The Countess of Strathearn changed out of her jeggings and twee ruffled look on Wednesday following the go-kart adventure. This look – a striped sweater, regular pants – is a much more age-appropriate look. People have complained about how little I’ve written about William, by the way. I mean… he’s just sort of there. Once Kate joined him in Scotland, no one is paying attention to him and he can tell. He looks utterly bored. Kate not only does all of the “work” during their events, she has to do all of the emotional labor of trying to make it seem like they’re both engaged at the events. And they’re not. You could see that plainly when they visited the campus of St. Andrews, where they “fell in love.”
You would think a visit to the birthplace of your relationship with your spouse would be a somewhat romantic thing, right? I was expecting private smiles, hand-holding, some kind of sign of affection. Instead, Kate looks pleased, like she’s pointing out all of the places where she stalked William, and he looks like he wants to gnaw his leg out of this bear trap. It’s… a lot.
Meanwhile, Will & Kate apparently had a private “night out” together last night in St. Andrews.
Kate Middleton and Prince William are going back to their romantic roots! The couple took a break from their tour of Scotland on Tuesday with a night out together as they returned to the university town where they met and fell in love. Kate and William, who were more often seen at Pizza Express in St. Andrews when they were college students nearly two decades ago, chose an upmarket contemporary restaurant “with a Scottish twist” when they dined out on Tuesday night. The couple stayed locally before their day of events in the town.
The pair, who celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary last month, were shown to a corner table in a secluded area at the back of Forgan’s restaurant with a security detail seated close by.
“When word went around, a crowd gathered at the front, but as far as inside was concerned it was quiet for them. People left them alone,” one of the managers, Marc, tells PEOPLE. “There was no pomp and circumstance or fanfare.”
Forgan’s wasn’t built when William and Kate were attending St. Andrews University from 2001 to 2005. It is based in a converted butcher’s warehouse. Marc believes Kate was recommended it by one of her university pals. It is said to be popular with one of the societies that Kate was a member of, he added.
Marc couldn’t say what the couple ate, but a main dish of honey and whisky glazed short rib of beef, served with cabbage, carrot chili and apple slaw is $24. Current students say Forgan’s is the kind of restaurant that you ask your parents to take you to when they come to visit or for a graduation celebration.
I mean, they had to eat somewhere. I guess they got a recommendation for this place, and maybe they never went to the other “nice restaurants” in town while they were in college. I don’t know though – if I went back to my college town, I can think of four restaurants I would immediately want to hit up. It’s also worth noting that the Keens’ Scottish tour is mostly just a private holiday, like most of their “tours.” They are such lightweights. The crisis managers wanted to lean into their tenth anniversary and have them visit the Scottish university where they fell in love. Kate’s playing along. William isn’t. That’s interesting, isn’t it?
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