Kate Middleton "saved" Prince William after his "dysfunctional" childhood and has dedicated her life to making him happy, according to a royal expert. Their love story started when they were both students at St Andrews University in Scotland. They started off as friends before romance blossomed and have now been married for more than a decade and are proud parents to three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Royal author Angela Levin reflected on their relationship as she said: "I think that Kate has helped save William. I think it was very difficult for him coming out of a dysfunctional family, losing his mum so young and I think he was in a very difficult place." Kate Middleton thanks Prince William for his unwavering support with nine-word comment Kate Middleton's moving gesture to photographer, 16, facing cancer on rare outing Angela further stated that Kate has worked hard to support William in his royal work and has also helped him work out his identity.

She said: "She has really encouraged him. "Her whole life is to make him happy, I think. She found things that really made him feel important and worthy rather than just going to cut ribbons.

I think she has helped him to be a husband by introducing him to her own family a lot and spending time with a normal family and being a dad." Kate is known to be extremely close with her parents, Michael and Carole, who are thought to have offered the family comfort and stability during her cancer battl.