He may be a Prince of the Realm, but there'll be more than a few who'll deem William is no gentleman if a claim in Monday's Daily Mirror newspaper is to be believed.

In times past, it's become widely acknowledged that less honourable Princes have ended their relationships by telling the Palace switchboard not to put through any calls from women who, sometimes unbeknownst to them, are now 'the ex'.

Princes who are alleged to have behaved in this way include the Queen's own sons.

Now, according to the Daily Mirror, Prince William has inherited the less-gentlemanly ways of his ancestors by dumping Kate Middleton by mobile phone.

As you can see above, the front page of Monday's paper claims: "Wills ended it by phone:  Revealed....final call to Kate in a car park."