Kate Her royal romance
William wanted to keep it secret as long as he could
INGRID SEWARD EDITOR IN CHIEF OF MAJESTY MAG
Back in term time, weekends were often spent in Tam-Na-Ghar cottage in the grounds of Balmoral.
Snooty royalists said Kate Middleton was not blue-blooded enough for William, as her parents ran a business and had no royal lineage.
But she had qualities essential for dating a Prince – being level-headed, discreet, polite and composed.
Like most long-lasting loves, theirs did not always run smoothly. After as Mahiki and Boujis. Meanwhile Kate embarrassing nightclub pictures threw herself into training with showed the prince dancing with other a female group who planned to girls, Kate gave William an row from Dover to Calais for charity ultimatum: fully commit – and also dazzled on nights out or they were over. with friends.
William broke off their Ingrid says: “It shows Kate’s romance in Easter 2007. strength of character that she had He marked their separation the guts to get up, go out, look by living it up at amazing and hang out at nightclubs London clubs such as if she was the happiest person in the world. But we know she wasn’t.” By June 2007, Kate and William were a couple again.
Over the next few years, Kate became a military girlfriend, maintaining a low profile while Prince William finished his RAF training to become qualified as a search-andrescue helicopter pilot.
At the start of 2010, the couple were renting a cottage on the Welsh isle of Anglesey, near to the RAF base. “Anglesey was a very happy time for
Kate,” says Ingrid.
“They had a little farm house, they were in love, they had privacy, and Kate could ride pillion on William’s motorbike and go shopping.”
On November 16 2010 came news Royal Family fans had hoped for: Kate and William were engaged.
William proposed with his late mother Princess Diana’s sapphire and diamond ring during a holiday in Kenya. The wedding, held at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011, was watched by an estimated 25 million viewers around the world.
Prince Harry, who had often been a third wheel during their dates, touchingly said at the time: “I’ve always wanted a sister and now I’ve got one.”
The new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed the arrival of
Prince George in July 2013. Princess Charlotte was born in May two years later and finally Prince Louis arrived in April 2018.
But as their family grew, some family ties were weakened.
Kate and Harry grew apart after Meghan Markle came into his life.
The rift was further fuelled by a fallout at a flower girl fitting before Meghan and Harry’s 2018 wedding.
The strain came during a difficult year for Kate, who reportedly fell out with her close friend Rose Hanbury.
Yet the Duke and Duchess now seem stronger than ever, as they both focus on family and work.
And, unlike too many of their predecessors, a long friendship and true love binds them together.