The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, aka Prince William and Kate Middleton, are Britain’s most beloved couple. There was a time, however, when royal watchers doubted the second-in-line to the throne would ever propose to his longtime girlfriend. The press nicknamed her Waity Katie. But what none of them knew—and what she would never forget—is that her future as William’s betrothed had been foretold.
In 1995, Kate was a 13-year-old student at St. Andrew’s School in Buckhold, England. A gifted young actress, she snagged a role as a maiden in her school’s production of Murder in the Red Barn, penned by one of her teachers. In a video of the performance, Kate is onstage, dressed in white with flowers in her hair. A seer in mismatched clothes approaches and takes her hand.
“This is a most lucky hand!” he says.
“Lucky?” Kate’s character says.
“Soon you shall meet a handsome man, a rich gentleman,” the seer says. Will the man fall in love with her?
The seer assures her that he will. The man in question will even whisk her away to London and marry her.
In the next scene, a tall, blond character appears on stage and, sure enough, proposes. (The heir to the throne, mind you, is blond and an impressive six foot three, slated to become the tallest English monarch in centuries.) “Yes, oh yes, dear William!” Kate exclaims.
Sixteen years later, Kate and the other William were wed. A fairy tale—or at least a school play—come true.
