Kate Middleton turned down Edinburgh University dream to meet Prince William at St Andrew's

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Royal fans are well aware of Kate Middleton and Prince William's famous love story and how it all began at St Andrew's University in Scotland where they both attended as students.William and Kate locked eyes on one another at the prestigious university in Fife in 2001 where they both attended to study Art History.However, what many don't know is that the Princess of Wales almost didn't meet her royal husband as she originally had plans to study elsewhere before she made the unexpected decision to change her university of choice which led her to her fateful love.The 43-year-old had her heart set on The University of Edinburgh and had actually already been given an acceptance offer there when she made the risky choice to decline admission, take a gap year and apply to study at St Andrews University instead, according to royal biographer Katie Nicholl.This was a very bold move considering that Kate had no guarantee of getting into the highly prestigious university with her teachers reportedly not understanding what swayed her impulsive decision.According to Jasper Selwyn, the career adviser at Kate's boarding school, Marlborough College, a then teenage Kate had ranked Edinburgh as her top choice before she secured her spot at her dream school.He told royal expert and biographer Katie Nicholl in her book Kate: The Future Queen: "As far as I am aware she had a confirmed palce at Edinburgh."She was accepted through the usual UCAS routine.

In those days, you applied for five courses and got acceptances and rejections depending on your grades. You chose one firm place and one insurance.

Kate's firm choice was Edinburgh and that was confirmed."Kate's plans had been to study art history and Edinburgh's history of art program which