engaged, married, and two years later pregnant. and yet the royal family could not escape the worst of news in what should have been the best of times. the joy of the pregnancy was quickly eclipsed by tragedy. a nurse at this hospital killed herself after accidently putting through a prank call that revealed private details of kate s condition. kate was said to be devastated. of course she was still seriously ill, very hormonal, still hoping desperately that she was going to hold on to this pregnancy. to have the trauma and the tragedy of a suicide over what should have been the happiest announcement of their lives i think must have been truly awful. so kate left the hospital and soon returned perhaps not surprisingly, to the comfort of home, in bucklebury. christmas of that year, how
dragon boat race in canada during their first official overseas visit. you could see the look of excitement on her face as she got into the boat and was ready to helm. and also the look of frustration that william had beaten her. she truly did look frustrated because she didn t finish. this is a couple that can t finish a game of tennis because they re so competitive. and then they hug which was significant because you don t see royals cuddling, showing affection. these two are not afraid of showing the world we re really happy together. after their first year of marriage while william served as a search and rescue pilot for the air force, kate slowly stepped out on her own, choosing charities to support.
or mansion. remote, incredibly beautiful, secluded, and that gives them privacy and that s most important. it really couldn t be further from the life that they will be facing and living when they re back in london. yes. i mean, the pressures, the job and the paparazzi. that s why it is a utopia for them. kate and william are often seen around town enjoying a pint, browsing the shops or even picking up groceries. in fact, locals call the duchess a pretty savvy shopper, known to make meat pies and homemade gravy for william. immediately after their wedding day, what did we see? we saw kate pushing a shopping trolley around the car park at her local supermarket. it doesn t get more ordinary than that. that s their stamp. that s their imprint. even on the world stage the couple would at times appear very unroyal, like at this
now on his girlfriend, kate. well, i think when they left st. andrews, that was the real testing point for kate. could she cope with the fact of the photographers outside her flat every single day? the pressure was relentless, and a terrifying reminder of what had happened to princess diana. the accident that s happening isn t happening in the streets of paris, it s happening in the streets of london and it s happening to kate. with the press following her every move and william forced to be away doing his military training, kate was left wondering what was next. they had this period of time when they were basically together but nothing was happening and everyone was going, oh, are they going to get married or not going to get married? make your mind up. william seemed to have a lot on his mind, including what was fair to kate. at one point he said i was born into this, she wasn t. does she deserve this kind of treatment?
know if it s for me. friends say it was kate who helped convince william to stay. and as soon as he returned from christmas break, everything changed. the turning point really came when william watched kate in that now infamous charity fashion show. it was march 2002, the annual st. andrews charity fashion show. and on the catwalk, kate. i remember that specific night very well. jules knight was watching the show that night with william. she wasn t what you call a kind of risque girl. she was a pretty safe bet. and here she was not wearing that much, looking amazing. i think everyone did think, wow. but that was the moment when he suddenly realized that his friend was actually very hot and he rather quite liked her. and the next fall when william and kate moved into this flat together with a couple of