A trip down memory lane! Prince William and Kate Middleton to visit St Andrews University

Prince William and Kate Middleton will take a trip down memory lane next as they head to Scotland next week for a seven-day tour of the country.

The Duke of Cambridge, 38, has announced his plans to travel to Scotland on Friday as part of his role as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

The royal will be joined by the Duchess, 39, on Monday 24 May, and together they will visit Edinburgh, Fife, and their first official joint trip to Orkney. 

The couple will meet with charities and organisations working on issues such as the environment, mental health, homelessness and addiction, as well as making a nostalgic trip back to St Andrews University, where they met.  

Prince William and Kate Middleton will take a trip down memory lane next as they head to Scotland next week for a seven-day tour of the country

The couple will also several events during the week to thank individuals that have gone above and beyond to support their communities over the last year including NHS staff, frontline workers, emergency responders, volunteers, and the military. 

Prince William is set to invite emergency responders to watch the Scottish Cup Final with him at a rooftop bar.

Meanwhile, as Joint Patrons of NHS Charities Together, the couple will host NHS staff from Scotland at a unique drive-in cinema to watch a special screening of Disney’s Cruella at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Appointed to the role of Lord High Commissioner by Her Majesty The Queen, Prince William will undertake ceremonial duties including speeches at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. 

The couple will meet with charities and organisations working on issues such as the environment, mental health, homelessness and addiction, as well as making a nostalgic trip back to St Andrews University, where they met (pictured)

The couple will meet with charities and organisations working on issues such as the environment, mental health, homelessness and addiction, as well as making a nostalgic trip back to St Andrews University, where they met (pictured)  

He will also hear how charities associated with The Church of Scotland have come together over the past year to provide for their local communities in spite of physical distance.  

Ahead of COP26 climate conference, which will be taking place in Glasgow later this year, the couple will visit innovative projects that are aiming to positively change the dial on climate change.

Among the organisations will be hearing how Fields in Trust protect green spaces for communities across the UK. 

The charity was supported by The Duke of Edinburgh for 64 years, who passed the role of President to The Duke of Cambridge in 2013.

Prince William will be joined by Kate, 39, on Monday 24 May, and together they will visit Edinburgh and Fife, as well as embarking on their first official joint trip to Orkney

Prince William will be joined by Kate, 39, on Monday 24 May, and together they will visit Edinburgh and Fife, as well as embarking on their first official joint trip to Orkney

Twenty years since they met at university, The Duke and Duchess will take a trip down memory lane and return to St Andrews University to meet with current students.

The couple will hear how they have coped and supported each other during a difficult year. 

They will also join young carers from the local Fife area for a session of land yachting on the beach.

A spokesperson for Kensington Palace said: ‘The Duke is honoured to be fulfilling the role of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this year.

Days ago, Laura Warshauer, from New Jersey, who met the couple in 2001 at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where they all lived at St. Salvator's Hall, said they had 'definite chemistry'

Days ago, Laura Warshauer, from New Jersey, who met the couple in 2001 at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where they all lived at St. Salvator’s Hall, said they had ‘definite chemistry’

‘Both he and The Duchess are very much looking forward to spending time in Scotland, hearing from a wide range of people on the issues they care about, and celebrating individuals who have gone above and beyond to support their communities over the past year’.

It comes days after a woman who shared a university dorm with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge said Prince William was ‘always paying attention’ to Kate Middleton whenever she was in the room.

Laura Warshauer, from New Jersey, who met the couple in 2001 at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, where they all lived at St. Salvator’s Hall, said they had ‘definite chemistry’.

Laura, a singer-songwriter who penned a tune for the Cambridges’ wedding, quickly became friends with ‘Will Wales’, who lived down the corridor, and Kate whose room was downstairs. 

Laura said that there were 'small moments' between William and Kate which made her believe from early days that the pair would go the distance

Laura said that there were ‘small moments’ between William and Kate which made her believe from early days that the pair would go the distance 

She said that there were ‘small moments’ between William and Kate which made her believe from early days that the pair would go the distance. 

‘Whenever Kate was in the room, Will was obviously paying attention to her,’ she told People

‘When we’d be sitting at lunch in the dining hall and the two of them would be talking, it was amazing to see how natural it was, how they had so much to say to each other.

‘Looking back, there were all these small moments—certainly moments where I was like, “Wow, this could really be something”.’  

Laura has previously opened up about their student life together, with William paying her visits on a hunt for biscuits and Kate sitting on her bed playing her guitar.

She said the ‘genuine’ Duchess ‘had a lovely way about her’ when they first met, while William would ‘walk around as a normal guy and people didn’t make a big deal of it’. 

During their engagement interview in 2010, Kate admitted she went 'bright red' when she met the prince and 'scuttled off, feeling very shy'

During their engagement interview in 2010, Kate admitted she went ‘bright red’ when she met the prince and ‘scuttled off, feeling very shy’