{"id":312885,"date":"2025-08-02T21:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312885\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T21:23:13","slug":"royal-author-talks-kate-middeltons-former-cruel-nickname-waity-katy-and-how-she-almost-worked-for-mohamed-al-fayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312885\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Author Talks Kate Middelton\u2019s Former Cruel Nickname \u201cWaity Katy\u201d And How She Almost Worked For Mohamed Al Fayed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Royal author Katie Nicholl wrote about Kate Middleton, \u201cIn The Making Of A Royal Romance,\u201d<\/a>about Prince William and Kate Middleton\u2019s royal romance.<\/p>\n

Kate Was Excited When A Vacancy Opened Up At The Knightsbridge<\/p>\n

The British tabloids gave Kate the nickname \u201cWaity Katy\u201d<\/a> in the summer of 2009, prior to her marrying Prince William. The cruel moniker was due to the length of time she dated William before he proposed.<\/p>\n

William and Kate Middleton started dating in 2002 after meeting at St. Andrews University. One year later, they moved in together and shared an apartment.<\/p>\n

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The couple broke up for a brief period in 2007. In October 2010, William proposed. In April 2011, the future King and Queen were married in a fairy-tale wedding in Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n

Kate\u2019s spirits were dashed when, in 2009, all her friends were getting hitched while she and William were barely seeing each other at the time.<\/p>\n

William had joined the Royal Air Force and had to endure a grueling 18 months of training, which meant less time to spend with his significant other, Kate.<\/p>\n

Kate needed something else to focus on, and she was excited when a vacancy opened up at Harrods, which was owned by Mohamad Al Fayed, who was the father of Dodie Al Fayed.<\/p>\n

Dodie was the man who had been romantically linked to Princess Diana<\/a>. Both Dodi and Diana tragically died in a car crash in Paris in late August 1997.<\/p>\n

Al Fayed had an opening for a buyer\u2019s assistant in the fashion area. It was Kate\u2019s dream job as she adores fashion and wanted to pursue this new opportunity.<\/p>\n

Kate Waited Eight Years Before William Finally Proposed<\/p>\n

The royal author, Katie Nicholl, wrote,<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Knightsbridge store is owned by Mohamad Al Fayed, who has installed a shrine to his son Dodie and Diana in the lower ground floor of the store, and according to sources close to Kate, she was worried the job could turn into a potential PR disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The late Queen Elizabeth II offered Kate some sage advice.<\/a> She was concerned about Kate\u2019s lack of a stable job.<\/p>\n

Everyone had anticipated that William and Kate would become engaged. However, the Queen had wanted Kate to be settled into a career first.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kate graduated with a degree in art history. In 2008, Kate was working for her parents\u2019 company, Party Pieces. While the Queen was impressed with Kate\u2019s sparkling personality, she claimed that she had no idea what Kate actually did.<\/p>\n

In 2005, William was asked about his girlfriend, Kate. However, the future Prince of Wales responded,<\/p>\n

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\u201cLook, I\u2019m only 22 for god\u2019s sake. I\u2019m too young to marry at my age.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He added,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI don\u2019t want to get married until I\u2019m at least 28 or maybe 30.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Kate waited a whopping eight years until William finally popped the question in Kenya, in Africa<\/p>\n

It can be said that William and Kate\u2019s opting not to rush into marriage was wise<\/a>. It gave them each time to be totally sure of what they wanted.<\/p>\n

William had been carrying his mother\u2019s ring in his backpack for three weeks before sliding it on Kate\u2019s finger. Kate has truly established herself as \u201cQueen Catherine in Waiting\u201d and the best decision William has ever made.<\/p>\n

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