Kate middleton 2000s

How the now Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton’s post-university fashion foreshadowed her current status as an “icon of appropriate style”.

As a student she co-founded an all-girls drinking society at her alma mater St Andrews, before moving to London and becoming a regular at Chelsea and Mayfair's favourite night spots

Photos for: Kate Middleton goes for a walk with her mom on Monday morning, the day after the Concert for Diana (she sat close by ex-beau Prince William). Kate's mom, Carole…

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From unassuming St. Andrew's student to future queen, Kate Middleton has lived out her fairy tale with Prince William in the public eye, impressing royals and civilians alike with her grace and steadfast commitment to her royal role. (No, that's not a dig at Meghan Markle, though it is an area where they differ.) But Kate wasn't the regal mom of three we know her as today when she first caught William's eye in college — and that's the Kate whose identity we're trying to uncover. From royal…

Take a look back at pictures of the Duchess' college days at St. Andrew's, her early royal engagements, life with William, and beyond.

Photos for: After another night out partying in London on Thursday (black sequin shift dress), Kate Middleton hit the Thames River again on Friday morning. The brunette beauty…

Young Kate Middleton (before her marriage) wearing a jean skirt, jacket, and boots. Casual street style