you have to forget the glossy, finessed image of the duchess of cambridge you see on the television and remember that particularly as a young woman she was quite shy, she was quite introvert compared to pippa who was outgoing and gregarious and socialable. kate was much quieter. she was a different character. and it took some drawing out of her shell. carol middleton once again stepped in. her mother actually set out to transform her. she combed out her kind of lush, chestnut hair, got her wearing make-up for the first time. so when she reappeared in school, it was a new person. it was here at marlborough where kate really came out of her shell, popular, athletic and a serious student. but she also had a bit of a wild side. according to one friend she was known to moon the boys from her dorm window, earning the nickname kate middlebum.
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?
her when they split up. it was kind of evident she was being very forthright, i m getting on with my life, fine, cool. it hasn t worked out, that s behind me, let move on. she was very calm and level headed and strong about it and i think he thought oh, my god. he became unglued. he started drinking too much. he went out with his buddies to clubs. he was obviously adrift emotionally. it didn t help him to have him see pictures of kate having the time of her life. i think at the time i wasn t have i happy about it but it made me a stronger person. i find out things about yourself that maybe you hadn t realized or i think can you get quite consumed by a relationship when you re younger. you know, i really valued that time for me as well, although i didn t think it at the time. if the breakup made kate stronger, it made william certain. he never wanted to be without her again.
do you think he saw something that he hadn t seen before? we certainly saw something we hadn t seen before. we saw kate in plunging necklines and mini dresses, kate showing confidence and radiating. i remember having lunch with her when they split up. it was kind of evident she was being very forthright, i m getting on with my life, fine, cool. it hasn t worked out, that s behind me, let s move on. she was very calm and level headed and strong about it and i think he thought oh, my god. he became unglued. he started drinking too much. he went out with his buddies to clubs. he was obviously adrift emotionally. it didn t help him to have him see pictures of kate having the time of her life. i think at the time i wasn t very happy about it but it made me a stronger person. you find out things about yourself that maybe you hadn t
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? should i be subjecting her to th this? but kate, she was ready. she really demanded that he