prince Harry that she was being hounded by paps that Harry had to issue a statement asking for restraint. Yet up to now, 2021, there never has been any photos of her dealing with the paps pre marriage similar to Diana and Kate. She set up Harry to issue the statement so the paps will be aware of her. It was then she must have realized how easy it was to manipulate Harry.
Beautiful couple ❤️🌺❤️
That imagination when you marry a prince, you've got lots of paparazzi
It is Catherine, Princess of Wales, get right please!
Those paparazzi...😡
Princess Catherine Of Wales Is Amazing And Fabules Women!!!! And Princ Wiliam Of Wales Is Great Men!!! They Are The Best Of The Best!!!! Support From Balkan !!!!!!
Did Prince William go to college for a education or a princess?!!! Hahahaha... I love Princess Kate... I love her poor girl she got chased by the ignoring paparazzi, but Thank God her prince charming rescued her. Princess Kate did not like the paparazzi. Prince William plays polo and did anyone knows that Kate is allergic to horses. I love horses
he went for education...
@@rmb6550:I was joking,I know he went to college for a education...lol
😂😂
@@jenniepeach6764:😂🤣I’m glad I made you laugh 😂 😆 it’s ok to make up jokes about anything... once in a while
❤
Long live the King.
All Marine's, Military, Air Force's Need to MAKE SHURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE HACKERS..NORTH KOREA..🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸
❤Long live the King.
PLEASE! Who Give's a Shit!..
William’s looks went downhill at 25. Whew! Life comes at ya fast!
I still think he looks good? :) Then again my husband is bald too lol 🤣
His mother did not age well either
He's very handsome. Baldness is a masculine characteristic. He's a Manly Man!
Keren William and Kate
Mariana Yohana
Deben traducir al español las peliculas en ingles.ASÍ NO SE PUEDEN VER!!!!! ES LAMENTABLE!!!!!!!
@@cucacuca112 esto no es una película, que demonios dices??
Like we havent lived through this how he wasn't sure if she right for role 😂 she loser for playing his game
Kate used to be known as waity Katie,not anymore,her ship come in to port and now she's married to William
This author claims William was in love and pursued Isabella Calthorpe, and only went back to Catherine because that lady turned William down.
Let' s wait that all the affairs Will and probably Kate have had. Will come out in the future!...
Maroot , Koong Korean Hidden HACK system them too or OMG! Group friends Princess Diana , Prince William , Prince Harry HAR!!!!!!!
фу!
Suertuda la Kate que ni tan bonita y se lo comió a esa edad ! Hoy pelón y viejo ni regalado 😂😂
Waity Katie so sweet !
Rude just like your idol Meghan.
Fuck off, at least she waited for her love unlike megsi who waited the same amount of time to get divorce just after 2 years of marriage.
I am glad you think so it was so sweet. So glad for the support for the future queen. Sometimes it is so important to take your sweet time . She and William have known each other for 20 years and they really are the future of the monarchy 😍🥰
So you think that bullying and calling someone names is sweet ?
@@onlygirl1635 Meghan is the best
"kates family is ordinary" - no shade but every time I hear this I cant help rolling my eyes. yeah.. ordinary.. ordinary millionaires. I hope my family is ordinary millionaires too 🥲😅😆