The Duchess of Cambridge helped to save Prince William after he left his “dysfunctional family”, making him “feel important and worthy”, according to a royal expert.
Angela Levin, author of Harry: Biography of a Prince, told True Royalty TV’s The Royal Beat that the Duke of Cambridge, 38, was in a “very difficult situation” after losing his mother, Princess Diana, at 15 years in 1997.
The young prince also witnessed his father, the Prince of Wales, and the public breakup of his mother’s marriage before his separation in 1992.
Mrs Levin said that Kate, 39, who married William on April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, ‘really encouraged’ the duke and devoted ‘his whole life to making him happy’.
She added that the mother of three ‘helped William to be a husband’ by introducing him a lot to his own family, spending time with a normal family and being a father ‘.
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The Duchess of Cambridge helped to save Prince William (pictured together) after he left his “dysfunctional family”, making him “feel important and worthy”, according to a royal expert
Princess Diana and Prince Charles with a young Prince William in the gardens of Kensington Palace in London in 1984
Discussing the duke and duchess’s next tenth wedding anniversary and the strength of their relationship, Mrs. Levin said: ‘I think Kate helped save William.
‘I think it was very difficult for him to leave a dysfunctional family, to lose his mother at such a young age and I think he was in a very difficult position.
‘She really encouraged him. Your whole life is to make you happy, I think. She found things that really made him feel important and worthy, instead of just cutting ties.
‘I think she helped him to be a husband, introducing him a lot to his own family, spending time with a normal family and being a father.’
Angela Levin stated that Kate, 39, who married William on April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London (photo), ‘really encouraged’ the duke and dedicated ‘his whole life to making him happy’
This week, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued their commitments and sympathized with the nursing students and told them that starting work in a pandemic must have been a ‘baptism of fire’ during a video call on Tuesday.
Prince William and Kate were talking to young men and women at the University of Ulster to hear more about their study experience during the pandemic and the experience at the forefront of Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 response.
While three students were standing around a mannequin on a bed while assessing the simulated patient, Prince William said: ‘It is very difficult for you to go directly into a pandemic, I imagine. This is really baptism by fire. ‘
‘I imagine it was totally crazy and very difficult to find your feet … head on fire, all the time.’
This week, Prince William and Kate chatted with nursing students at Ulster University by video call to hear more about their study experiences during the pandemic on Tuesday
Stephanie Dunleavey, professor at the School of Nursing, Ulster University, pictured on the left, followed by, seen from left to right, Elizabeth (Lisa) Semerdzhieva, 3rd year nursing student, Rachel Reid, 3rd year nursing student, Paige Murray, 3rd year nursing student
“It’s scary,” said one of the third-year students, Elizabeth Semerdzhieva. ‘Although it was scary at first, you really want to get out more now. You can’t wait to start practicing and feel like you’re helping. That’s what we’re born for. ‘
Kate, who combined an elegant blazer with a round top, added: ‘Nursing is one of the most trusted professions in the country. You couldn’t have chosen a better career. More is needed now than ever.
‘You have almost three generations now – those returning from retirement, and you are doing your training which is intensifying – this shows a real commitment and a real teamwork, and it should really be celebrated, very well done.’
The Cambridges also spoke separately with Abigail McGarvey, an adult first-year nursing student, who said to them, ‘It is not ideal and it is a shame that you have your patients when they cannot see their families, and there are some who are in the hospital for months, they have no one to talk to but us.
The Cambridges talked separately with Abigail McGarvey, a first-year adult nursing student who kept a video diary to illustrate a typical change during her first placement as a nursing student
‘But that’s part of the job and that’s what makes it so good, because they don’t have the emotional support of the family that they would have. It is very important that we are there for them.
‘We will be there if they have a bad day. We’ll be there when they have good days too. It’s great to be there for them. ‘
She added that her grandmother, mother and sister were all nurses and commented: ‘I really couldn’t escape’.
Abigail kept a video diary to illustrate a typical change during her first placement as a nursing student.
In the footage, she is seen getting up for the night shift, commuting to work and putting on personal protective equipment (PPE) with a mask, apron, gloves and visor – later, she puts on high-level protection to work with patients positive for Covid-19.
Abigail McGarvey (pictured left) told royalty about some of the challenges she faced, including the emotional impact of patients being unable to receive visits from their families
William asked if training in a pandemic had changed his opinion about becoming a nurse, and the student replied: ‘It really confirmed that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life – this is the job I should be doing. ‘
Abigail continued: ‘On my first day in the wards, I showed up and within hours there was a severe cardiac arrest.
‘And seeing everything go up in the air, and how the team is formed, and how everyone is really working to care for these patients – it really solidified that this is exactly what I want to do.’
Ranked among the 50 best nursing schools in the world, Ulster University School of Nursing has approximately 1,600 registered students.
At the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, students were asked to enter the front line.
The students’ placements were adapted to meet the needs and demands of the health service, with the majority of students being placed in COVID-19 areas in hospital and community settings.
The Royal Beat – available on True Royalty TV from Saturday 13