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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

Why Prince William "Broke Down and Apologized" to Princess Kate After King Charles "Insisted" His Son Needed to Be "Honest" With Her

Kate Middleton wears a pale blue silk gown while Prince William wears a suit in 2022 Getty Images/Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage.

Prince William and Princess Kate have been happily married since April 29, 2011. Due to the public nature of their relationship, royal fans have followed the couple's romance since the very beginning. As a result, even their brief breakups and separations have become public knowledge. Now, a new book is exposing even more details about some of the Prince and Princess of Wales's most tense moments.

In forthcoming book William and Catherine: The Monarchy's New Era: The Inside Story, royal editor and expert Russell Myers described a brief breakup the couple went through in 2004—two years into their college romance.

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