William and Kate dated for nearly a decade before their engagement \u2013 but there was one moment in their relationship that made it clear to royal experts that she would one day be his wife<\/p>\n
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In two weeks\u2019 time, the Prince and Princess of Wales will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary.Right from the very start of their romance, engagement rumours swirled around the couple. But William refused to cave to the pressure, and they were together for seven years before he finally popped the question.While the\u00a0world\u00a0had to wait for their fairytale wedding, there was one key moment that made it clear to royal experts that Kate would indeed one day be William\u2019s wife.Back in 2006, Kate and her parents were invited to attend William\u2019s graduation at Sandhurst. Journalist Rebecca English claims that the chilly day in December in 2006 was when she realised Kate was going to be our future Queen.\u201cWe hadn\u2019t expected Kate and her family to turn up, and myself and a number of photographers and journalists were all standing on a press stand together,\u201d royal expert Rebecca English revealed on Channel 5\u2019s documentary William & Kate: Too Good To Be True.\u201cSuddenly out of the corner of her eye we saw Kate and her mother and father being ushered down to the front of the seating. I remember turning to the person next to me and saying that\u2019s it, it\u2019s a done deal.<\/p>\n
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This woman is going to be our future Queen.\u201dRoyal expert Victoria Arbiter said of the moment: \u201cSuddenly the engagement whispers were starting. There was intense pressure on William and Kate, and short of printing the tea towels, everyone had these two walking down the aisle imminently.\u201dWilliam and Kate first went public with their relationship at their university graduation, shortly before he joined the Armed Forces.Speaking on the documentary, Richard Kay, editor-at-large at the Daily Mail, said: \u201cThere were lots of pictures of Kate and William. There was huge interest in this very bubbly brunette from Berkshire. It was really a warning of what was to come.\u201dAnd according to expert Victoria Arbiter: \u201cGraduation for William and Kate, it really was their last moment in that protective bubble. I think perhaps they might have both been a bit naive about what was to come. William understood how the media works but Kate would have had no idea what it meant to be on the receiving end.\u201dWilliam famously proposed to Kate back in 2010. They travelled around Kenya together, before staying at a lodge on Lake Rutundu, where William decided was the perfect spot to finally pop the long-awaited question.According to royal author Katie Nicholl, the pair spent the day trying \u2013 and failing \u2013 to fish rainbow trout before returning to the log cabin they were staying in.<\/p>\n
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The expert claimed that William led Kate out onto the veranda, where he got down on one knee and officially proposed to her. Of course, Kate said yes, and the next morning before they left she left a sweet note in the lodge\u2019s guest book documenting their romantic stay.\u201cThank you for such a wonderful 24 hours!\u201d she wrote, \u201cSadly no fish to be found but we had fun trying. I love the warm fires and candlelights\u2014so romantic. Hope to be back soon, Catherine Middleton.\u201d William wrote: \u201c20th-21st October 2010. Such fun to be back! Brought more clothes this time! Looked after so well. Thank you guys! Look forward to next time, soon I hope.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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