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Bristol Post
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Maisie Lillywhite

Kate Middleton first saw Prince William years before meeting him at university, claims royal biographer

Millions of people across the globe tuned in to watch the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in 2011. Scores of people lined the streets of London in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the royal couple, who met ten years prior to their wedding when they were both students at the University of St Andrews.

Although they officially met at university, there was plenty of opportunity for the now-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet prior to their days of studying and socialising in Scotland. Before starting university, both Kate and William joined the same challenge programme on their gap years, Raleigh International, but started a few weeks apart, MyLondon reports.

The challenge programme involved Kate and William getting stuck into trekking, as well as helping locals and building things for them in Chile - although one started a few weeks before the other. The expeditions were run by Malcolm Sutherland, who has called the coincidence 'absolutely crazy'.

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