In The Making of a Royal Romance, a book by royal author Katie Nicholl, from 2011 it was reported the future Prince and Princess of Wales had a serious argument in 2006
Princess Kate was left in “floods of tears” after a tense phone call with Prince William, it was reported.
Before becoming man and wife, the couple were forced to be apart over some holidays. As dictated by Royal tradition they had to be away from one another.
And on one occasion William left Kate in floods of tears when he cancelled their plans at the last moment. Their lives could have taken completely different paths – and that of the monarchy – as she was left fearing for their relationship.
In The Making of a Royal Romance, by royal author Katie Nicholl and released in 2011, it was said William had promised Kate he would join her in Christmas 2006 but at the last moment decided to stay with his own family – and told her over the phone.
The author wrote: “William had been having second thoughts and sat down with his father and his grandmother to have a frank discussion about his future with Kate. Both advised him not to hurry into anything.”
Weeks later in 2007, Kate and William briefly split and sources later said the late Queen was disappointed by the breakup. The split was short-lived as a short time after, William and Kate were seen kissing at an army party at barracks in Bovington, Dorset. In July 2007, Kate and her brother James were seen at the Concert for Diana, held at Wembley to mark 10 years since William’s mother Princess Diana’s death.
It wasn’t long before their romance was confirmed to be back on, and Kate moved into William’s Clarence House flat, where he would return from military duties on Friday nights for cosy weekends together – and the rest they say is history. That’s because in 2010 the couple announced their engagement and married in April 2011. They’ve now been married for almost 13 years and have three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
It’s unknown exactly what the children aged 10, eight and five will have received for Christmas this year, but according to Katie, Kate is mindful not to lavish extravagant tech gifts on her three children. That’s because she’d reportedly prefer to get them practical presents so they don’t end up having too much screen time.
A version of this story was first published on December 29, 2023
