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Unseen photo of Princess Kate and William beaming with joy at their wedding is shared to mark 13th anniversary
Last year’s photo showed the prince and princess with their arms around each other during a bike ride in Norfolk
PRINCE William and Princess Kate have shared an unseen photo of their wedding day to celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary.
The black and white portrait taken by photographer Millie Pilkington shows the couple relaxed and smiling on their big day in 2011.
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The future King and Queen are celebrating 13 years of marriage on Monday - while Kate continues to recover following her cancer diagnosis.
It is believed the couple will celebrate away from the spotlight, after Kate asked for "time, space and privacy" while she completes her treatment.
She praised her husband for his support during "an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family" in an emotional message to the nation last month announcing her health news.
"Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance," she said.
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Kate, 42, told how her diagnosis had come as a huge shock and that she and William "have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family".
The prince returned to work following the Easter holidays when the Waleses spent quality time with their three children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
Kate and William first met while studying art history at St Andrew’s University, where the Prince fell head over heels for Kate during a charity fashion show she was modelling in.
During their second year, the pair become roommates - the point at which William said their relationship “blossomed”.
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In October 2010, it was announced that Kate and William were engaged following a proposal in Kenya.
The loved-up Prince said at the time: "We had a little private time away together with some friends, and I just decided it was the right time, really.
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"We’d been talking about marriage for a while, so it wasn’t a massively big surprise, but I took her up somewhere nice in Kenya."
On April 29, 2011, the happy couple tied the knot at Westminster Abbey in London in a televised event which was watched by millions all over the world.
The couple release a photo every year on their anniversary.
Last year’s photo showed the prince and princess with their arms around each other during a bike ride in Norfolk.
It comes after an adorable photo of Prince Louis taken by Princess Kate has been shared on Tuesday to celebrate his sixth birthday.
The cute snap, which is understood to be unedited, was taken by Kate at Windsor in the last week to mark Louis's special day.
William and Kate welcomed their first child George in 2013, followed by Charlotte in 2015 and Louis in 2018.
Kate and William's wedding
April 29, 2011 marked the day that Kate and William got married.
They tied the knot at Westminster Abbey in London in a televised event which was watched by millions all over the world.
Prince Harry served as his brother's best man, with both of them dressing in traditional military uniforms.
Kate, meanwhile wore a French Chantily and English Cluny lace Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton gown.
Kate later changed into a second white strapless evening gown for a dinner hosted by Prince Charles with roughly 300 guests in attendance.
They have shared ups and downs, from the arrival of their children and the celebration of Jubilees to the late Queen's death and more recently the King's cancer diagnosis, and kept their counsel amid accusations levelled at them by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in the wake of Harry and Meghan's split from the royal family.
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Thirteen is superstitiously considered an unlucky number but is also known as a baker's dozen, which dates from medieval times when they would add an extra loaf to avoid being flogged for overcharging customers for their regulated goods.
Thirteenth wedding anniversaries are traditionally marked with the gift of lace.
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