- Kate Middleton studied art history at the University of St Andrews.
- It was there that she met Prince William and their early romance flourished.
- Fellow students nicknamed her ‘Beautiful Kate’ during Freshers’ Week when she first moved to Scotland.
Kate Middleton aced her A-levels at Marlborough College and was accepted to the University of St Andrews in Scotland to study art history. It was a life-changing decision because it was there that she met Prince William and their early romance flourished. And it appears that a humorous nickname given to her by her classmates has captured the attention of the future monarch.
That’s because she took part in Freshers’ Week when she first started at the institution, a tradition that welcomes new students with a week of evenings out and partying.
Kate writes in her book, “The Future Queen, author Katie Nicholl writes that Kate had a “hectic week of partying, meeting her ‘university parents – older pupils who were in charge of looking after freshers – finding her way around town and settling into her residence hall.”
She added, “Kate soon found her way around and was often seen relaxing in the common room, curled up in an armchair, a cup of tea in hand, either reading newspaper articles her father rather touchingly mailed to her or getting to know her fellow hall mates.”
William arrived at St Andrews the following week, and it didn’t take long for him to recognise his future bride, most likely due to the moniker she was given by her peers.
By the end of Freshers’ Week, Katie had earned the moniker ‘Beautiful Kate.’
She says, “She was initially more reserved than many of the other young women, but her natural beauty was apparent.”
