The wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton is set to be one of the biggest public events of the year, with millions tuning in in Britain and around the world. But when the couple met almost ten years ago, it was far away from the media's gaze, in the Scottish seaside town of St Andrews. The couple recently returned there to help their former university launch its six-hundredth anniversary celebrations. — UNITED KINGDOM, St Andrew, AFP

Britain's royal wedding: when the couple met

The wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton is set to be one of the biggest public events of the year, with millions tuning in in Britain and around the world. But when the couple met almost ten years ago, it was far away from the media's gaze, in the Scottish seaside town of St Andrews. The couple recently returned there to help their former university launch its six-hundredth anniversary celebrations. — UNITED KINGDOM, St Andrew, AFP

Published: 1 Jan 2011