PRINCE William is known to have had a good education and to have met his wife Kate Middleton along the way.
They’re both bright sparks, but where did the future King go to university?
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Where did Prince William go to school?
Prince William’s education began in London when he went to Jane Mynors’ nursery school and then moved on to pre-preparatory Wetherby School.
He then went to Ludgrove School in Wokingham, Berkshire and had Rory Stewart privately tutor him.
Away from the academic side, he also participated in several sports such as football, swimming, basketball, cross-country running and clay pigeon shooting.
He went on to take an entrance exam to attend Eton College, which is a school famously known among the Royal family.
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When he went to Eton, he obtained his A-levels in geography, A, biology, C, and history of art, B.
His love of sports continued specifically in water polo and he was also captain of the swimming team and the football team.
He then took a gap year to take part in British Army exercises before he returned to the UK from Belize.
Upon his return, he attended the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland.
What did Prince William study at university?
At St Andrew’s university, Prince William studied a degree course in Art History.
He later changed his subject to Geography and wrote his dissertation on the coral reefs of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean.
In 2005, he graduated with upper second class honours in an undergraduate degree in the Master of Arts.
His sporting hobbies did not stop at university, and there he also made part of the water polo team.
The future King represented the Scottish national universities’ water polo team at the Celtic Nations Tournament in 2004.
During his time at St Andrews, the media respected the Prince’s privacy and let him enjoy his university years with fellow students.
Students were told not to leak any stories into the press about him and he adapted the alternative name of “Steve” to avoid journalists overhearing anything about him and finding out about his identity.
Did Prince William meet Kate Middleton at University?
The short answer is, yes, Prince William and Kate Middleton met at university.
They were both students at St Andrews when they first crossed paths in 2001.
The pair soon became friends before moving in with each other, but it took a few years before romance sparked.
It’s been said in the past that it took Kate’s iconic sheer dress fashion show moment in 2002 for the couple to realise they were more than just friends.