10 facts about William and Kate

The Royal couple are coming to town. With the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set to tour Jamaica, we compiled a list of 10 facts about William and Kate for your reading pleasure.

1. The Duke and Duchess met each other at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.

2. Kate and William graduated in 2005. Catherine, which is the real name of the Duchess of Cambridge, graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Art History, and Prince William graduated with MA in Geography.

3. After seven years of dating, Prince William proposed to Kate during a holiday in Kenya with Princess Diana’s sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring that was originally given to Prince Harry.

4. Their wedding date, April 29, 2011, was a national holiday, where at least two million people lined the streets of London to get a glimpse of the royal wedding.

5. Prince William doesn't wear a wedding ring. His decision follows a long-standing tradition of kings-to-be not wearing wedding bands.

6. They have three children, George, Charlotte and Louis. The three names of their children hold historical significance. George is named after the great-great-great-grandfather George V, Charlotte is a variation of Charles (which is the name of Prince William’s father) and Louis is a common middle name of many royals.

7. As a child in the mid-eighties, Kate lived in Amman, Jordan, for a few years while her father was working with British Airways.

8. Kate and William launched Heads Together in 2016, a campaign whose goal is to help end stigma on mental health. Heads Together have partnered with various charities to raise awareness of mental health struggles and encourage people to ask for or find support.

9. Kate has three royal titles. Besides the widely used Duchess of Cambridge, she also has the title of Countess of Strathearn when she is in Scotland, while when she visits Northern Ireland she has the title of Lady Carrickfergus.

10. In 1985, when Charles and Diana were set to travel to New Zealand and Australia for their first tour after becoming parents, the princess was insistent that nine-month-old William travel on the same plane as they did. This was a huge break in royal protocol, which, up until that point, dictated that the two successive heirs to the throne travel separately in the event of a fatal accident.