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| Royal break-up sparks speculation | Royal break-up sparks speculation |
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| Prince William and Kate Middleton are at the centre of a wave of speculation about the reasons behind the decision to end their four-year relationship. | |
| Possible causes, according to the Sunday papers, include the prince's Army career, his party lifestyle and interference from the Royal Family. | Possible causes, according to the Sunday papers, include the prince's Army career, his party lifestyle and interference from the Royal Family. |
| The BBC's Nicholas Witchell believes the prince would have faced pressure to decide if he wanted to get married. | The BBC's Nicholas Witchell believes the prince would have faced pressure to decide if he wanted to get married. |
| Clarence House has not yet commented on the split. | Clarence House has not yet commented on the split. |
| The break-up is examined in great details in the Sunday newspapers, although there is little agreement on the reasons for the split of the couple who met at St Andrews University, Fife, in 2001. | The break-up is examined in great details in the Sunday newspapers, although there is little agreement on the reasons for the split of the couple who met at St Andrews University, Fife, in 2001. |
| Miss Middleton's career and her the views of her family have also been cited as causes. | Miss Middleton's career and her the views of her family have also been cited as causes. |
| William's feeling is he's too young to get married Duncan LarcombeThe Sun A Royal romance flounders Are media to blame for split? | William's feeling is he's too young to get married Duncan LarcombeThe Sun A Royal romance flounders Are media to blame for split? |
| It has been suggested that the prince's move to an army camp in Dorset, and Miss Middleton continuing her life in London, may have put a strain on the relationship. | It has been suggested that the prince's move to an army camp in Dorset, and Miss Middleton continuing her life in London, may have put a strain on the relationship. |
| Our correspondent said his family may well have told the 24-year-old prince to "make his intentions clear" over the relationship. | Our correspondent said his family may well have told the 24-year-old prince to "make his intentions clear" over the relationship. |
| He said after an awful lot of soul-searching, the couple had decided to go their separate ways in a split that is being described as amicable. | He said after an awful lot of soul-searching, the couple had decided to go their separate ways in a split that is being described as amicable. |
| Glare of publicity | Glare of publicity |
| Dickie Arbiter, a former royal press secretary, said Miss Middleton could have "troubled times ahead". | Dickie Arbiter, a former royal press secretary, said Miss Middleton could have "troubled times ahead". |
| "It is going to be difficult for her, difficult in forming a new relationship without the glare of the cameras on her," he said. | "It is going to be difficult for her, difficult in forming a new relationship without the glare of the cameras on her," he said. |
| From students to sweethearts | From students to sweethearts |
| "And the cameras are going to be on her for a while to see what she does and how she copes with it." | "And the cameras are going to be on her for a while to see what she does and how she copes with it." |
| He said William would be looked after in the "security and the comfort of the bosom of the Army". | He said William would be looked after in the "security and the comfort of the bosom of the Army". |
| The prince is an officer in the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals. | The prince is an officer in the Household Cavalry's Blues and Royals. |
| Miss Middleton, who works as an accessories buyer for a fashion company, attended the prince's graduation from Sandhurst Military Academy in December. | Miss Middleton, who works as an accessories buyer for a fashion company, 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. |