The royal marriage ceremony may have taken place some 465 miles away in Westminster, but nowhere were the celebrations more heartfelt than in the Fife town where the happy couple met.
Up to 2000 well-wishers gathered at St Salvator’s quadrangle in the heart of St Andrews to enjoy a host of entertainmentincluding a slap-up breakfastprior to watching the nuptials on a huge outdoor screen.
Meanwhile, an estimated global audience of two billion people watched coverage on television.
Street parties were held all over the UK, including Fife and Tayside.
However, the main focus of the Scottish celebrations was in St Andrews and day had barely broken when people began to descend on the town.
Waving union flags and dressed to impress, revellers set about ensuring there was a real party atmosphere in St Salvator’s quadrangle.
Some men wore top hats and tails, others kilts, while ladies plumped for tiaras and the kind of extravagant dresses one would associate with the majesty of the occasion.
Children, their faces painted with union flags, were also looking their best and clearly determined to make the most of the day off school.
Many students, complete with the traditional red gowns, were also determined to make the most of the day.
Although chilly, there was plenty of sunshine and no shortage of entertainment.
Pipe bands, choirs, dance groups and solo performers all helped to get the party started before the huge crowd settled in front of the large screen.Click here to see a full gallery of photosAs the Queen was seen arriving at Westminster Abbey, the first of many cheers could be heard echoing around the walls of the famous old quadrangle.
However, at precisely 11.15am there was complete silence as Prince William and Miss Middleton exchanged the solemn vows that resulted in them becoming man and wife.
Many in the crowd hugged loved ones that little bit closer as the rings were exchanged, while others dabbed at their eyes with already sodden handkerchiefs.
Perhaps the biggest cheer came when the television commentator announced that the wedding had taken place “a decade after the pair first met in St Andrews”.
For years the people of the ancient burgh lived with the student prince in their midst and there can be little doubt they still feel a great affinity with the young royal and his new bride.
There were further cheers as a Typhoon from RAF Leuchars roared overhead. More music and entertainment followed before, tired but happy, revellers began to head for home.