Prince William’s rumoured university girlfriend who was Kate Middleton’s ‘decoy’ marries the Duke of Sunderland’s nephew in windswept Scottish wedding

The couple announced their engagement in autumn 2025. In an Instagram caption, Bryony revealed precisely how the proposal went:

‘10.10.25 Glas Tol Mor in his words; ‘a suitably romantic bit of bog, high up on the hill next to a steaming gralloch’ not EVERY girl’s dream location, but that’s the beauty of it. I. cried. my. eyes. out. I still do thinking about it. I had no idea,’ she wrote.

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‘We walked off the hill hearts full, following the glas tol burn (also known as Englishman’s burn) down to loch vaich through the ancient Caledonian pine forest in the sunshine. Oh, & then Adair caught a rather large pike, the hallowed Thurso wave & the Aurora danced to say goodbye as we headed south to continue the house move.’

Bryony Daniels on the catwalk during the St Andrew's University Fashion Show in which Kate Middleton famously took part

The pair will certainly make for busy newlyweds. Adair, who boasts a PhD in fluid dynamics, recently took over the running of the family seat, Herringston House, with Bryony playing a key role in renovations. The manor dates back to at least 1243, with various occupiers including the Beauchamps of Hache and Sir John Williams.