When Prince William went away to college, many worked hard to keep his schooling private. Going into university, William knew some might try to take advantage of him, but he was prepared to take on that situation. He told the press, “But people who try to take advantage of me and get a piece of me — I spot it quickly and soon go off them.” And it helped that the university was on William’s side.
Dr. Brian Lang, the university’s Principal and Vice Chancellor at St. Andrew’s University, revealed to Hello! that the school struck up a deal with the press. He disclosed they agreed to leave Prince William alone as long as the royal would have a “photo opportunity” once a semester. As for the student body at the university, Lang said he had no tolerance for any private matters leaking – for anyone. He shared, “One thing that I did as soon as we knew that William was going to be a student, was to warn the student body that we expected them to respect privacy of information. … This was not just a privacy issue for William, but for his fellow students as well.”
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Still, it was unusual for students to see a royal at their university. However, after a while, the hype died down. Prince William told The Guardian, “Once they stopped trying to spy me at lectures then it was all very relaxed.”
