{"id":461336,"date":"2025-09-29T20:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/461336\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T20:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T20:50:25","slug":"the-truth-about-kate-middleton-and-prince-williams-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/461336\/","title":{"rendered":"The Truth About Kate Middleton and Prince William&#8217;s Romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"c5bea650-73c6-46be-9370-7fcd010e66c3\">Royal fans have been intrigued by <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-response-to-young-girl-asking-if-she-is-a-real-princess\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-response-to-young-girl-asking-if-she-is-a-real-princess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess Kate<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-proposal-to-kate-middleton-took-his-time-royal-expert\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-proposal-to-kate-middleton-took-his-time-royal-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prince William&#8217;s relationship<\/a> from the very start. The couple&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/unexpected-royal-most-expensive-wedding-dress\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/unexpected-royal-most-expensive-wedding-dress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fairytale royal wedding<\/a> on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-author-kate-middleton-prince-william-wedding-satisfaction-queen-elizabeth-princess-diana\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-author-kate-middleton-prince-william-wedding-satisfaction-queen-elizabeth-princess-diana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 29, 2011<\/a> only cemented the world&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/queen-father-royal-letter-affair-auction\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/queen-father-royal-letter-affair-auction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">love affair<\/a> with their <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/culture\/books\/best-romance-books-2025\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/culture\/books\/best-romance-books-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">romance<\/a>. And according to a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-family-worst-crisis-since-abdication\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/royal-family-worst-crisis-since-abdication\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">royal expert<\/a>, the Prince and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/diana\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/tag\/diana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Princess of Wales<\/a>&#8216;s relationship is completely different &#8220;when the cameras drop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/ive-spent-hours-kate-middleton-35951998\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/ive-spent-hours-kate-middleton-35951998\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">Mirror<\/a>, royal expert and biographer <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/kate-middleton-follow-diana-footsteps-katie-nicholl\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/kate-middleton-follow-diana-footsteps-katie-nicholl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katie Nicholl<\/a> remarked, &#8220;They tend to do things in a low-key way, but it wouldn&#8217;t surprise me to see them do something special to recognize 15 years of marriage [in 2026].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\" href=\"\" data-url=\"\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"c5bea650-73c6-46be-9370-7fcd010e66c3-2\">Nicholl continued, &#8220;They&#8217;ve been through so much and, of course, each year Kate clocks up will be another year of being <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-announces-she-completed-chemotherapy\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/kate-middleton-announces-she-completed-chemotherapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancer-free<\/a>, which really will be worth marking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You may like<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the royal commentator opened up about what <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-inherited-king-charles-fear-of-commitment-kate-middleton-agreed-to-wait\/\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.marieclaire.com\/celebrity\/royals\/prince-william-inherited-king-charles-fear-of-commitment-kate-middleton-agreed-to-wait\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate and William<\/a> are like when the world isn&#8217;t watching. Nicholl told the outlet, &#8220;I&#8217;ve been with them on many occasions, and when the cameras drop, you&#8217;ll often see them walk away and Kate will put an arm around his waist, or he&#8217;ll place his hand in the small of her back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Basically, the Prince and Princess of Wales generally keep overt signs of their romance fairly private.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:150.02%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VHfeBUHxq24NJc5fJgMkoj.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Middleton and Prince William walking into a banquet wearing a gold gown and a black suit\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VHfeBUHxq24NJc5fJgMkoj.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VHfeBUHxq24NJc5fJgMkoj.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Prince and Princess of Wales generally keep overt signs of their romance fairly private.<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"c8a52285-7611-4e65-a0ed-a4f58c126854\">Nicholl also noted, &#8220;There&#8217;s a lovely closeness between them, and whereas at the start of their marriage they seemed shy about being affectionate in public, they&#8217;re so much more confident now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:152.05%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759179025_522_sfxrGwqDKjdudF2Ji4ouBd.jpg\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 07: (NO UK SALES FOR 28 DAYS) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive at The Carlyle Hotel, where they will be staying during their official two-day visit to the United States, on December 7, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Samir Hussein\/Pool\/WireImage)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759179025_522_sfxrGwqDKjdudF2Ji4ouBd.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759179025_522_sfxrGwqDKjdudF2Ji4ouBd.jpg\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kate will put an arm around his waist, or he&#8217;ll place his hand in the small of her back.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p id=\"43a39173-7ded-4ec1-9db0-c3a392ecce32\">Noting that Kate and William have been a couple for a long time, Nicholl told the outlet, &#8220;They&#8217;ve been together for nearly a quarter of a century. Of course there are going to be hiccups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get exclusive access to fashion and beauty trends, hot-off-the-press celebrity news, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the obstacles they might face in the future, the royal expert believes that Kate and William&#8217;s relationship will continue to thrive. &#8220;They&#8217;re a team and that&#8217;s how they work,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Royal fans have been intrigued by Princess Kate and Prince William&#8217;s relationship from the very start. 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