Royal couple complete New York tour with glitzy Manhattan fundraiser for Scottish university where they fell in love (Part B)

Black-tie event: Although actor Tom Hanks - whose daughter went to St. Andrews - was due to the after-dinner toast at the black-tie event, he was forced to pull out. Above, Kate and Wills are accompanied up the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art last night

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Elegant: Meanwhile, big business will be represented by the CEOs of Citigroup, Cartier and Bank of America. William’s cousin, Princess Eugenie, who is currently working at an auction house in New York, also attended the 600th anniversary dinner

Mingling: During the reception in the Velez Blanco patio, the couple mingled with the other 450 guests - who had paid between $2,500 and $10,000 to attend the dinner - surrounded by 16th century marble statues brought over wholesale from a castle in Spain

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Another royal: Guests at the event included Princess Eugenie (pictured being greeted, left, and kissed on the cheek, right, by Kate)

The event, which closed last night with a charity auction, aimed to fund scholarships and bursaries for St Andrews students from under-privileged communities, as well as new sports and media facilities at the university.

The Duke and Duchess met in St. Andrews as students. Although they were initially just friends, their relationship quickly blossomed into an on-again, off-again romance on campus. It later developed into a full blown love affair that saw them wed at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011.

And during last night's dinner, William told guests that the university still has a special place in his and his wife's hearts, saying: 'I don't need to tell you how much St Andrews means to me and Catherine.' He added: 'By joining us here this evening you are supporting a remarkable independent institution.'

They met there. And later fell in love. 

And last night, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a glitzy gala dinner to raise money for their alma mater: St Andrews University in Scotland.

Prince William and his wife Kate - who both earned degrees at the university - were the guests of honour at the lavish $10,000-a-head 600th anniversary event at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the couple's final engagement of their three-day visit to America. 

Tradition: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge shake hands with St Andrews alumni dressed in the university's traditional red gowns

Speech: William is pictured speaking at the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the St Andrews 600th anniversary dinner in New York

From: the Mail