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William and Kate reunited after brief split due to comment from I'm A Celeb star

William and Kate reunited after brief split due to comment from I'm A Celeb star

Daily Record29-04-2025
William and Kate are currently celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary on the Scottish Isle of Mull. But the pair briefly split four years prior to their marriage, and a former I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star played a part in the couple's getting back together before their marriage in 2011. Kate's life was like a fairytale when she met her prince husband while studying at the University of St Andrew's in 2001. The couple instantly became a hit across the globe, with Kate quickly becoming the people's princess. But going out with the future King came with severe pressures that affected their relationship. In 2007, William, now 42, and Kate, now 43, went their separate ways, and hit some of the most exclusive clubs in London while nursing their broken hearts. William was apparently seen stood on a table yelling: "I'm free!" at his favourite nightclub, Mahiki, which closed down in 2021, reported The Mirror. Kate reportedly kept herself busy after the break-up and headed away for a few days with her mum, Carole, while also hitting the town with her sister Pippa. The pair instantly found themselves invited to almost every top party and the most exclusive night clubs. Now, The Sun reports during one outing at a book launch, Kate grinned when she was asked if she'd be keen to appear on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! following rumours of her being offered £1million to appear on the show. But it appears the Princess of Wales had another connection to the beloved ITV programme. The Sun claims King Charles ' late god-daughter, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was consoling Kate in the corner of a room and offered her advice on how to win her Prince back. "Do you want him back?" asked Tara, who appeared on the ITV show in 2022. Kate is believed to have responded, telling the star she loved William. Tara, who died in 2017 from a perforated ulcer reportedly responded: "Keep your chin up. Say nothing, do nothing and you'll be fine and he'll come back." It appears Kate's decision to refrain from speaking publicly worked as she and William got back together later that year. Tara was also in attendance when the couple tied the knot at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. Speaking during their engagement interview in 2010, William said of their split: "We were both very young. It was at university, and we were both sort of finding ourselves as such and being different characters and stuff, it was very much trying to find our own way and we were growing up. "It was just sort of a bit of space and a bit of things like that, and it worked out for the better." Kate added to ITV's Tom Bradby: "I think I... at the time wasn't very happy about it, but actually it made me a stronger person. "You find out things about yourself that maybe you hadn't realised, or I think you can get quite consumed by a relationship when you are younger and I really valued that time for me as well although I didn't think it at the time. Looking back on it." Today though, the couple appear to be happier than ever and are celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary on Mull. Two years after their wedding the couple had their first child, Prince George, then Princess Charlotte in 2015 and Prince Louis in 2018.
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