They say the best relationships are those that start as friendships, and if that's the case, Princess Catherine and Prince William have done things right. Apparently, the royal couple were good friends for years before they actually began dating. In fact, they even lived together as roommates along with a few other friends before they started seeing each other romantically.
Catherine and William were neighbors while they were living on campus at St. Andrews during their first year, and the two would hang out and play tennis together. During their second year, the pair moved into a townhouse together with friends. At this time, the princess was reportedly dating someone named Rupert Finch, and Prince William was very much still in the friend zone.
Then, during their third year of college, the group of friends moved from the townhouse to a more private cottage outside of town. Shortly after this, it appears Catherine and Rupert broke up, and then things began to stir between the princess and William. "Kate was going out with a bloke called Rupert Finch ... soon afterwards, though, they split up and I remember William saying that he thought he might 'have a go,'" a source who knew the couple told The Guardian in 2007.
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