The story of how Prince William and Princess Kate met at the University of St. Andrews is the stuff of royal legend, but it turns out William's marriage might not have happened if he'd made one major choice. The future King enrolled at St. Andrews in 2001 and met fellow first-year student Kate Middleton, who lived in the same dormitory. However, the 19-year-old struggled with feeling "unsteady" during his first term and tried to leave for another university—until King Charles stepped in.
In Robert Lacey's book, Battle of Brothers (via Hello!), the author described how Prince William initially thought the Scottish school wasn't for him. "As the term progressed, the winter weather soon grew cold, grey and austere, and he found it difficult to make new friends," Lacey wrote. "He missed his brother too."
