Kate Middleton's favourite TV show revealed - and it's an absolute classic

ate stayed on the straight and narrow even as her friends snuck off to Reading for nights outs - the only time Kate was caught up in mischief was after being sick on the train following an all-night hockey party

Whilst we may know her as Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, in her school days, Kate was known to be an ordinary girl, a perfect pupil, listening to her Walkman and watching Friends.

Marlborough College, one of the UK's most prestigious schools, has had its fair share of famous faces walk through its historic halls. From poets and artists to comedians, the £42,930-a-year school is also former school to Kate Middleton, who we know to be the future Queen of England. In 1996, a then 14-year-old Kate arrived at the Wiltshire-based school as a shy, gangly teenager. She’d transferred from Downe House after reportedly being bullied. Her dorm mate, Gemma Williamson, remembers her as ‘thin and pale,’ with her house tutor, Joan Gall, adding that Kate suffered from eczema due to stress reports the Daily Mail.

Kate soon found her feet at Marlborough and settled into the school quickly after her previous school experience. During her time at the school, Kate bloomed into her personality, socialising and picking up new sports. She became co-captain of the tennis team and was a standout hockey player and Kate's sporty habits continue to this day. Although in a more official capacity Kate is the patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League.

Her friends remember her being the perfect pupil, kind, hardworking, and always with a small close-knit group. Kate stayed on the straight and narrow even as her friends snuck off to Reading for nights outs, she was only caught up in mischief after getting in trouble for being sick on the train following an all-night hockey party. Just like her peers at the time, Kate loved the simple things: she’d listen to her Walkman, watch the popular American TV show, Friends, and snack on Marmite sandwiches during her downtime.

Friends aired between 1994 to 2004, becoming one of the most beloved TV shows of all time. Whilst it was set in New York City, it follows the lives of six close-knit friends—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—as they navigated the ups and downs of life, love, and careers in their 20s and 30s. Their stories resonated worldwide because of the show's easygoing nature and humour, witty dialogue and catchphrases.

By the time she left Marlborough, Kate had transformed into a confident, beautiful young woman but during her time there Kate Middleton was a normal schoolgirl enjoying TV and snacking on her favourite foods and watching the TV shows many others her age grew up on. Kate was voted “Person most likely to be loved by everybody” in her yearbook and she scored two As and a B in her A-levels and headed off for her gap year, before securing a spot at St Andrews University, where she famously met Prince William, her future husband.