Before getting serious with Princess Kate and tying the knot in 2011, Prince William had a typical university experience as a single man. Indeed, like his little brother Prince Harry, he had several relationships during the late 90s and early 2000s.
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Naturally, as the future King, he still kept his love life somewhat private, meaning not all of the following relationships have been officially confirmed. Moreover, many of his relationships during his time at St Andrews University seemed rather short, but some of them on good terms with several of his ex-girlfriends attending his wedding in 2011.
Let's take a look at all the women who are said to have been with Prince William.
Davina Duckworth-Chad, 1999
As per Daily Mail, Prince William allegedly briefly dated Davina Duckworth-Chad before heading off to university. Davina reportedly joined Prince William on a cruise in the Aegean Sea in 1999 along with King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Davina and Prince William are distant cousins through Princess Diana as reported by Hello!. Davina went on to marry Thomas Barber, the son of a baronet and attended Prince William’s wedding.
Jecca Craig, 2000
Jecca Craig and Prince William reportedly dated in 2000 after the pair met in Kenya, the latter was visiting Jecca’s family ranch during his gap year. According to royal biographer Christopher Andersen, then-Prince Charles had told his son not to string her or Kate (his future wife) along.
Anderson wrote in his book Brothers and Wives:
You mustn’t put her through that, William. It isn’t fair to Jecca.
Rose Farquhar, 2000
As per Hello!, Prince William and Rose Farquhar had a brief relationship in 2000 not long after the young Prince finished his A-levels at Eton, where his eldest son, Prince George may attend.
According to several reports, Rose was allegedly Prince William’s first love, and he had fallen for her after meeting at the Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire. They seemed to have ended things on good terms as they attended each other's weddings.
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Arabella Musgrave, 2001
Prince William then reportedly dated Arabella Musgrave in 2001 before starting at St Andrews University. According to Daily Mail, their relationship ended when Prince William started his first term.
Musgrave then went on to date William’s friend James Tollemache, before marrying George Galliers-Pratt of the Cayzer banking and shipping dynasty. According to a friend, Kate allegedly felt threatened by Arabella.
Carly Massy-Birch, 2001
As per Hello!, Prince William dated Carly Missy-Birch during his first term at St Andrews, where Carly also studied. In 2010, Carly shed some light on their relationship in an interview with Vanity Fair:
We got on well, but I think we would have got on well even if nothing had been going on romantically. It was very much a university thing, just a regular university romance.
Olivia Hunt, 2002
Prince William then had a brief relationship with Olivia Hunt in 2002, who was studying at Edinburgh University. Despite their breakup, things must have ended on good terms as Olivia was invited to both Prince William’s wedding and Pippa Middleton’s wedding in 2016.
Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe, 2004
As many know, Prince William and Princess Kate split for a short period while they were dating. During their split, Prince William had a brief romance with Isabella Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe in 2004.
Hello! reports that they met through Princess Eugenie. Moreover, if you know the Royal Family dating history, you will know that Isabella's sister Cressida also dated a royal and it was none other than Prince Harry!
Read more:
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Sources used:
Daily Mail: ‘It's the royal ex-factor! All at one posh wedding: Harry's THREE blondes and Wills' SIX beauties who Kate saw off’
Vanity Fair: ‘Wills and the Real Girl’
Hello!: ‘Prince William's relationships: A look back at the royal's dating life’
Cosmopolitan: ‘Meet Prince William’s Ex-Girlfriends—Including the Woman He Broke Up With Kate Middleton For’
