London, Nov 10 :  Prince William's ladylove Kate Middleton has quit her job in the fashion industry fuelling the rumours that a royal engagement is on cards.

The 25-year old has opted out of a job of an accessories buyer for High Street store Jigsaw after less than a year, telling her pals that she wanted 'some time to herself'.

Her move has, however, has raised eyebrows among staff given that she was required to work only four days a week to accommodate her royal boyfriend's schedule.

A fellow staff member said that prince's girlfriend was never committed to the job.

"Kate is a nice enough girl but she was never what you might call committed to the job," the Daily Mail quoted the fellow staff member, as saying.

"She never worked full-time and appeared to take an inordinate amount of time off to go jetting round the world with her boyfriend.

"It certainly rubbed a few people here up the wrong way. To be told she would be resting for a while 'looking at other things' didn't exactly come as a surprise. She has always been treated as a special case," the staff member said. (ANI)