A former I’m A Celebrity star played a huge part in Prince William and Kate Middleton dating one another again after their split in 2007 – four years before they married
A former I’m A Celeb star gave Kate Middleton advice on how to win her Prince back(Image: PA)
Prince William and Princess Kate’s split in 2007 saw the pair hit dozens of swanky London night clubs. But a former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star played a huge part in the royals rekindling their romance before getting married.
Princess Kate’s life was like a fairytale book when she met her future husband who was also the future King while studying at the University of St Andrew’s in 2001. The couple instantly became a hit across the globe, with the former fashion accessories buyer for Jigsaw becoming the people’s princess.
But with dating the future King came immense pressure which affected their relationship. In 2007, William, 42, and Kate, 43, went their separate ways. Dealing with their split the way any young adults would do, they hit some of the most exclusive clubs in London. William was apparently seen stood on a table yelling: “I’m free!” at his favourite nightclub, Mahiki – which closed down in 2021.
William and Kate met while studying at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland(Image: Clarence House via GettyImages)
Elsewhere, Kate kept herself busy 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 that 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 that the Princess of Wales had another connection to the show.
The publication claims that 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 socialite how she loved William.
William’s family friend, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson gave the future Queen four words of advice(Image: Getty Images)
Tara, who died in 2017 from a perforated ulcer responded: “Keep your chin up. Say nothing, do nothing and you’ll be fine and he’ll come back.” And it appears that Kate’s decision to refrain from speaking publicly worked as she and William went on to rekindle their relationship later that year. Tara was also in attendance when the couple tied the knot at Westminster Abbey on April 28, 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.
William and Kate went on to marry in 2011(Image: PA)
“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.
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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