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Kate Middleton, Prince William celebrate close friend Sam ...
- Sam Waley-Cohen, who won the Grand National during his final horse race, was partially responsible for reuniting Kate Middleton and Prince William after their breakup.
Prince William and Kate Middleton send heartfelt message to close friend after Grand National win
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have shared a heartfelt message to their close friend Sam Waley-Cohen after he won the Randox Grand National Handicap Chase on 9 April.
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Sam won the historic horse racing competition in his final race as he now plans to retire. "Huge congratulations to @swaleycohen for winning the Grand National," the royal pair's social media accounts tweeted. They added: "What a way to retire!"
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Kate and Sam, a dentist, became pals as young adults through his brother Tom, her childhood friend from Marlborough College, who died aged 20 from cancer.
She has kept in touch with his family for years, even helping raise money for the foundation founded i
Grand National hero Sam Waley-Cohen helped get Prince William ...
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- Sam Waley-Cohen, 39, rode horse Noble Yeates (), owned by his father Robert, to victory at Aintree.
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Grand National: Did ‘gentleman jockey’ Sam Waley-Cohen save ...
- Kate Middleton and Prince William rekindled their romance following their break up thanks to 'royal matchmaker' Sam Waley-Cohen.
| For his part though, the friend - amateur jockey Sam Waley-Cohen - has previously denied deliberately playing Cupid. | |
| Sam Waley-Cohen, 39, rode horse Noble Yeates () to victory, beating favourite Any Second Now () Mr Waley-Cohen is a friend of Prince William and Kate. | |
| It was Sam who brought Prince William and Kate Middleton back together following a brief split in the early days of their romance. |
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- Sam Waley-Cohen is said to have been instrumental in getting Kate Middleton and Prince William back together following their brief split in The jockey, who just won the Grand National with horse Nobel Yeats on what was to be his final race.