KATE MIDDLETON WILL SURVIVE!

It seems Kate Middleton has no plans to let her split from ex-hubby Prince William keep her down for too long. Rumors are flying about that she's already sparked a new romance. And it gets better – it's believed he's a friend of Jamie Murray-Wells, a close buddy of the Prince. Talk about a rebound!

She was spotted last Wednesday leaving one trendy London nightclub with the mystery guy in tow, on their way to, well another trendy London nightclub.

A friend familiar with Kate's trysts tells The Sun, "Kate's still very much in William's circle."

"Jamie [Murray-Wells] brought this guy along and they seemed to hit it off."

"Kate was flirting a lot and she would know anything she did would get straight back to William through Jamie."

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"Maybe she's trying to make him a bit jealous." Ouch!

Another source told Britain's The London Paper, "Kate and her date were getting close at their table."

"She was in unusually high spirits. She had a table within the VIP section and was dancing around."

The Sun reports that Kate spent several hours with a group of friends, including the alleged new hubby, at ritzy Central London hot spot Mahiki where she sipped the prince's favorite cocktail, The Treasure Chest, out of coconut shells. After busting a couple of moves on the dance floor ( it was a Johnny Cash-themed night) the 25-year-old fashion buyer and her companion left for West End club Boujis, known to be a favorite hang out of Prince William and his brother Harry.

The outing marks the first time paparazzi have had the privilege of capturing Kate out on the town with anyone other than her close girlfriends since the split with the Prince.

By Emmis Rodriguez