Prince William and Kate Middleton's beautiful relationship in pictures

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Prince William and Kate Middleton officially became friends in 2001 following their enrollment at the University of St. Andrews.

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First pictures of the couple began to emerge in 2004, with Kate and William pictured at the Swiss ski resort of Klosters.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton both graduated from the University of St. Andrews in 2005.

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Kate Middleton's first major public appearance was at the Sovereign's Parade in 2006, in which Prince William was taking part in.

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The couple had a brief split in 2007 due to William being stationed outside of London, which put a strain on the relationship.

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In 2008, Kate attended the Prince's graduation at RAF Cranwell.

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Prince William and Kate decided to take a step back from the public eye in 2009, choosing to not attend formal events together.

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In 2010, Prince William officially proposed to Kate during their vacation in Kenya.

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William and Kate officially got married in 2011 at Westminster Abbey, becoming the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, respectively.

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2013 marked the birth of the couple's first child, Prince George.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made an appearance with French President Francoise Hollande in 2014, in remembrance of WWI.

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In 2015, the couple celebrated the birth of their second child, Princess Charlotte.

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In 2017, Kate showed a rare instance of PDA as she was wiping away a speck from the Prince's cheek.

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Shortly before their sixth anniversary, the Duchess and Duke took part in the London Marathon in 2017.

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Prince William and Kate announced the birth of their third child, Prince Louis in 2018.

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During the pandemic, Prince William and Kate expressed their support for the Every Mind Matters mental health campaign in 2020.

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In 2021, the couple celebrated a decade of being married.

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In May 2021, William and Kate visited the University of St. Andrews during their royal tour, the place where they met.

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In June, 2022, the couple moved from Kensington Palace to Windsor so that they could be closer to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

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On September 8 2022, Prince William and Kate went into mourning as Queen Elizabeth passed away

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As King Charles III ascended to the throne, William and Kate were given the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales, respectively.

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Kensington Palace announces Kate's abdominal surgery in 20 January 2024.

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Prince William visits Kate in the hospital on 18 January 2024.

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Kensington Palace release first photo of Kate since her surgery, 10 March 2024.

The photo was retracted hours after its release due to apparent editing, prompting worldwide controversy.

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On 11 March 2024 Kate apologized for the photo.

She said: ‘Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.’

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