Kate started her first job in the fashion business. She helped to choose the clothes that went in the shops. Her new work friends said that she worked hard and even made cups of tea! But some newspapers did not agree and started to ask questions. Was she just waiting for William to marry her?
After William finally finished Sandhurst in December, the two enjoyed spending more time together again. They went to restaurants and bars with friends, and they loved going dancing. Often they travelled together.
But it wasn’t all easy being the girlfriend of a prince…and a prince in the armed forces. William was soon away on more training and he enjoyed spending time with his new friends.
William was away; buy all the newspapers still wanted photos of Kate. There were usually photographers outside her flat in London. On the morning of her twenty-fifth birthday, about fifty photographers waited for her. Photos in one German magazine showed the flat’s exact address.
It all became too much. In April 2007, William and Kate decided to split up. The news was a very big surprise to many people. Some people say that William just wasn’t ready for marriage. Certainly, Kate was very upset. Now she says that she learned a lot during this time away from William.