Prince William, Kate Middleton electrifying bond where ‘they both have so much to say'

Prince William and Kate Middleton had blazing chemistry during their time in university.

The couple, who attended St Andrews in Scotland, thoroughly enjoyed each other’s company back in the days.

"Whenever Kate was in the room, Will was obviously paying attention to her," a former university pal told PEOPLE.

"When we'd be sitting at lunch in the dining hall and the two of them would be talking, it was amazing to see how natural it was, how they had so much to say to each other.

''Looking back, there were all these small moments — certainly moments where I was like, 'Wow, this could really be something,’” they added.

In 2010, when the couple announced their engagement, Prince William told BBC: "We've talked about today for a while, we've talked about this happening so Kate wasn't in the dark at all when we were planning it for at least a year if not longer, it was just finding the right time.”