After six years of dating, Prince William ended his relationship with Kate Middleton in April 2007. In a 30-minute phone call, William told Kate he wasn’t ready to propose. Therefore, free from a relationship, Kate hit the town with her sister Pippa Middleton, earning a sexy sister nickname from the press.
Kate Middleton strutted her stuff as a single woman upon splitting from Prince William
Kate Middleton strutted her stuff as a single woman upon splitting from Prince William. She was quickly out and about with her sister, Pippa Middleton, after Prince William pulled the plug on their relationship.
Once photographs of the young women hit the tabloids they were called “the Sizzler Sisters” due to their slinky outfits and late-night clubbing. Kate looked fabulous during this period, sporting a golden tan and wearing clothing she couldn’t as the girlfriend of the Prince of Wales such as short skirts, slip dresses, and high heels.
Whether or not this transformation was Kate’s attempt to get William’s attention or not, she and Pippa caused a sensation around London. Her partying ways lasted several months.
Robert Jobson’s examination of the couple’s relationship, in an excerpt from his book Catherine, The Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen (via The Daily Mail), revealed their reunion after some time apart came after a mutual friend invited them individually to a “Freakin Naughty” party.
Kate dressed as a nurse and caught William’s eye. They remained inseparable the rest of the night.
By 2008, Kate Middleton and Prince William made plans to marry at some point.
Robert Jobson shared that by 2008, Kate Middleton and Prince William had rekindled their relationship. However, his work as an RAF search and rescue pilot was set to keep him out of London for five years.
Kate was disinterested in a long-distance relationship with William. Therefore, the couple set up a home near RAF Valley, Anglesey in Wales, where William was stationed.
Jobson wrote, “William later described their first real home together as an ‘immensely special place for us both’. His partner, however, admitted she sometimes felt a bit lonely. ‘It was so isolated, so cut off. I didn’t have my family around me, [and] he was doing night shifts.’”
By October 2010, William decided the time was right to propose. Almost a decade after they first started dating, William asked Kate to marry him while on vacation in a cabin hut on the side of Mount Kenya in Africa.
One month later, the couple sat down with Tom Bradby for an official engagement interview at Clarence House. She stated, “It was a total shock when it came. There’s a true romantic in there.”
The couple tied the knot in April 2011
Kate Middleton and Prince William tied the knot in April 2011. Her “sizzler sister” Pippa Middleton served as her maid of honor.
In keeping with her nickname of years past, Pippa wore a stunning Sarah Burton gown that clung to her curves and accentuated her backside. This element of her dress got as much attention as the wedding itself.
William and Kate married at Westminster Abbey and later christened the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge by Queen Elizabeth in a wedding that drew millions of viewers from around the globe.
After a formal reception given by the queen, the couple held a late-night party in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace wrote Robert Jobson. There, the couple surprised their guests with a jaw-dropping rendition of an iconic 1970s movie music hit.
The couple danced to the John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John smash song from Grease, “You’re the One That I Want.” They mouthed the words to the song and performed some of the moves from the movie musical to their guest’s delight.
This declaration of love for each other via song after so many tumultuous years appeared the perfect way for Kate Middleton and Prince William to begin married life. They are now the parents of three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
