Kate Middleton's Brother Is Writing a Memoir
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Kate Middleton's brother is writing a memoir!
James Middleton announced in early March that his memoir, Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life, is coming out this fall.
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The memoir is about his beloved dog Ella, who was his loyal companion and therapy dog for 15 years until her death.
"Many of you have asked me over the years if I would ever write a book, when Ella passed I started writing all of our adventures and memories down as a way of processing the grief," Middleton writes on Instagram. "I credit Ella to saving my life when I was eclipsed with Clinical depression, she introduced me to my wife, gave me purpose and loved me unconditionally. I know many of you have your own Ella’s [sic] or might be in need of one now and I hope this book will also help us to talk more openly about our mental health, our need for connection, and the way in which the animals that we think we are taking care are always looking after us in return."
Octopus publisher Briony Gowlett said in a statement, "There have already been several memorable moments in this book’s life: James lifting spirits to dizzying heights by bringing five of his six dogs to our pitch meeting; followers lighting up the comments section of James' Instagram at merely the hint of James writing this book, and me, audibly sobbing on the tube as I read the final chapters." Gowlett continues, "And I expect that’s just the start for this unique memoir. What has struck me most when editing Meet Ella, is how little we (the public) really know James, and therefore how lucky we are that he has been so generous and vulnerable in sharing a story that I believe will surprise and chime with readers far and wide."
Per Tatler, in Meet Ella, Middleton "offers insights into an extraordinary period of his life with his pet, from trips with Ella up Scottish mountainsides, to royal weddings and his first meeting with his wife Alizee."
Middleton recently welcomed his first child, Inigo, with his wife Alizée Thevenet. "Ella was there at so many of the important moments of my life, including when I met Alizee. Our son was born after Ella passed away so Inigo never got to meet her, but it’s important to me that he knows all about her," he tells Tatler. "Another of the reasons that I wanted to write this book was so that I could tell Inigo the story of how I met his mother."
Meet Ella: The Dog Who Saved My Life will be published in the UK and the U.S. on September 26, 2024. You can preorder here.
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