It’s probably a safe bet to say that 2024 is not a year on which Britain’s royal family “will look back with undiluted pleasure.” That’s the phrase Queen Elizabeth II used at the end of 1992, a year in which three of her children were caught in scandals and a fire heavily damaged Windsor Castle.

Prince William, now 42, gave Kate, also 42, the gift early in their courtship, when they were both students at the University of St. Andrews — where they met in 2001 and fell in love thereafter. As The Mirror put it, back in the early 2000s William “was far less confident in his gift-giving abilities,” and one gift left his then-girlfriend baffled.

Kate Middleton and Prince William are hoping to step up their royal romance in 2025. Read the full story on heatworld.

December has been one for the royal books. I'm talking Kate Middleton and Prince William releasing their Christmas card, Will (once again) skipping a certain holiday tradition and the palace dropping a surprise interview with the future monarch.

Prince William focused on keeping Kate Middleton safe during the royal family's Christmas walk at Sandringham. While meeting with fans, Kate joked, “I think I’ve lost my family," despite the Prince of Wales seemingly kept an eye on the Princess of Wales during the public event.