
If you thought Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's love story (opens in new tab) was like something out of a romantic comedy, wait until you read about Prince William and Kate Middleton's (opens in new tab) first meeting, which was so adorably awkward it feels like it almost had to be scripted—but, of course, it wasn't.
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The year: 2001.
The place: St. Andrew's University in Scotland.
Will and Kate (opens in new tab) were both living in the same residence hall at university (which is a weirdly normal way for a prince to meet his future wife, right?) when they were introduced and had exactly zero chill between them.
Kate immediately curtsied to Will (opens in new tab), which is fair since that's technically how she was supposed to greet royalty. Will responded by spilling a drink all over himself (opens in new tab), according to royal biographer Christopher Anderson. Seriously, plug in Julia Stiles and you have almost the exact plot of The Prince & Me.
Years later, Kate was more than willing to cop to being flustered when she met her future husband.
"I actually went bright red when I met you and scuttled off feeling very shy about meeting you," she admitted during their engagement interview (opens in new tab) in 2010. "William wasn't there for quite a bit of the time initially, he wasn't there from Fresher's Week, so it did take a bit of time for us to get to know each other, but we did become very close friends from quite early on."
Will, on the other hand, played it much more cool (opens in new tab) during the engagement interview, claiming he had to "wrack his brains" to remember the first time he met Kate and not mentioning the alleged adorkable drink-spilling at all.
K, Will. Whatever you say.
Kayleigh Roberts is a freelance writer and editor with more than 10 years of professional experience. Her byline has appeared in Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Allure, Entertainment Weekly, MTV, Bustle, Refinery29, Girls’ Life Magazine, Just Jared, and Tiger Beat, among other publications. She's a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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