William & Kate Middleton "not meant to last" despite closeness

Members of the royal family didn't expect Kate Middleton and Prince William's love story to last.

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They met at St Andrews University in Scotland in 2001.

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Majority of the people close to them felt it was just a passing fancy.

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William did all kinds of jobs after leaving college to get a sense of the Britain he will take over.

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Catherine was left to go her own way but she survived.

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Prince William and Kate have spent a good portion of the last twenty years by each other’s side.

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Andrew Morton is a royal author who recently talked about the couple's love story.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge proved that they were always meant to be.

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