Studies have shown that divorce can affect the children of the parents involved and that reportedly holds true for Prince William, royal or not. However, an unearthed 2017 report reveals that Kate Middleton was a great aide in helping him cope.

In the 2017 ITV documentary, "Kate: The Making of a Modern Queen," Sarah Bradford, Viscount Bangor, spoke about the impact that Berkshire native had on William.

"I think that Kate’s influence on William has been very, very important," she began, according to Express. "I think he was quite seriously affected by the bad relationship of his parents and I think that Kate has strengthened him."

"... I think William was more sensitive and more affected by, say, the suffering of his mother. And I think Kate has provided the necessary stability for him," Bradford added.

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Royal expert Katie Nicholl also aided in painting the picture of how Kate has been a positive light to the Duke of Cambridge.

"Don’t be under the illusion that she's a wallflower, because she's not," she warned. "She’s very strong, she’s very confident and she has a real clarity of vision and I think William depends on that hugely ‒ so she’s brought a huge amount to William’s life."

Nicholl continued, "She has filled William’s life with life and happiness and security, and she’s given him the family life, through her own family ‒ just regular things that he never got to enjoy, but he is enjoying now, and I think that she’s made him incredibly happy."

Prince William's parents, Princess Diana and Prince Charles, were married from 1981 until 1996. The demise of their relationship is attributed to their incompatibility and extramarital affairs. William was 14-years-old at the time of his parents split and his brother, Prince Harry, was 11-years-old.

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