When Kate Middleton , now Princess of Wales, was once asked about her brief split from Prince William , she delivered a response so calm and clipped it has since become the stuff of royal folklore.

RadarOnline.com can reveal with just three words – "Really, it's fine" – Kate is said to have frozen the conversation about the topic, showing the kind of composure that has come to define her public role and her future as a queen.

The exchange, described by a royal expert, took place in 2007 during Kate's brief separation from William , then her long-term boyfriend. Article continues below advertisement

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Kate was at a social gathering after her split from William hit headlines, where she was talking to

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