Donna’s big Middleton love muddle

IT WAS on, then it was said to be off – and now it’s back on again! After more reports claiming the relationship between Donna Air and James Middleton is over, Donna has told friends that the pair are still dating – and are ‘happier than ever’.

Far from calling it a day, the couple are currently on a romantic break.

One pal of the TV star says: ‘ Donna and James have not split up. In fact, t hey are s pending t hi s weekend away together.’

Confusion over their relationship arose when another friend claimed last week that they broke up a while ago but had managed to keep the news quiet.

Though they have lasted the course, the pressure is now on for the Duchess of Cambridge’s brother to decide whether it’s ‘make or break’ as he and Donna have now been dating for four years.

While Donna, 38, has been married before – to millionaire conservationist Damian Aspinall – James is yet to follow the lead of his sisters and settle down. The couple have been through ups and downs and split briefly last year.

But James, 30, said: ‘I love Donna very much. Marr i age i s absolutely not something I’m scared of, but it isn’t necessarily the be- al l and end- al l . She makes me very happy. I t hink I make her very happy. I want children.’

The eight- year age gap between the couple, right, has never been a problem, according to friends. They say James adores Donna’s 14-year-old daughter, Freya. While Donna and James do not live together, he is a regular visitor to her townhouse in Chelsea. She once joked that animal l over James has so many dogs that they have to ‘draw up a rota’ to decide who will take them for walks.

While he has kept himself busy running his marshmallow business, Donna has spent much of this year helping to set up ‘sociable’ networking site Wistla.

She told me last month: ‘It’s an online platform that gets people off the net and enjoying all the fun things in life.’