The Reported Breakup - 14 April 2007

[BeatrixFan]

It's true and weren't we all taken for mugs? Well, I hope William isn't going to hang around too long. He needs to get himself a Princess and settle down. Madeleine is still avaliable and the longer he stays single the more boring he will be.

[BeatrixFan]

Clarence House are silent on the issue but the BBC has it as it's main story.

[acid_rain3075]

isn't the Sun a british tabloid? am I the only one weirded out that all these news agencies, who are suppose to be some what reliable, are using a tabloid as the basis of their own stories

[Warren]

Originally Posted by acid_rain3075

isn't the Sun a british tabloid? am I the only one weirded out that all these news agencies, who are suppose to be some what reliable, are using a tabloid as the basis of their own stories

Yes, all the reports refer back to the Sun. Either news editors don't want to be left behind, and we have the media reporting on the media as "news", or the story has been confirmed through private sources and so they are confident it is true.

Where to from here? Will he make the same mistake as his father and pass up his "true love?" Will his upcoming war experience give him a new perspective, and change his mind about Kate? Will she wait? And if the relationship is over, what woman, after observing what Kate Middleton has endured, will willingly put herself in the same position? Who wants paparazzi camped outside their front door? From William's perspective, the longer he takes to find Ms Right, the greater the expectation and pressure, as experienced by his father.

[Danielane]

Originally Posted by Warren

Yes, all the reports refer back to the Sun. Either news editors don't want to be left behind, and we have the media reporting on the media as "news", or the story has been confirmed through private sources and so they are confident it is true.

Where to from here? Will he make the same mistake as his father and pass up his "true love?" Will his upcoming war experience give him a new perspective, and change his mind about Kate? Will she wait? And if the relationship is over, what woman, after observing what Kate Middleton has endured, will willingly put herself in the same position? Who wants paparazzi camped outside their front door? From William's perspective, the longer he takes to find Ms Right, the greater the expectation and pressure, as experienced by his father.

I totally agree. I wonder how he will find a women who will accept to support everything Kate had endured. I didn't think I would say some day I'm feeling sympathetic to the Windsors, but I believe this day has come.

[Amina]

Originally Posted by Warren

Yes, all the reports refer back to the Sun. Either news editors don't want to be left behind, and we have the media reporting on the media as "news", or the story has been confirmed through private sources and so they are confident it is true.

Where to from here? Will he make the same mistake as his father and pass up his "true love?" Will his upcoming war experience give him a new perspective, and change his mind about Kate? Will she wait? And if the relationship is over, what woman, after observing what Kate Middleton has endured, will willingly put herself in the same position? Who wants paparazzi camped outside their front door? From William's perspective, the longer he takes to find Ms Right, the greater the expectation and pressure, as experienced by his father.

I think there'd still be alot of women who'll be prepared to go thru what Kate endured with the media in order to date Wills. Probably because they will be unaware of what the media instrusion can really be like.

And yes, the media expectation on Wills is IMO too much. The problem i guess with WillKat is that because they had gone out for so long, some people particularly expected them to marry. Too much pressure for two people so young. Also Kate was the 'perfect' Royal girlfriend, pretty, discreet and from the right sort of breakground. If she didn't exist the media couldn't have made her up. They (the media) are desperate for another glamouros princess in the vein of Diana.

Alot of papers in England are saying that they split up because Wills wanted to concentrate on his army career - dunno if that is true or not though.

Anyway i'll miss Kate, she did add a touch of glamour whenever she appeared with Wills and the Royal Family.

[Madame Royale]

An Australian Newspaper states.. IT'S OVER - Why Kate dumped Prince William!

Tabloids can never seem to stick to the same story

[CasiraghiTrio]

Well, she has gone to her family home this weekend.
About the "breakup", "cooling off", the "time and Space".... I see some various possibilities:

1) It's another "cooling off" (time and space, or something like that) as the softer version from Hello! says.
2) It's genuine, and permanent, maybe because Middleton has second thoughts (maybe the media, or maybe she is more ready for commitment than him) or because William is in love with another (maybe Jecca, I always suspected it's possible)
3) It's temporary to get the media to back off the Kate stories and get some attn back on the big anniversaries this year: Charles and Camilla, Diana concert, the Queen's Golden Wedding anniv., maybe even get some glory back on Haz and Iraq, who knows. It's too big for Windsor markers to be upstaged by Jigsaw accessories buyers. Maybe she and the prince came to a private agreement to spend as much time apart so that things will quiet down about she can have the privacy she seems to want.

I tend to believe the third possibility but I don't expect anyone to agree. In fact, I imagine my belief is an unpopuar one.

[hibou]

This does makes sense. William has always said he didn't want to get married for before 28 (?) I think it was. But with the press and others betting wagers ask to when he would pop the question, etc. if he continued to just date her as they have been, they would soon be calling her the royal mistress instead of girlfriend. If I'm not mistaken they have had other cooling off periods before and this could just be a way to give both of them a break from the media pressure. For all we know they could still be seeing each other secretly or at least communicating by tex or e-mail. I also don't think they want another Camilla situation which can be tricky because Kate could up and marry while William is debating the issue and then history would repeat itself. We'll just have to see what happens down the road I guess.

