Twelve years ago, the pair broke up for several months after William was photographed dancing with other girls in a London nightclub. The prince was not ready to settle down but Kate as determined to salvage their relationship, according to a 2007 Daily Mail article. A friend of William’s reportedly said Kate did “everything she could to make him stay – playing a waiting game one minute and then hard-to-get the next”. Related articles What Kate Middleton 'CAN'T STAND' about Trooping the Colour revealed Royal bombshell: How Kate Middleton 'punished William after break-up' They added: “Just the other week, she said she intended to be photographed at as many places as she could without William to punish him for all those pictures that appeared of him clubbing with other girls. “But William’s heart just wasn’t in it anymore. “As she was planning the wedding, he was working out how to extricate himself.” However, the pair did reunite just a few months later. READ MORE: Is THIS what made Kate Middleton and Prince William get back together? Kate reportedly tried everything, from waiting around to playing it cool (Image: GETTY) Kate sat two rows behind and to the right to William and Harry (Image: GETTY) It is believed that the catalyst for this was the Concert for Diana, where Kate was spotted sitting two rows behind William and Harry in the audience. This brief split was actually the second time the future Duke and Duchess of Cambridge parted. They went through a “trial separation” while at university in 2004. Former BBC royal correspondent noted how Kate handled herself “brilliantly” during the second break-up. Related articles REVEALED: The moment Prince William KNEW he had feelings for Kate Royal SHOCK: How Prince William's friends revealed they kept a SECRET Speaking to the documentary ‘Prince William at Thirty’, uploaded to YouTube in June 2012, she said: “She did not make a fool of herself and crucially she did not talk to the press.” She was photographed going to parties however, as royal photographer Kent Gavin noted. He said: “She went to a few parties in London in hot pants for charity – all those lovely events – and I think William must have seen what he was missing.” Despite his previous doubts, William soon realised Kate was the person he wanted to be with. Kate, William and Harry in 2007 (Image: GETTY) Kate and William got married in 2011 (Image: GETTY) A close friend told royal biographer Andrew Morton: “[William] realised what he really wanted in life. “He thought he could do better, but realised very quickly what he had given up.” They got back together and three years later William proposed. They married in 2011 and have since had three children – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility