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| Prince William splits from Kate | Prince William splits from Kate |
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| Prince William has split from his girlfriend Kate Middleton. | Prince William has split from his girlfriend Kate Middleton. |
| The couple had been under intense media pressure since they met at St Andrews University, Fife, in 2001, BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said. | The couple had been under intense media pressure since they met at St Andrews University, Fife, in 2001, BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said. |
| The prince's move to an army camp in Dorset, with Miss Middleton continuing her life in London, is also said to have put a strain on the relationship. | The prince's move to an army camp in Dorset, with Miss Middleton continuing her life in London, is also said to have put a strain on the relationship. |
| Clarence House has not commented on the split. There had been speculation about a possible engagement in recent months. | Clarence House has not commented on the split. There had been speculation about a possible engagement in recent months. |
| BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said: "It's a surprise, because it had seemed very stable and very steady." | BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said: "It's a surprise, because it had seemed very stable and very steady." |
| He said he thought the prince's move to Bovington Camp in Dorset had "a lot to do with the final stages" of the break-up. | He said he thought the prince's move to Bovington Camp in Dorset had "a lot to do with the final stages" of the break-up. |
| William's feeling is he's too young to get married Duncan LarcombeThe Sun href="/1/hi/uk/6555987.stm">A Royal romance flounders Are media to blame for split? | |
| The Sun reported that the couple had seen each other no more than once a week since then. | The Sun reported that the couple had seen each other no more than once a week since then. |
| "One must suspect, though I don't know that this is absolutely certain, that it is more his decision than hers," said Nicholas Witchell. | "One must suspect, though I don't know that this is absolutely certain, that it is more his decision than hers," said Nicholas Witchell. |
| "He has said in the past that he is too young to get married. | "He has said in the past that he is too young to get married. |
| "But I am led to believe that there is no-one else involved and that it is a decision they have come to mutually." | "But I am led to believe that there is no-one else involved and that it is a decision they have come to mutually." |
| Duncan Larcombe, the Sun's royal correspondent, told BBC Five Live: "The last person on earth who's going to be pressured by newspaper columnists and television chat shows to get married is Prince William." | Duncan Larcombe, the Sun's royal correspondent, told BBC Five Live: "The last person on earth who's going to be pressured by newspaper columnists and television chat shows to get married is Prince William." |
| The prince asked the paparazzi to stop harassing his girlfriendThe Sun said the pair had reached an "amicable agreement" to part. | The prince asked the paparazzi to stop harassing his girlfriendThe Sun said the pair had reached an "amicable agreement" to part. |
| Earlier this month, Miss Middleton settled a harassment complaint against the Daily Mirror over a close-up photograph published by the paper. | Earlier this month, Miss Middleton settled a harassment complaint against the Daily Mirror over a close-up photograph published by the paper. |
| At the time of her 25th birthday in January, amid mounting speculation about a possible engagement, a media scrum formed outside Miss Middleton's home. | At the time of her 25th birthday in January, amid mounting speculation about a possible engagement, a media scrum formed outside Miss Middleton's home. |
| And police officers were called to a London nightclub that month to stop photographers getting too close as the couple left the venue. | And police officers were called to a London nightclub that month to stop photographers getting too close as the couple left the venue. |
| Prince William, who is second in line to the throne, appealed for the paparazzi to stop harassing Miss Middleton. | Prince William, who is second in line to the throne, appealed for the paparazzi to stop harassing Miss Middleton. |
| Her lawyers contacted newspaper editors in 2005 to ask the press to leave her and her family alone. | Her lawyers contacted newspaper editors in 2005 to ask the press to leave her and her family alone. |
| class="" href="/1/hi/uk/6554853.stm">From students to sweethearts | |
| They said that photographers had followed her almost every day and night since she had left university. | |
| William, 24, is an army officer in the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals. | William, 24, is an army officer in the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals. |
| Miss Middleton attended the prince's graduation from Sandhurst Military Academy in December. | Miss Middleton attended the prince's graduation from Sandhurst Military Academy in December. |
| It was the first time she had attended such a high-profile event, at which the Queen and other senior royals were present. | It was the first time she had attended such a high-profile event, at which the Queen and other senior royals were present. |
| Miss Middleton left her family home in Berkshire on Saturday morning without speaking to the assembled press pack. | Miss Middleton left her family home in Berkshire on Saturday morning without speaking to the assembled press pack. |
| She works as an accessories buyer for a fashion company. | She works as an accessories buyer for a fashion company. |