A Look at Kate Middleton’s Previous Relationships Before Meeting Prince William

Before her marriage to Prince William catapulted her into royal fame, Kate Middleton had a few notable relationships. Interestingly, she dated three guys before crossing paths with the future king at St. Andrews University. One of them even looked like a younger version of Prince William. Is that destiny or personal preference?

Either way, their love story kicks off back in their uni days at St. Andrews, where the couple started out as good friends who loved hanging out and cracking jokes before realizing they clicked on more levels than one. Middleton even admitted that she went all shy and red-faced the first time she met Prince William. Classic!

Friendship turned into romance, and before you know it, Prince William’s standing on one knee, popping the question in the middle of Kenya with a ring that once belonged to his mom, Princess Diana. That’s the kind of proposal every girl dreams about.

But before becoming a princess, Middleton had three boyfriends. Her first known boyfriend was Willem Marx, whom she met at Marlborough College in 2000. Even though they had a brief relationship, it was fun and fresh, as most first stories go. Marx is now a journalist and happily married to Johanna Botta, a TV personality. By the way, if you were wondering where he was on Kate’s wedding day, he saw his former love walk down the aisle at  Westminster Abbey.