Prince William courted her while they were on break with Kate. “He proposed to her several times”

12 years of marriage and three children. Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine William and Kate with anyone other than each other. After all, apart from a short breakup, they have been a couple for 21 years, i.e. for about half of their lives.

However, Prince William led an active social life before meeting Kate. Who were the women that caught his attention? Here are some of Prince William’s famous affairs. From his first university love to his ex, for whom he went to Kenya.

Who did Prince William date before Duchess Kate? Rose Farquhar was his first love

In 1999, Prince William began a romantic relationship with Davina Duckworth-Chad. Their romance did not last long, but the fact that her mother was Princess Diana’s cousin added to the controversy. Shortly after Prince William passed his high school final exams in 2000, he met Rose Farquhar. They met on the polo field at the Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire. Their relationship did not last, but William and Rose remain on good terms to this day. They regularly meet at social events, and the woman also appeared at William and Kate’s wedding.

During a year break before starting his studies, Prince William met Jecca Craig. Their meeting took place during a visit to her family home in a wildlife reserve located in the shadow of Mount Kenya. Their relationship did not stand the test of time. They broke up when a member of the royal family started studying at the University of St. Andrews.

The only woman who could make Duchess Kate jealous. She rejected Prince William’s advances

In 2001, Prince William began studying at the University of St. Andrews. She was his first love in college Carly Massy-Birch. They met while auditioning for a play and dated for several months during their first semester. Recalling her brief relationship with the prince in an interview with Vanity Fair in 2010, Massy-Birch described herself as a “true country woman.” She said that was probably why Prince William liked her so much. -I think that’s why we bonded. […] William was a year below me and it just happened, we met through some sheer confusion in St. Andrews. It’s a very small school, it was hard not to bump into William and after a while it wasn’t unusual to see him […] We got along well, but I think we would get along just as well even if nothing was going on between us. It was just an ordinary college romance. – . Just before meeting Kate, William also dated a writer, Olivia Hunt. The prince broke up with her when he became infatuated with the future , who appeared in a transparent dress designed by Charlotte Todd at a student fashion show.

The couple started dating in 2003. Their relationship experienced ups and downs, until finally in 2004 they decided to take a break. It was then that he met William through his cousin, Princess Eugenie Isabella Calthorpe. Interestingly, her half-sister is Cressida Bonas, who dated Prince Harry for years. It was supposed to be during a summer trip to Greece. According to Katie Nicholl, author of the book “William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls”, the prince was immediately fascinated by her, but ultimately the actress rejected his advances and did not reciprocate her feelings. She believed that a relationship with William would harm her career.

– He fell in love with her very much and wanted to be with her. He proposed to her several times that summer, and although Isabella was single, she rejected William, saying it would be too damaging to her and her career. William was madly in love with her, but when he knew there was no chance of them being together, he returned to Kate, who was aware of his obsession with Isabella. […] She accepted William again on the condition that he would never speak to Isabella again. – writes Nicholl in . and Prince William got back together before Christmas later that year. The couple’s official engagement was announced in 2010, and the lovers got married a year later, on April 29.