Earlier than Kate Middleton entered Prince William’s life, he reportedly had one other girlfriend and was even rumoured to have had a “fake engagement” along with her.
Prince William met Kate Middleton in 2001 whereas they had been each college students at St Salvator’s Corridor, College of St Andrews. Their relationship started as a detailed friendship, evolving right into a romantic on-off relationship that led to their engagement in October 2010 and their marriage in April 2011.Â
Nevertheless, previous to this, William had one other notable romantic involvement. He dated Jecca Craig, a childhood good friend, throughout their teenage years. The 2 grew shut sufficient that William spent a part of his hole 12 months on Jecca’s household property in Kenya.
Regardless of courtier claims that they had been merely buddies, rumours about their relationship continued. On William’s twenty first birthday, Jecca attended the celebration within the UK, the place Kate Middleton was additionally current.Â
Though William was privately seeing Kate on the time, he publicly claimed to be single and centered his consideration on Jecca throughout the occasion.Â
Kate, who was invited as a good friend, was positioned away from the principle festivities. Regardless of this, there was no animosity between the 2 ladies; Jecca later attended Kate and William’s marriage ceremony, whereas she herself married zoologist Professor Jonathan Baillie.
It’s well-known that Prince William and Kate Middleton’s romance flourished throughout their college years.Â
Their connection was notably sparked when William noticed Kate in a charity trend present, the place she famously wore a see-through costume. This relationship has been portrayed in numerous media, together with the Netflix drama The Crown.Â
Nevertheless, in accordance with Robert Jobson’s new ebook, Catherine, The Princess of Wales: The Biography, the pair truly met years earlier throughout their faculty years—William at Eton School and Kate at Marlborough School.