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Kate Middleton, pastel looks: pink dress and light blue coat
The princely dream of William and Kate it has been going on for years, but curious details continue to emerge about their first approaches and – above all – about their first year of attendance. The two, in fact, could not live their love in the light of the sun for almost 12 months, especially for the fears of the Duke of Cambridge who wanted to protect his girlfriend from the media hype.
As reported by the Mirror, Prince William managed to keep their relationship a secret for almost a year but a family vacation intercepted by the paparazzi has ruined all his plans of discretion.
William’s love for Kate had long since blossomed, but he wanted to keep his feelings to himself as he was aware of what was going to happen. The life of the young woman Catherine Middleton it was about to change forever and, of this, the Prince was well aware.
For this, he tried to keep them secret relationship for as long as possible, especially to try to understand how serious the feelings they had for each other were. The couple returned to the places they first met – the classrooms of the Saint Andrew’s University – during the last trip to Scotland. William also let himself be betrayed by emotion: “The city where you meet your future wife has a very special place in your heart”.
Their gazes met in 2003, but they managed to maintain their privacy until 2004. Coverage was blown due to an ingenuity of both, who hadn’t thought they could be joined by photographers right on vacation. The photos of the couple immediately bounced around in the major British tabloids, immediately sparking William’s reaction later reported in the newspapers: “The Prince was furious.” The Daily Mail added: “Unfortunately for them, a paparazzo took pictures of William and Kate, clearly very close on the ski lift. William was furious, and he was also genuinely worried about Kate and her family about what this would mean to them. “
The Daily Mail also recalls the profound influence of the Carole Middleton, Kate’s mother, who allegedly pushed her daughter to date Prince William: “At the time, there were rumors that Carole would try to get her daughter out with the Prince by making sure she attended St Andrew’s. Kate was said to have a poster of William on the wall of her school, Marlborough College ”.
The detail of the poster has already been denied by Kate on the occasion of the official engagement, which happened in 2010. The future Duchess of Cambridge silenced all the rumors, revealing: “No, I had the Levi’s guy on my bedroom wall, not a picture of William. Sorry!”
There degree from St Andrew’s was the last chance the couple could act without intrusive media intervention, which William tried to contain for many years as he was aware of all the risks of the case: “He knows how media works, but Kate he could never have imagined what could have happened ”.
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