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Kate Middleton reveals the meal Prince William first tried to woo her with

Kate Middleton has told all about Prince William's big meal move to try and woo her - spaghetti bolognese.

The Royal couple first met at University and it was his cooking which helped bring them together.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge appeared on a special one-off show on Monday night, .

Kate explained to veteran Great British Bake Off star Mary Berry the dish the Prince first prepared to try to win her heart.

He didn't shy away from duty at University of St. Andrews, Scotland, where the pair studied in 2001.

“In our university days he used to cook all sorts of meals - I think that was when he was trying to impress me, Mary," she said.

Prince William was quite the cook in his University days (Ian Jones - Buckingham Palace)

"Things like Bolognese, sauces and things like that.”

But she added: “William has to put up with my cooking most of the time now,” before the Duke replied: “It’s the reason I’m so skinny!”

William was later asked if he’d be cooking with their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis over Christmas.

He said: “We are talking about doing mince pies this year. I love mince pies. If the children want to cook mince pies then I’m happy to do that.”

...but now it's Kate who does most of the work in the kitchen (Clarence House via GettyImages)

Kate then added: “We grow our own vegetables too.

“We’ve got carrots, beans, beetroot - a massive favorite. Louis absolutely loves beetroot.”

Needless to say she also loves baking.

“I love making the cake,” she shared. “It’s become a bit of a tradition that I stay up until midnight with ridiculous amounts of cake mix and icing and I make far too much. But I love it.”

She explained all to Mary Berry (BBC/Shine TV/Kensington Palace)

Mary had opened up about the tragic death of her son William on her show.

He died in a car accident as a teenager while home from University back in 1989.

"It was a glorious January day and it was sort of 1 o'clock and he wasn't home," Mary recalled.

William's go to dish was spag bol - and Kate was quickly sold (St Jame's Palace)

"The doorbell rang and there was a policeman there, and immediately then I knew why.

"And he said, 'There's been an accident and I'm sorry to say your son is dead."

A Very Berry Christmas is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer

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