Prince William had almost lost his love Kate Middleton unexpectedly. But a family member brought her back into the future monarch’s life with a clever move.
Before William and Kate officially became Prince and Princess of Wales, the eldest son of King Charles walked away from Kate Middleton.
She was Carole Middleton, Princess Kate’s beloved mother, who convinced Catherine to show William what he was missing.
Christopher Andersen, author of “Kate!,” reveals the details of the royal couple’s shocking spiel.
Andersen told Fox News, “Kate Middleton was definitely strategic about winning Prince William back. And she was [her mother] Carole Middleton as her general or field marshal or strategist – we’ll call it. But Kate was devastated at first.
“It was completely out of the blue. I was in London when they broke up in 2007 and it was shocking. Everyone thought they were on the verge of announcing their engagement.”
William and Kate met in 2001 when they were students at the University of St. Andrews. The couple were friends at first but eventually started dating. After several years, William reportedly broke up with Kate over the phone.
According to Andersen’s book, “Kate held her cell phone close to her ear.”
The moment caught the attention of colleagues who strained to hear what was happening on the other side of the door.
William “stammered” that he was unwilling to commit, arguing that he was “only 25” and “too young”.
The heir to the British throne stressed that the press would make her life “unbearable” as long as they remained a couple. He feared her life was in danger and she was not entitled to royal protection when he was not around.
But Kate’s consistency and her mother’s unwavering support brought William back into her life. She even “begged” William to reconsider and offered to ask her parents to hire private bodyguards if that’s what he wanted.
“What had happened was Camilla and [the former Prince] Charles had actually convinced William to either ask for her hand in marriage or to cut it off and not let the poor girl suffer any more, Andersen told the newspaper.
“Charles was always incredibly fond of Kate. He never doubted that she would make an excellent wife for his eldest son, and she had all the qualities necessary to be a future Queen. But it was not fair, in Charles’s view, to keep the poor girl hanging. And so, [William] chose to cut it.”
“Her colleagues could hear Kate on the phone begging to know what was wrong, begging to know why this happened and crying,” Andersen claimed.
“Kate was understandably devastated. Her colleagues overheard Kate pleading with William and asked: ‘Why?’ It all came as a complete shock.”
Kate was said to be devastated after William broke up with her. However, they reconnected soon after.
The book describes how Kate had “gently pushed William for a commitment, but was careful not to overplay her hand.” Still, it was over.
“Carole Middleton came to her daughter’s rescue,” Andersen said.
“She convinced Kate not to let the hurt show, to go out and date other young men in their circle and join a women’s roping group to make it look like she was having the time of her life.
“Kate and her sister Pippa were out on the town almost every night making sure they were photographed in the company of beautiful young aristocrats.”
“William went on a couple of drinking sprees,” Andersen said.
“In fact, at one point he was in a nightclub in London shouting ‘I’m free!’ But six weeks after the split he came back to Kate with his tail between his legs.”
“The breakup was a total wake-up call for William,” Andersen continued.
“After all the years he and Kate had been together, he somehow felt it was his duty to sow some extra wild oats. After all, that was what most male members of the royal family did. But pretty quickly he realized that Kate was the love of his life and someone to build a future with.”
