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Prince William and Kate Middleton have been married for years, but they still had their share of bumps in the road during their relationship — and one came when William abruptly canceled their plans.
Prince William and Kate Middleton might be happily married now, but that doesn’t mean the iconic royal couple didn’t have their share of problems throughout their relationship. As anyone who has spent two decades together would know, sometimes things in a relationship don’t always go as planned.
William and Kate hit a few bumps in the road in the years before William proposed, with one of those reportedly being when William abruptly canceled his New Year’s Eve plans with Kate — and it happened only a few months before breaking up with her.
Prince William once abruptly canceled plans with Kate Middleton, leaving her in tears
William and Kate dated for many years before William proposed in 2010. The duo first met at the University of St. Andrews when they were just 18, and they began dating around age 20. For the next eight years, they had a mostly steady relationship, though they did reportedly split up twice: once in 2004 while still in college, and once in 2007.
But a few months before that 2007 split, William and Kate had supposedly made plans to spend New Year’s Eve together. 2006 was coming to a close, and like most couples, the two planned to ring in the new year in a fun way. However, according to royal biographer Katie Nicholl, William called Kate just a few days before the holiday to cancel their plans; he said he was going to spend the new year with family. Around the same time, William had reportedly also had a conversation with his father and grandmother about his future with Kate, and they told him not to rush in if he wasn’t sure what he wanted.
“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,” Nicholl wrote in her book “The Making of a Royal Romance,” according to Express. “Both advised him not to hurry into anything,” she continued. It’s possible that was the reason that William opted out of the New Year’s Eve plans.
Prince William came crawling back to Kate Middleton after both breakups
Though William might have been confused about what he wanted, his confusion didn’t last long either time. The prince reportedly broke up with Kate twice — and came crawling back to her on both occasions. The 2007 breakup, which was the more well-known of the two, saw Kate seemingly enjoying the single life, thanks to her sister, Pippa Middleton, who helped her get out on the town. It supposedly evoked feelings of frustration from William, who realized that he didn’t want Kate to be with anyone else.
William and Kate rekindled their romance just a few months after splitting, and of course, the rest is history. William proposed to Kate in Africa back in 2010, and they planned a wedding in just about six months. The couple tied the knot in 2011, and they have since welcomed three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
