Prince William (58 page)

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Authors: Penny Junor

The dress. Kate Middleton at a charity fashion show at the students' union in St Andrews in March 2002. William, sitting at the end of the catwalk, had a good view.

William and Kate had plenty of interests and activities in common. Skiing was just one of them.

The photo call that made the tabloids think he might not go into the Army after all but was destined to become a farmer.

They share a love of the countryside and one day William will inherit the Duchy of Cornwall – about 130,000 acres, mostly in the West Country and much of it farmland.

He took his studies seriously and came away with a respectable 2.1 in Geography.

He quickly became a member of the University water polo team.

A very proud grandmother in St Andrews on graduation day, June 2005.

The annual skiing trip was always one of the high spots of the year - once the dreaded photocall was over.

Kate was much less nervous than William about graduation day. She got a 2.1 in History of Art.

Charles and Camilla leaving St George's Chapel, Windsor in April 2005. Man and wife thirty years after they first fell in love.

What mattered to William was that his father was finally happy.

Sovereign's Parade with a difference. William's Passing Out ceremony from Sandhurst in December 2006.

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