Kate the artist! Duchess of Cambridge turns 2002 sketch of St Andrews where she met Prince William into a thank you card dedicated to the people who made their visit to Scotland ‘so special’
- Prince William and Kate Middleton concluded week-tour of Scotland yesterday
- Couple returned to London and issued a thank you card to the people they met
- Shared a snap of the card featuring the Duchess’ sketch on Instagram today
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge issued a personalised thank you card today dedicated to the people who made their return to Scotland ‘so special’.
The thoughtful note featured a sketch of St Andrews – the university town where the couple met while both studying – which Kate drew in 2002.
It shows a view of the town from West Sands beach, with the Duchess seemingly using a splash of blue watercolour paint to bring out the sky.
The message on the reverse of the drawing read: ‘To the people, communities and organisations we visited and heard from; and those who stopped to wave and make our return to Scotland so special – thank you! William and Catherine.’
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge issued a personalised thank you card today dedicated to the people who made their return to Scotland ‘so special’ – featuring a sketch of St Andrews by Kate
The thoughtful note featured a sketch of St Andrews – the university town where the couple met while both studying – which Kate drew in 2002
Kate, 39, studied history of art at St Andrews and graduated in 2005 with an MA, graded at a 2:1. Having started university on the same course as Kate, William later switched to geography.
During their week-long tour of Scotland – dubbed a royal charm offensive to help persuade the country to resist the demands of nationalists for independence – the couple enjoyed a trip down memory lane, visiting the town where they fell in love.
The Cambridges arrived in St Andrews on Tuesday night, the day before their engagements, and enjoyed a private ‘date night’ dinner at Forgan’s restaurant where they were seated in a ‘secluded’ corner table.
After staying locally, rather than at the Queen’s Edinburgh residence of Holyroodhouse, the couple enjoyed a morning of land yacht racing on a St Andrews beach.
The message on the Cambridges’ thank you card read: ‘To the people, communities and organisations we visited and heard from; and those who stopped to wave and make our return to Scotland so special – thank you! William and Catherine’ (pictured together yesterday in Edinburgh)
Later William, 38, and Kate met students and staff at St Andrews to hear about how their lives have been affected by the pandemic, and stopped off at St Salvator’s halls, where they first met.
They then made a short drive to the coastal village of Pittenweem to meet local fishermen and their families, and at the end of a busy day of engagements they stopped off for a takeaway fish supper at their favourite chippy, the award-winning Anstruther Fish Bar, in the coastal town of Anstruther, where they were ‘regular customers’ while students 20 years ago.
During the tour the couple also hosted a drive-in cinema night at the Palace of Holyroodhouse for NHS staff, opened a hospital in Orkney and played tennis with local schoolchildren in Edinburgh.
Kate also made good on a promise to meet five-year-old cancer patient Mila Sneddon, and wore her favourite colour when she welcomed the youngster to Holyroodhouse.
During their week-long tour of Scotland – dubbed a royal charm offensive to help persuade the country to resist the demands of nationalists for independence – the couple enjoyed a trip down memory lane, visiting the town where they fell in love (pictured in St Andrews)
The couple concluded their trip with the Closing Ceremony of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, followed by a Beating the Retreat ceremony back at the Palace.
William delivered two emotional speeches in his role as Lord High Commissioner at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, stressing his deep connection to the nation and its people.
H emphasised that Scotland is ‘so important’ to him and his wife in a very personal address, adding: ‘I am shaped by this place. The abiding affection I feel for it is rooted in my experience of its everyday life – in people, relationships, and its ethic of neighbourliness.’
University sweethearts: Prince William and Kate Middleton on the day of their graduation ceremony at St Andrews University in June 2005. The couple met as freshers four years prior
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