The nationals have tried every trick in the book in their efforts to secure an interview with Prince William’s on-off-maybe squeeze Kate Middleton.
But they were all put to shame at the weekend by a young hack so fresh-faced that she’s not yet entered the Mirror’s graduate trainee scheme.
Laura Armstrong spotted Kate enjoying a hen night while on a stint with The People and asked if she was planning to marry. Intriguingly, Kate replied “not yet”, giving the paper more than enough to run a full-page Royal exclusive.
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