{"id":2401617,"date":"2026-05-04T15:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2401617"},"modified":"2026-05-04T15:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:29:14","slug":"prince-william-was-once-left-completely-broken-after-his-break-up-from-princess-kate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-was-once-left-completely-broken-after-his-break-up-from-princess-kate\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William Was Once Left \u2018Completely Broken\u2019 After His Break Up From Princess Kate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<ul id=\"elk-44d3039f-f7bc-4b01-9151-b3e811e0d878\">\n<li>Royal expert Russell Myers has spoken out about Prince William and Princess Kate&#8217;s 2007 break up, describing the future King as being &#8220;more than just crestfallen.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;He was worried about whether he was throwing away the one constant in his life,&#8221; sources noted via Myers, with the Queen allegedly stepping in to advise her grandson to have &#8220;faith&#8221; in their relationship.<\/li>\n<li><em>William &amp; Catherine: The Intimate Inside Story<\/em> by Russell Myers is out now.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-61469588-30bb-4399-bbbf-c0a33e1cb6d8\">The <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-different-dynamic-private-affection-off-camera\">Prince and Princess of Wales<\/a> continue to make headlines. And from the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-role-change\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-role-change\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-role-change\">change to the royal couple&#8217;s roles in 2026<\/a>, to the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/entertainment\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-emotional-family-shift\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/entertainment\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-emotional-family-shift\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/entertainment\/royal-news\/prince-william-princess-kate-emotional-family-shift\">emotional shifts for their family<\/a> behind palace walls, they have been front and centre.<\/p>\n<p>It is their relationship that gets the world talking the most, with the <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/royal-news\/princess-kate-recent-pressure\">future King and Queen<\/a> celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary last month. And in the weeks since, royal experts have been sharing anecdotes from the couple&#8217;s decades-long relationship.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-fdc5ed01-200e-41a9-97b2-7dab0d587be3-0\">This included details from <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-break-up-478769\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-break-up-478769\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/news\/prince-william-kate-middleton-break-up-478769\">their 2007 break up<\/a>, with royal expert Russell Myers speaking out about the couple&#8217;s time apart in his 2026 release, <em>William and Catherine: The Monarchy&#8217;s New Era: The Inside Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;In March 2007, William and Catherine, who had barely seen each other since Christmas, were pictured decked out in matching tweed, appearing frosty with each other at the Cheltenham horse racing festival. Sources claimed the relationship had &#8216;soured beyond repair&#8217;,&#8221; reads a segment of the book, alleging that Kate had given William an &#8220;ultimatum&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The separation, Myers reported, had left <a target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.co.uk\/tag\/prince-william\">Prince William<\/a> &#8220;more than just crestfallen,&#8221; with the future King &#8220;worried about whether he was throwing away the one constant in his life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And after he visited the Queen, his grandmother&#8217;s idea to &#8220;judge his mood,&#8221; it was clear that &#8220;he was, according to one well-placed source, &#8216;completely broken&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a 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