BREAKING NEWS: Prince William came CLOSE to making SH0CK U-turn before royal intervention changed everything
A royal author gives an insight to one of Prince William’s most pivotal moments.
Prince William did not enjoy his first semester at St Andrews university (Image: Getty)
Prince William would have made a bombshell decision during his youth if it wasn’t for a key royal, a royal author has claimed. The Prince of Wales began studying Art History at St Andrews University in Scotland in September 2001. But it wasn’t long until he started having second thoughts, as student life was not what he had expected.
Author Robert Lacey claimed in his book, Battle of Brothers, that William “had not anticipated quite how ‘boring’ – his word – life in a small Scottish seaside town could be”. He explained that his highlights included “shopping in the local Tesco” or playing sport on a Wednesday, while nights out were often awkward because he was easily recognisable.
Prince William initially studied History of Art (Image: Getty)
The author wrote that, in addition, William was not enjoying his original course and would spend most weekends back home.
By Christmas 2001, the prince was ready to leave St Andrews, and when he arrived in London for the festive period, he confided in his father, who eventually convinced him otherwise after a heart-to-heart.
Charles allegedly consulted with one of his most trusted aides, private secretary Sir Stephen Lamport, who also confided in deputy private secretary Mark Bolland.
According to Mr Lacey, royal aides were concerned that it “would have been a personal disaster for William, he would have been seen as a quitter.”
The heir to the throne eventually decided to stay and switch courses to Geography instead.
He later said: “I don’t think I was homesick, I was more daunted.
“My father was very understanding about it and realised I had the same problem he probably had.
“We chatted a lot, and in the end we both realised – I definitely realised – that I had to come back.”
