The first public connection was at St Andrew’s University, whether they had met before I’m not sure, by some mysterious fixing they ended up in the same student house, that could not have happened by coincidence. Williams house mates would have been carefully screened by security, probably MI5, Catherine’s mother probably had the right connections. The relationship grew from there obviously she was not fazed by the prospect of being in the public eye and has remained confident since.
A sharp contrast with Harry’s experience of relationships, even when he found a woman who wanted him it was a stormy ride.