Prince William reminisced about an amusing gift he gave to Kate Middleton early in their relationship: binoculars. The prince revealed that this unusual present has since been a humorous reminder between them.

Prince William, now 42, gave Kate, also 42, the gift early in their courtship, when they were both students at the University of St. Andrews — where they met in 2001 and fell in love thereafter. As The Mirror put it, back in the early 2000s William “was far less confident in his gift-giving abilities,” and one gift left his then-girlfriend baffled.

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