Years before their lavish royal wedding, Prince William dumped Princess Catherine of Wales by phone before partying all night at a tiki bar, according to an excerpt from a new biography of Kate—casting doubt on the fairytale romance narrative the couple has spent years cultivating.
The new details were published by the Daily Mail as part of an excerpt for Robert Jobson’s upcoming biography of Kate, called Catherine, the Princess of Wales. In the clip, Jobson recounts how Will broke up with his future wife in 2007 after years of dating while the two attended St. Andrews University in Scotland.
Although Kate was reportedly crushed, William marked the occasion by celebrating at Mahiki, a Polynesian-themed nightclub in London’s tony Mayfair neighborhood.
