“They had just met each other but it was clear they had a connection,” she added.

[I was] feeling very shy about meeting you."

That same year, the two rekindled, and they got engaged three years later.

Catherine and William, Princess and Prince of Wales smile, standing next to each other

However, their royal wedding did not guarantee a perfect marriage.

Royal author Robert Hardman further told the outlet that William had been “holding the fort down.”

Yet, they have shown that their love is capable of withstanding even the hardest tests.

William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales,stand with their children, George, Charlotte and Louis