James Middleton

The Princess of Wales' brother, James Middleton, made an emotional tribute to his beloved spaniel Ella on ITV's This Morning after her death at the start of ...

And a few years later we’re married!' 'Amongst many other things she was that one thing in me that was always there and would look me in the eyes and give me the confidence that everything was going to be okay.' 'There would just be this look that she would have and the tip of her tail would just wag a little bit, and she would just know that there was something [wrong]. 'Just [by] being the consistent in my life at that time, when a lot of my friends and family and people around me were trying to help, wanted to help, but it was difficult for me to let them help.' James was joined on the This Morning sofa by a representative from the charity Pets as Therapy and two doggy 'volunteers', Mabel and her 6-month-old daughter Isla [Princess of Wales](/news/diana/index.html)' brother [James Middleton](/news/james-middleton/index.html) has opened up about the grief he experienced following the death of his therapy dog, Ella, and how she and his family helped him to overcome clinical [depression](/news/depression/index.html).

James Middleton was in the studio to chat to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

@AlisonSmart31 posted: "Such a lovely story about how Ella helped James & especially how she introduced him to Alizee! @briggs_ann commented: "Lovely to see James Middleton, talking about his beloved dogs, on This Morning." And This Morning viewers were surprised to see him and were left emotional by the subject of pet loss. @BeddoesJill shared: "Absolutely beautiful dogs and what a lovely human being James Middleton is. And it would be the suggestion of, 'I want to go for a walk. Goodnight my darling Ella, Alizee and the dogs will take good care of me." Ella had a very short illness, she slipped away in my arms at home and is now buried in the garden alongside Tilly. @DeeDee49152440 said: "How Lovely is James Middleton Talking about Depression and the importance of pets, #MentalHealthMatters #ThisMorning." "For 15 years Ella has been at my side, from my darkest days to my happiest. The brother of Kate Middleton, the now Princess of Wales, was in the studio on Wednesday (February 8) to chat to Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield with two very special, four-legged guests James was left heartbroken following the death of his dog, Ella, last month at the age of 15. The entrepreneur appeared on the programme to discuss how his late pet helped with his mental health.