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Prince William and Kate Middleton’s marriage almost never would have happened if their 2007 split had stuck.

But was it really a breakup? Former royal butler Grant Harrold is offering his fresh perspective in an upcoming book, The Royal Butler: My Remarkable Life in Royal Service, out Sept. 23. Harrold started at the palace, one day after Princess Diana’s 1997 death, and served the royal family until 18 days after William and Kate’s April 2011 marriage.

Even though he believes Kate was always “the one,” per his interview with InStyle, he is offering insight into their breakup. Harrold thinks their short separation was more about “getting the media off

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