Prince William reportedly used a fake name whilst studying at the University of St Andrews University, where he first met wife Kate Middleton, in a bid to avoid the media attention on him from distracting from his studies.
The Prince and Princess of Wales were both students at the Fife establishment, where an agreement was put in place that allowed the heir to the throne to give his full focus on studying for his master of arts degree in Geography.
Future wife-to-be Kate Middleton was in Scotland at the same institution back in 2001, studying for her degree in art history, when the senior royal couple first met.William signed up to enrol at the university, which has been hailed among the top in the UK alongside Oxford and Cambridge, under the name of William Wales.However, things were taken a step further when, as a student, he decided to go by the more commonplace name of Steve, according to reports in the Mirror.In their first year in 2001, William and Kate lived a few doors apart at St Salvator's hall of residence at St Andrews and became friendly, socialising together and playing tennis.
Kate first caught the Prince's eye when she strode down the catwalk in a sheer dress for a charity fashion show as before that they had just been good pals.
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