Back to school! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge at a dinner at Middle Temple Hall in London for the 600th birthday of St Andrews University where they met...
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The Duchess of Cambridge last night cheekily recalled the infamous moment she caught Prince William's eye in a see through dress at a university fashion show.
Chatting at a reception with a pretty current female undergraduate at St Andrews University, Kate gave her a knowing glance and asked: 'I hope you weren't involved in the fashion show, you never know what you are going to be asked to wear!'
The Duchess and her husband were at a fund-raising dinner held by St Andrews University, the college where they met for the first time in 2001 and, subsequently, fell in love.
Lacy lady: Kate first wore the beautiful black lace Alice Temperley dress at the War Horse premiere in January (right) and recycled it last night at a fundraising appeal for St Andrew's University at Middle Temple, London.
The University has launched a £100 million 600th anniversary fundraising appeal to offer bursaries to bright students who would otherwise not be able to afford to study at a leading university.
Last night's dinner was held in the historic Middle Temple Inn in the heart of legal London.
Kate, 30, wore a sexy black and nude lace dress by designer Alice Temperley that she previously wore to the premiere of War Horse.
Pinned onto it was a crystal red poppy given to her by the Royal British Legion.
At a pre dinner drinks reception she and William chatted with huge fondness about their university days.
The prince spoke of his 'happy, happy memories' and described Kate, with whom he studied history of art, as his 'art guru' - 'she was much better at it than me,' he said.
He also chatted with one of the guests, Adrienne Kimball, about how much he and his wife loved their engagement portrait by Mario Testino.
'If we had asked for that picture of us hugging we wouldn't have got it. It was just very natural and summed up how unbelievably happy we were,' he said.
Kate spoke about her regret at not learning to play golf while she was there and recalled being made to dress up as a baby complete with a bib for the Raisin Weekend, the university's version of rag week.'I think there is a photo of it out there somewhere,' she told Amanda Bradley.
Mrs Bradley said: 'She clearly loved her time at St Andrews and it was obvious the way she and William spoke about each other that they are absolutely besotted with each other.'
William launched and became patron of the university's appeal when the couple visited the university in the run up to their wedding.
Among the guests present tonight were some of those who have already benefited from such financial help as well as supporters and former alumni.
The couple walked into the Inn's Hall with a piper ahead of them, before taking their seats in the opulent Elizabethan banqueting suite.
The university's Principle, Sir Menzies Campbell, sat next to the Duchess at dinner.
The menu included spiced poached pear with roquefort, crown of partridge and rhubarb and ginger crumble washed down with a Middle Temple Claret 2009 and, appropriately, a University of St Andrews Bruichladdich single malt. In a short address, Prince William said his time at university evoked 'the happiest of memories, of cold winters and good friends.'
Post dinner entertainment was provided by a student a capella Group called The Other Guys.
Kate's hot! The future Duchess of Cambridge strides down the catwalk aged 19 at a St Andrew's University fashion show in a transparent lace dress in 2002. Prince William was in the audience and apparently whispered to a friend 'Kate's hot!'
Culled from The Daily Mail UK.
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