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Kate Middleton and Prince William's very different gap years - she sailed while he cleaned toilets


The Prince and Princess of Wales both undertook the Raleigh International Challenge during their gap years - although they didn't meet - but what else did they get up to during their year off?

While the Princess of Wales would have followed a very similar programme, she spent the second part of her gap year studying at the British Institute in Florence and crewing on Round the World Challenge boats in the Solent. The Princess of Wales is a talented sailor and had a different experience on the second part of her gap year (Image: Getty)Ms Nicholl wrote in her book 'William and Harry' that the prince was placed in a "tough environment." In addition to Belize and his Raleigh Challenge in Chile, William also reportedly used his gap year to explore places like Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana and the Indian Ocean island of Rodrigues.

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