A look at Kate Middleton and Prince William's FUN university photos - their must-see album

Living in the same halls, William and Kate quickly became pals in their first year but it wasn't until spring of 2002 that the royal began to see Kate as possibly more than a friend. The moment that caught his attention was when the pretty brunette strutted her stuff in a threadbare black dress for a charity fashion show.

William paid £200 for a front-row seat and is said to have turned to his friend and whispered, "Wow, Kate's hot!" when it was her turn to walk the runway at St. Andrews Bay Hotel.

"It was the end of their first year," the couple's friend Ben Duncan told E! News. "She was in a very daring dress, in a sheer stocking-like dress. He was sitting front row and his eyes were like stalks."

Designer Charlotte Todd, who spent £30 to make the silk dress, went on to sell the iconic number for £78,000 at a Kerry Taylor auction, despite previously saying that she wouldn't put it up for sale. The mystery bidder was rumoured to be from Jersey. Charlotte also launched her fashion career on the eve of William and Kate's 2011 wedding.

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