Donna Air and Kate's brother James Middleton lucky in love

Some swear by chocolate, long walks, or the company of good friends. Donna confessed to Country & Town House magazine she was ‘desperate to get away from it all’, and told of being ‘diagnosed with stress’ at the Viva Mayr clinic in Austria after she separated last year from James Middleton, younger brother of the Duchess of Cambridge. Country & Town House magazine editor-in-chief Lucy Cleland said this week: ‘ was arranged through Viva Mayr’s UK PR, who then asked us if we would like her to do a first person review for our spa guide.’ What remains politely unsaid is that a piece by Donna at that emotionally turbulent juncture in her life would have serious cachet because of its connection to the Middleton clan. Hard-won commercial deals have collapsed before Donna’s eyes, while James’s venture, Boomf, a personalised marshmallow company, has suffered losses of just over £1 million in a year. Donna and James previously escaped their business blunders by taking a four-month 'relationship sabbatical' A friend of Donna insisted that she was 'absolutely concerned about the future and where the next penny would come from' She added: ‘Freya and I eat a lot of marshmallows and we’re big fans of Boomf.’ Donna also acts as an adviser or consultant to brands including Habitat, with whom she collaborated on an internet campaign, and the clothes designer Karen Millen.