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WhenKate MiddletonandPrince Williambroke up after they’d been dating for five years in 2007, she treated herself to a trip to Ireland.
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Sources told PEOPLE at the time of the break-up in 2007, just before Easter, that there was no last-straw moment and instead it was more of a gradual unraveling. Six years after meeting at the University of St. Andrews in 2001, they elected to end the relationship for about three years despite how many friends believed they were good together.
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The couple reunited in June 2010, andPrince Williampopped the question in October of that year. In their first interview with the press following the news, they were beaming as they answered questions about the proposal, their upcoming wedding and their life together. “Hopefully I’ll take it in my stride,” Kate said of her royal future. “William’s a great teacher, so he’ll be able to help me along the way.”
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And since then, of course, the royal parents have welcomed three children together:Prince Georgein July 2013,Princess Charlottein May 2015, and most recently,Prince Louisin April 2018.
source: people.com
