Royal romance 'started months earlier'
The fairytale of Prince William and Kate Middleton tells a tale of the Duchess enchanting her prince in a sheer dress as she strutted down the catwalk.
But a former roommate of the Royal couple says Kate caught the Prince's eye at a charity auction, where William bought Kate as a "slave" for £200, many months earlier, The Daily Mail reported.
The roommate, Laura Warshauer, is set to release a song about her memories of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their time at St Salvator’s Hall during their first year at St Andrews University.
The Los Angeles based Miss Warshauer told of how the pair had instant chemistry, would join in with other students on the floor eating lasagne and would drink wine out of plastic cups from Woolworths.
She said the song, called To Will and Kate, Meet Me at Exit 109, would reveal they fell in love far earlier than that fated fashion show in March 2002.
"One of my favourite memories was in November of [first] year and we were invited to a Harry Potter party at this castle," Miss Warshauer said.
"We all got on a big bus to go there and I remember Kate and William dancing together all night.
"There was a charity auction where you could bid for the person for the day and Will paid £200 for Kate. She was dressed in school uniform and was stood on these stone steps with us all below.
"No one else was winning Kate that night. They already had that connection."
All their friends thought the pair would become a couple, she said.
"They always had such natural chemistry and it was obvious that Will had his eye on Kate
"I remember a college party with Will and Kate very early on during freshman year.
"A girl went over to Will and wouldn’t leave him alone. She was trying to entice him, and was being relentless. He was being very polite to her, but at the same time, it was obvious he wished she would leave him alone.
"A group of us were standing around watching all this unfold and wondering how to help Will out of this awkward situation.
"Suddenly, Kate just walked up to Will in the most natural way and put her arms around him.
"It gave Will the opportunity to turn to the other girl and say, 'I’m sorry, I have a girlfriend,' while gesturing towards Kate.
"Will then turned to Kate and mouthed in an exaggerated way, 'Thank you'. She was the only girl in the room who could have pulled that off so effortlessly."
Miss Warshauer made a video for the song featuring photographs of her time with the Duke and Duchess, and picture them all together at the university.
She said: "They are both such incredibly warm, down-to-earth people who genuinely care about others.
"One night I was little upset about something, and Kate so sweetly put her arm around my shoulders, asked what was wrong and said 'I hate seeing people I care about upset'.
"We drifted apart like so many students after I returned home to go to New York University, but I would love to meet up again one day."
