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Prince William was seen kissing Kate on the cheek after a Field Game at Eton College in 2006. The couple was young and rarely showed PDA, especially when in school.
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The couple, along with Prince Harry, watched the RBS Six Nations Championship match between England and Italy in 2007. Harry became great friends with Kate. All three of them traveled to different locations.
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William and Kate were spotted on holiday in Klosters, Switzerland, in 2008. It was one of King Charles’ favorite locations to go with his sons, so it makes sense that William would choose this holiday spot.
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Kate accompanied William at his graduation ceremony at RAF Cranwell in 2008. Prince William was entering a new era in royalty, having more responsibilities and bigger roles, and Kate was right there behind him.
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Prince William and Prince Harry participated in a Charity Polo Cup in 2009. Kate watched and supported them.
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After many years together, the pair got engaged while on a trip to Kenya. Here, the couple posed for a picture in St. James Place in 2010, where Kate even showed her engagement ring — the late Princess Diana’s ring.
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William and Kate returned to the place where their fairy tale began: St. Andrews. There they relived their time as students and how they met each other and build what is now their new life.
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Only weeks away from their wedding, the royals visited Whitton Park in England in 2011. Kate clearly seems more confident and engaged in outings, becoming an integral part of the royal family — and they weren’t even married yet.
Prince William and Princess Kate met at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in 2001. Prince William told ‘ITV’ they “were friends for over a year first and it just sort of blossomed from then on.”
Ten years later the royals got married and now have three children and are on the path to becoming the next King and Queen. Let’s take a look at the famous royal couple before their wedding in 2011.