Catherine, Princess of Wales’ days at Marlborough College were filled with ups and downs. While Kate Middleton transferred to the school to escape the bullying at her previous secondary school, Downe House, she didn’t immediately find her footing. Kate’s childhood friend, Gemma Williamson, who also attended the upscale institution, described Kate’s demeanor upon her arrival. “Apparently she had been bullied very badly and she certainly looked thin and pale,” shared Williamson with the Daily Mail (via Good To Know). “She had very little confidence.” Joan Gall, Kate’s former house tutor, also told the Daily Mail that Kate, who was reportedly very quiet, had a difficult time at the larger school.
However, Kate eventually settled into her new school and started to leave her mark in more ways than one. In comments to the Daily Mail, Williamson revealed that their male classmates were quite fond of Kate, whom she described as “an absolute beauty.” Meanwhile, according to Gall, Kate also settled into fun leisure activities, such as baking cakes and watching videos with her friends. And while she once stepped out of character by throwing up on a train after a champagne-filled night out, she usually refrained from alcohol. “A group of us used to sneak off to Reading to go drinking but she would never join us,” said one of her anonymous former classmates.
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