In the sleepy seaside town of St Andrews Kate and William fever is in the air. Bunting carrying their faces is strewn across the main streets, wedding dresses take centre stage in the charity shop window and even the bakeries are producing cakes adorned with images of the future king and queen. Banners in cafe windows bear cheery slogans like, “Where Kate and Wills met…for coffee’. For though this small university town has always been strong in the cupid stakes, naming itself ‘Britain’s top matchmaking university,’ never in its history has it made a match quite like this.

With the royal engagement announcement, St Andrews Students Union hosted its very own ‘Kate and Wills’ bop (dress code: tweed and pearls). But for all the wannabe monarchs, a surprise was in store when the real deal made a return to the location where their love began to mark the university’s 600th anniversary. St Salvator’s Quadrangle, where Kate and Williams’ recent visit took place, takes centre stage again this week to host the Royal Wedding Breakfast, an outdoor screening of the wedding that one thousand five hundred members of town and gown, selected by ballot, will attend. The Quad will also serve as the hub of all media attention, as St Andrews also stars as one of the main sites for media coverage on the big day.

Those lucky enough to receive an invite to the breakfast will enjoy a performance by the viral YouTube sensations, ‘The Other Guys,’ whose video ‘Royal Romance’ has drawn over 300,000 hits online. The video shows the a capella group pursuing an uncanny Kate lookalike in an attempt to cheekily persuade her to ‘get rid of the prince’. Lead singer Ollie Boesen considers the video their gift to the couple in celebration of their much-awaited wedding, and has encouraged fans to donate to Kate and William’s charitable fund. The video also features a nod to the fashion show, DON’T WALK, in which William is reputed to have first fallen for Kate when she appeared in the now notorious see-through dress.

Those not at the Royal Wedding Breakfast will be hosting their own: street parties and screenings are in the works all across town, with students stocking up on balloons, champagne and party food, making bunting and planning cardboard crown-making competitions in celebration of their alumni’s nuptials.

And by night, the party continues. The Lumsden Club, an all-female charitable organization of which Kate Middleton was a founding member, host their annual Pimm’s Party on the historical Gilston Estate, and will serve as St Andrew’s answer to a wedding reception. In previous years, the event has played host to the best of British springtime fun, hosting games of badminton and croquet on the lawn – the perfect pastime for pretend Kings and Queens.

So as the students of St Andrews watch the wedding this weekend, many will be wondering – with one in ten students meeting their future spouses at the university during their four years of study: when will it be my turn?

By Alexandra Davey