The Final Straw

It didn’t help matters that every week, Prince William was spotted hanging out with one girl after another. At one point, the prince was spotted dancing at a nightclub with Tess Shepherd. Another night saw him taking out a new girl for drinks.

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By 2007, no one really believed that William would ever marry Kate. The media had even given her a terrible nickname, Waitey Katie. Royal insiders revealed that Kate was so sick of the headlines that she gave William an ultimatum, he either marry her or leaves her.