William and Kate will finally get ‘The Crown’ treatment in the show’s 6th season

Before it’s all over, The crown will cover at least the beginning of the relationship between Prince William and Kate Middleton. New set photos reveal production is currently underway in Scotland, filming at the University of St. Andrews, where the current Prince and Princess of Wales first met. Ed McVey will take on the role of college-aged William, who traveled to St. Andrews for college in 2001. McVey will be joined by fellow newcomer Meg Bellamy, who plays Kate.

Photos from the set show our fictional William watching Kate as she walks around campus. The two met and became close friends when they were both residing at the university’s St. Salvator’s Hall, but did not begin dating for about two years. In another shot, the prince is walking with Kate, who is holding another guy’s hand. It could be Rupert Finch, a fourth-year law student Kate is said to have been dating when she first met William.

There are also photos of Kate working as a waitress in a restaurant and William jogging by the water on a cloudy day.

McVey also filmed scenes with Dominic West, who returns to the series as Prince Charles. Elizabeth Debicki will also return to play Princess Diana as season six will likely cover her tragic death in 1997.

There’s no word on whether or not The crown plans to recreate the moment William started to think of Kate as more than just a friend. The story goes that in March 2002, when the couple had already known each other for a few months, Kate took part in a charity fashion show. The princess-to-be was given a completely transparent dress to model, and William, who was sitting in the front row, reportedly turned to his friend, Fergus Boyd and whispered, “Wow, Fergus, Kate is hot!” Kate was still dating Finch at the time, but according to E ! News, that didn’t stop William from making a move at the show’s after party. “He actually told her she was knocked out that night, which made her blush,” one party girl told Katie Nicholl for her book, William and Harry. “There was definitely chemistry between them and Kate really made an impression on William.” The following year, however, Kate and William would move into an apartment with other friends, and from there the relationship would blossom.