Royal fans have flooded James Middleton with support as Princess Catherine’s brother marked three years since his beloved dog, Ella, passed away. The dog lover shared a touching video on social media of him and Ella, featuring sweet footage between the pair.James, 38, voiced over the footage saying: “Hi, I’m James and this is Ella. I say almost every dog owner out there thinks their dog is the best. And every single dog owner is right in that sense.”You would never choose another dog over the one that you have because of that bond you have built with it.”Royal fans have flooded James Middleton with support | PA/INSTAGRAM/JMIDYThe 38-year-old continued: “Ella came to every single one of my therapy sessions, and I remember making excuses not to go if Ella couldn’t come with me.”I realised how much she was helping me just by being there.”Royal fans have shown their support, with the video amassing over 13,000 likes on Instagram.Taking to the comments section, one user said: “Ella is always by your side James,” followed by a red heart.James shared adorable footage with Ella online | INSTAGRAM/JMIDYAnother wrote: “Ella was so beautiful. I know how you feel – our darling springer died a year ago and I yearn for her every day.”One other commenter said: “Ella was your therapy. Losing a much-loved dog is so painful, I’m still crying six months later! They are just a bundle of goodness and love.”Multiple royal fans joined the other users sharing their experience with losing a pet, with another saying: “I know how you feel. Just so sorry that you have to feel that way. Thank you for sharing her with us.”James has spoken openly about how his beloved dog saved him from taking his own life during a severe depressive episode in 2017.James posing with Ella back in 2019 | PAIn one excerpt from his memoir “Meet Ella”, published in the Mail, James recounted a harrowing night when he contemplated suicide.The 38-year-old entrepreneur describes how, at 2am on a November night, he felt life was “no longer worth living”.Unable to sleep or eat, James found himself on the roof of his flat, considering jumping.”Dark thoughts crowd in on me. What can I do to make them stop? I think about jumping from the rooftop,” he writes in the extract.James is a well-known dog lover | PABut it was the presence of his Cocker Spaniel, Ella, which ultimately prevented the dog lover from taking his life.Looking down through the skylight, he saw Ella’s “gentle eyes looking back up at me”.”Her brown eyes are still staring intently at me, soulful and pleading, and as my gaze locks on hers again, my brain quietens,” James wroteThe thought of what would happen to Ella if he died became the turning point. He realised he couldn’t leave her alone.”She is the reason I do not take that fatal leap. She is Ella, the dog who saved my life,” the 38-year-old concluded.Anyone who is in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide can call the Samaritans anonymously for free from a UK phone on 116 123 or go to samaritans.org.