[Her_Majesty]

I hope it's not true... This was very surprising! They looked so happy together the last time!

[MissSaga]

What a relief ! Really didn't like her

And now I have a shot with him ! Kidding .. actually not really

[SASSY]

Report: Prince William single again

Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton have ended their four-year relationship, dashing hopes of a royal wedding to rival that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
The Sun newspaper reported Saturday that the couple had reached an "amicable agreement" to separate. Sources confirmed the split to the Press Association news agency.
William's Clarence House office refused to comment, saying it did not discuss the prince's private life, but royal sources did not deny the report, tacitly acknowledging it was true.
The newspaper said the split was caused by the huge pressures on the young couple and by William's career in the army. The second in line to the throne graduated from Sandhurst military academy in December and is undergoing further training at an army base in rural England.
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[princess olga]

Originally Posted by SASSY

Ingrid Seward, editor of Majesty magazine, said the couple's relationship had reached an impasse.
"They can't go forward because William is in the army and he's dedicated the next few years of his life to that, so he's not in a position to get married," Seward said.
"They had lived together when they were at university, so in a way their relationship has become more difficult. They have seen a lot less of each other and are under a huge amount of pressure."

They broke up because of the 'inconvenience?' If true, then it was not real love. If your true love is in the army for a while, you will weather it, if the person's worth it. Clearly, that's not the case then here, with two people who don't want to be inconvenienced, <if> this army-story was the breakup factor.

And anyway, Kate got what she wanted: a cool, coveted job in the fashion world, without an ounce of previous experience.

And as for William: maybe he just was not that keen on acquiring such an ambitious mom in law! Good for him!

[indian_royal]

If this news is to be believed then I hope William realizes what he's doing.
She would've been a wonderful companion for him quiet,beautiful,discreet

bright and sporty... a woman fit to a be queen and support him through all ups and downs. Really sad!

[scooter]

Maybe they are doing what JFK jr and Caroline Bessett did? Staging a breakup for the benefit of the press to throw them off the scent?

[suztav]

Originally Posted by scooter

Maybe they are doing what JFK jr and Caroline Bessett did? Staging a breakup for the benefit of the press to throw them off the scent?

My thoughts exactly! Certainly Wills has seen the misery of his father after not marrying Camilla back in the 70's when he should have ... in fact, his "bad boy" behavior of late -- being seen out drinking w/his buddies and various women -- is just tooooo out of character for my tastes.

I think "we've" been set-up royally!

S

[chrissy57]

I am not 100% convinced that this 'break-up' is permanent but more a chance to see if they really do want to be together.

The Express newspaper (admittedly not the most reliable) has the following article

Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: News / Showbiz :: Princes in Crisis

in which it says: "But close friends of the couple say they haven’t fallen out irrevocably and could easily rekindle their romance once all the fuss has died down.

Indeed, they still intend to enjoy a break together at William’s tiny cottage at Balmoral in August, during his long break from Sandhurst."

(I said that it wasn't the most reliable as William is no longer at Sandhurst - maybe they simply misunderstood what sort of training William is currently undergoing and assumed that as it was military training it would be a Sandhurst as opposed to Bovington).

Further down the article is the following section:


"A friend yesterday said: "William and Kate are also still looking at going to the Caribbean for a break, so this is by no means the end of everything."


The article has some interesting views about the cause of the split - as well as further reports about concerns about Harry going to Iraq with the suggestion that he mightn't actually go.

[magnik]

So it was or could be a PR plan arrangement by the RH?
Or it's just repeat from the history (Ch&C)?

[angieuk]

The story from official sources here is that William dumped Kate and it was not an amicable breakup. William told the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Charles over Easter that he wanted to end the relationship and he told Kate shortly afterwards. Kate according to close friends is devastated and would have married him tomorrow if he had asked. It has also been stated that William was angry about Kate attending the Cheltenham Race Meeting and turning up in the Royal box with Prince Charles when William was not able to attend and told friends he thought Kate was being presumptuous and overstepping the mark as she was not a member of the royal family. In the next 5 years I believe we will see Harry happily married, William still waiting rather aimlessly like the Duke of Windsor and indeed Prince Albert of Monaco. One of William’s friends said today - they could get back together again in a few years and anything would be possible then, that is if Kate has not married someone else and if William wanted to pursue the relationship again with a fresh start when he is older and more mature. Arthur Edwards said on Channel 4 - yes, William will meet another girl but he will never meet another girl like Kate and will come to regret his decision. Whatever the future holds if William and Kate want to get back together again or move on with new partners the next 5 years will reveal all.

[RoyalKnottie]

Wow! I thought it was a bad joke but its really true. Last I heard everyone was talking about the two getting married in 2008 and now they've split.

Warren, where is this thread for Wife for William? I'm interested in who would be a good wife for Wills.

BeatrixFan, I would love to see a ROYAL wedding with Wills and Madde but isn't she with Jonas? (I guess I'll check the couples thread)