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February 26, 2011, Saturday
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Hundreds of people lined the streets of the Scottish college town of St Andrews yesterday in the hope of catching a glimpse of Prince William and Kate Middleton as they returned for a sentimental journey to the place where they met and fell in love.
Well-wishers of all ages and nationalities packed the cobblestone streets - six deep in some spots - hoping for the ideal location to capture a snapshot of the royal couple. Local residents hung out of their windows with video cameras and cameramen on tiered ladders hovered over the crowd.
The couple, who will marry on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, traveled to St Andrews to help their alma mater kick off a two-year celebration of its 600th anniversary.
Prince William and Middleton met there as students. They were initially just friends, but an on-again, off-again romance bloomed on campus, developing into the full blown love affair that has captivated a nation.
Prince William called the visit a "special moment" for the couple as he addressed a reception in the university quadrangle as Middleton looked on from her seat on the stage. She wore a red suit with black accents, smiled and pushed windswept hair off her face when gazing at Prince William.
"It feels like coming home," he told the crowd, before unveiling a commemorative anniversary plaque.
Professor Louise Richardson, principal of the university, said it is not surprising the couple found love in this often sleepy seaside town 110 kilometers north of Edinburgh on the east coast of Scotland.
"There is something magical about St Andrews," she said. "We are said to have the highest number of students who find life partners at a university. So, it is no surprise they got together. It is unique here as we are global, but local and small enough to be intimate."
Well-wishers of all ages and nationalities packed the cobblestone streets - six deep in some spots - hoping for the ideal location to capture a snapshot of the royal couple. Local residents hung out of their windows with video cameras and cameramen on tiered ladders hovered over the crowd.
The couple, who will marry on April 29 at Westminster Abbey, traveled to St Andrews to help their alma mater kick off a two-year celebration of its 600th anniversary.
Prince William and Middleton met there as students. They were initially just friends, but an on-again, off-again romance bloomed on campus, developing into the full blown love affair that has captivated a nation.
Prince William called the visit a "special moment" for the couple as he addressed a reception in the university quadrangle as Middleton looked on from her seat on the stage. She wore a red suit with black accents, smiled and pushed windswept hair off her face when gazing at Prince William.
"It feels like coming home," he told the crowd, before unveiling a commemorative anniversary plaque.
Professor Louise Richardson, principal of the university, said it is not surprising the couple found love in this often sleepy seaside town 110 kilometers north of Edinburgh on the east coast of Scotland.
"There is something magical about St Andrews," she said. "We are said to have the highest number of students who find life partners at a university. So, it is no surprise they got together. It is unique here as we are global, but local and small enough to be intimate."
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