Kate Middleton told her siblings about Prince William engagement in a pub — here’s how they reacted

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“Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life,” Kate’s brother, James Middleton, revealed how he and his other sister, Pippa Middleton, learned that their sibling was engaged to the royal prince in the fall of 2010.James, 37, said the trio were at the Old Boot pub near their parents’ house in Bucklebury, England, when Kate, 42, shared the big news.“We sit in a corner, chattering quietly.

Catherine whispers the news and says it will become public in the next day or so,” James wrote in his book, per Us Weekly. “Pippa and I want to be visibly excited, but we have to tamp down our emotions so no one suspects a thing,” he added. “We make a quiet acknowledgment that we’ll always be there for each other, look out for one another, support each other,” James further recalled. “No matter how crazy things get.”After about eight years of dating, William proposed to Kate on Oct.

20, 2010, in a cabin hut on the side of Mount Kenya in Africa. They waited until Nov. 16 to publicly announce their engagement.The couple tied the knot on April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey in London.

James read a Bible verse during the ceremony, which later earned him a $1 million offer from an American production company, which he declined.Speaking to Us Weekly, James praised his sister’s relationship with William and said they are “so clearly a good fit, just right for each other.”“I wanted one day to experience what they were experiencing as a couple,” James said about the pair, who share three children, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6.James added about William, “Having been brought up…with strong, capable women surrounding me, I’ve enjoyed having this older brother-type figure to bounce questions [off of].