Sometimes we forget that royals were young once too. But for anyone needing a reminder, a TikTok video filled with photos of Kate Middleton living her best pre-royal life in her 20s has gone viral and we can totally see why.
Though the video was originally posted on March 30, 2023, by a celeb fan account named @jusst_tiktokss, People reported that the video—which you can watch here—started to blow up on the Princess of Wales’s 42nd birthday. While a sped-up version of “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” by ABBA plays over the video (which has over 4M views and 278K likes), royally-obsessed fans are treated to a montage of photos that show Catherine being a regular, twenty-something gal.
In one snap, the future queen appears to be shopping while sporting UGGS in the color chestnut brown (currently $180), black jeans and a pink cardigan. Meanwhile, another snap shows Catherine rocking a green sequin top and mustard yellow shorts while walking to a disco charity event in September 2008. The fan account captioned the video, “Kate Middleton before royalty (a lot of partying with [Prince] William).”
