Lake Rutundu: Last News

It’s been 12 years since Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with his mother's £300,000 sapphire and diamond ring at the foothills of Mount Kenya. The Duke of Cambridge had been travelling around the country with Kate for three weeks with the engagement ring stashed in his rucksack before deciding Lake Rutundu was the perfect place to pop the question.

The Prince and Princess of Wales' relationship famously began at the Scottish university of St Andrews where the pair met as two young students as they took up residence in St Salvator's Hall.

Kate Middleton left a note of thanks in the guest book of a holiday lodge in Kenya where Prince William asked her to marry him.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were travelling around Kenya for a holiday before they stayed at a lodge near Lake Rutundu in 2010.It was here at the lodge where William got down on one knee and proposed to Kate, according to royal expert Katie Nicholl.The couple reportedly spent the day fishing for rainbow trout before returning to the lodge, where William is reported to have taken Kate out on the veranda before popping the big question using his late mother Princess Diana’s ring.The lodge had only been booked for 24 hours but stated in a guestbook how much they loved their experience.However, Kate did reveal they had a bit of a disaster fishing with no bites the entire day.The couple did say they would return to the lodge again.Kate, who signed the post as Catherine Middleton, wrote: "Thank you for such a wonderful 24 hours!"Sadly no fish to be found but we had fun trying. I love the warm fires and candle lights—so romantic.

Over 10 years ago, after almost a decade of dating, Prince William finally got down on one knee to ask his then girlfriend Kate Middleton to marry him.

Prince William famously waited years before finally popping the question and proposing to his longtime love, Kate Middleton. The engagement should have been a totally happy occasion, of course, but apparently Kate had one big regret about the milestone.

When Prince William got down on one knee on the shores of Kenya's stunning Lake Rutundu, Kate Middleton was the happiest girl in the world.

After years of friendship and dating, Prince William finally asked his university girlfriend, Kate Middleton, to marry him during a romantic holiday in Kenya.