the story. headlines like this, finally, wills gets a girl. for the first time, the palace didn t deny the romance. the couple would retreat behind the protective walls of st. andrews. for the next year, they continued to live together, now without other roommates. they quietly spent more time with the royal family, and it became clear to many that despite her common upbringing kate fit in, perhaps even better than princess diana. kate has shown absolutely no hesitation to accompany them on hunting trips in balmoral and go fishing. diana could barely tolerate going to the polo matches of charles but kate has never missed a polo match of william s. reporter: june 2005. the private life william and kate enjoying for nearly four years came to an end. william wales.
missed a polo match of william s. reporter: june 2005. the private life william and kate enjoying for nearly four years came to an end. william wales. they graduated from st. andrews and left their world behind and plunged into a world ever prying parrazy. catherine middleton. there were more photographers than hi seen in my life, from around the world, like 100 and the noise of the cameras going off and the flashes was intense. it was just, you know, unbelievable. i think everyone realized the game was over because the protection they had enjoyed had finished. reporter: in the months after graduation, the press followed them everywhere, weddings, polo matches. there were rumors of a breakup. fleet street was on fire, and in january 2006 it only got worse.