By Charlie Lankston PUBLISHED: 16:08 EST, 31 August 2013 | UPDATED: 04:53 EST, 2 September 2013 It’s the moment most men with a long-term girlfriend dread – the ‘quiet word’ with her mother about his future intentions. And Carole Middleton certainly wasn’t prepared to avoid the subject just because the man dating her daughter Kate was a future King. A new book by The Mail on Sunday’s Royal Editor Katie Nicholl reveals how ‘jittery’ Carole, worried about the absence of a ring on Kate’s finger, took Prince William aside to press him on his plans. Carole Middleton pressed William on his plans when she became worried about the absence of a ring on Kate's finger
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Sensational revelations are in new book by Mail on Sunday Royal Editor
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Carole pressed William on his plans when worried about absence of a ring
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William assured her there would be a marriage and they hoped for children
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