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St Andrews locals forced out as students rush to follow Prince William University applications surge in the wake of royal graduation, but residents are far from happy
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PRINCE William graduates from Scotland's oldest university, St
Andrews, this week - but locals in the east coast town say escalating
house prices, not increased tourism, are the legacy of the royal
student.
Prince William came to study at St Andrews in 2001, and will
graduate with a 2:1 in geography in the presence of the Queen, his
father Prince Charles and his stepmother the Duchess of Cornwall on
Thursday morning.
But behind the pomp and ceremony of the graduation, the historic
seaside town is in crisis.
The population of St Andrews fluctuates between 15,000 and 20,000,
but now locals are ...
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