Who knew it was this bad behind closed doors, right? There’s a new report that says Kate Middleton is being praised for supposedly ‘saving’ Prince William from his family, his past, and maybe even from himself, too. Keep reading below for everything you need to know.

Royal Family News – Kate Middleton Praised For ‘Saving’ Prince William

While there’s no doubt that no family is perfect, the royal family has certainly dealt with their fair share of controversies from the past that almost always ended up in the headlines.

But for Kate Middleton’s family, it wasn’t until she began dating Prince William that the public began to pay attention to them. And while the tabloid media did try to dig into her family’s past, it was nothing compared to that of the royals.

That might be one of the many reasons why Prince William always felt so close to Kate’s mother and father, Carole and Michael Middleton. Because they provided him with a little bit of normalcy that he didn’t have while he was growing up with the royals.

And for that, the Prince of Wales is eternally grateful because if it weren’t for Kate Middleton and her family, who knows where he would be today.

One source close to the situation even put it this way, “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.”

Royal Family News – It’s Kate Middleton’s Job To Make Prince William Happy

“Her whole life is to make him happy, I think. She found things that really make 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.”

So far Prince William himself has not made any comments about the matter just yet. Watch this space for more. For now, drop us a line with your thoughts in our comments section below.

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The 17-year-old photographer with terminal cancer described her experience meeting Prince William and Princess Kate in a new interview

Liz Hatton, the 17-year-old photographer with cancer who made headlines this week for her embrace with Kate Middleton, is reflecting on her encounter with royalty, the “crazy” week since and what she and the Princess of Wales talked about.

Hatton — who was diagnosed in January with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, desmoplastic small round cell tumor, and was given between six months and three years to live, per the BBC — had traveled to Windsor Castle on Wednesday, Oct. 2 after being invited to take photos of an investiture ceremony as part of her “photography bucket list.”

The same day, Princess Kate and Prince William’s team announced they had met with the teenage photographer from Harrogate, England, sharing photos of the encounter, including a hug between Hatton and the Princess of Wales.

And now, the teenager and her family are reflecting on the encounter with the royal couple in a new interview with U.K. newspaper The Times, in what Hatton described to the outlet as a “crazy” and “insane” week.

As Hatton recalled to the outlet, most of her family — herself, her mom Vicky Robayna and her stepfather Aaron — didn’t think they’d even meet Prince William and Princess Kate when she was asked to photograph the investiture, but they were later invited to a private room. Though, according to The Times, the teen’s eight-year-old brother Mateo told his mom beforehand he “knew” he’d meet Prince William.

“When we got there, we were told that the prince would say a quick hello. So I thought, OK, you’d be like, ‘Hi’, and then that would be it,” Hatton told the outlet. “But then we were sitting in the little area on the sofa, and then all of a sudden they just walk in and we were like, ‘Oh!’ I felt very honored.”

The teenager told The Times that the couple made her feel welcome and even shared the topics her conversation with Princess Kate covered: photography and types of lenses, rather than her cancer or Kate’s recent chemotherapy treatment.

The family also shared with The Times that Windsor Castle’s kitchens also called them ahead of the teenager’s photography duties to ensure she’d have her favorite food, which in this case ended up being lemon drizzle cake.

After the meeting with the teenage photographer, Prince William and Princess Kate shared on social media that it was a “pleasure to meet with Liz at Windsor,” calling her a “talented young photographer whose creativity and strength has inspired us both” and thanking her for “sharing your photos and story with us.”

Hatton’s “bucket list” came about after her January diagnosis, when her 43-year-old mother Robayna joined her to put together a list of things she wanted to accomplish in her time left.

“I told mum the bucket list was useless. Who would ever let me do any of this,” Hatton recalled saying at first, per the Times.

In May, Robayna first shared her daughter’s “photography bucket list” to X in a post that’s since gone viral, in which she described her wishes to have her photography in magazines, as well as opportunities shooting London Fashion Week, musical rehearsals and more. As previously reported, Prince William heard about Hatton via the London Air Ambulance Charity, of which he serves as patron.

The teenager’s family, who gave the palace permission to release the photo of her and Princess Kate, didn’t expect the story itself to pick up as it has, they told The Times.

“The palace staff have been calling us every day to check we’re alright,” Robayna told the outlet. “And I say ‘yes’. I’ve honestly never seen Liz as alive as she has been this week.”