mabel, up. >> reporter: this is james middleton's happy place. >> are you ready? quiet english countryside, where he and his sisters, katherine and pippa grew up. >> come on, heel in. here. it was always my dream to move back. >> always surrounded by heel in. >> it's a gorgeous spot. >> very lucky to spend time here. it was always my dream to move back. >> always surrounded by his furry pack. princess kate's youngest brother opening up about his life's story in his new book, "meet ella," writing about his struggles with dyslexia and clinical depression how his beloved dog, ella, pulled him out of his darkest moment. you dive right into it at the very beginning, you talk about the moment you say ella saved your life. >> i scared myself in that moment. ella's eyes were constantly looking at me were that sense of reassurance, that there was a reason to still be here. and it was just breaking a very downward -- a very sort of quick downward spiral. >> reporter: in a "today" exclusive interview, telling us how he found healing with his best friend. >> i would look at e

james middleton has done the same interesting insights on what goes on in the middleton household andtail than we've ever probably got from anywhere else. and i was absolutely gnpped else. and i was absolutely gripped reading it. it was all the stuff about how william, despite being highly competitive , despite being highly competitive, doesn't like the middleton's card games because they're so ruthless, and how he automatically excuses himself. >> it made that it was very, very again, being a tabloid journalist, i'm incredibly cynical about all of this stuff. i mean, nothing is done without a reason. i just think it was it was trying to portray the middleton family, who don't always get the best of press in always get the best of press in a in a warm. they're just an ordinary family. >> and they were featured of course, in kate's video comeback video, weren't they . which we video, weren't they. which we didn't expect much. >> hated cards. yeah. but i just as i said, i'm very cynical about the whole thing. i hope it has a happy ending, but i'm not holding my breath. >> william is a l

pubuc popularity with the british public and somebody who is playing a part in that as well is james middletondone some interviews with the press saying how great his sisters have been for him, i quite like these insights into that sibling dynamic. richard, how about you? >> well, i think the middletons, you could say perhaps the unsung heroes of the movie when you saw for example, michael and carole middleton at royal ascot and then very briefly, but you can just imagine what's happening behind the scenes. and yes, james has had a lot of publicity and in the daily mail on this , and in the daily mail on this, the fact that there's obviously real assistance and backing , but real assistance and backing, but done unlike so many things in the royal family, done quietly, but absolutely pivotal. yes. >> yeah. okay. great to see you, richard . thank you very much. richard. thank you very much. >> and of course, kate middleton's parents were in that video, of course, because they are very, very important part of the family, setup. yeah i interviewed pippa middleton. she's once when i was on the mail

playing cards around the table with the kids, and i noficed table with the kids, and i noticed that james middletoneen a picture there. he posted this, this image and this was when she was diagnosed with cancer. this was diagnosed with cancer. this was a few few months ago now. and he'd said on there over the years we've we've climbed many mountains together. i don't think we've got that image right now. there it is. and as a family, we will climb this one too. and, and obviously and james here looks rather like george as well, doesn't it. he does. you can see the family resemblance in that. and then he was one of the first people, if not the first person, on instagram to respond to the video yesterday as her brother, and he said i couldn't be more proud of you. we're getting real insight into how that side of this famous family works. >> yeah, and i think the middleton family are incredibly close. and i think it was deliberate that we saw mike and carol middleton in that video in not in adelaide cottage, sorry. in their norfolk home, anmer hall, surrounded by prince william and the three children

. >> and just finally, there's been a serialisation of james middleton's book in a number of the papersally saved him from suicide. and i've been following it with interest because, unlike harry, we, you know , and his book spare, he know, and his book spare, he hasn't been critical of the royal family, but he has lifted the lid in a way that harry did as well into a lot of what's gone on behind closed doors , gone on behind closed doors, particularly inside the middleton family, but also anecdotes about experiences meeting the queen and the current king. now, as well. and what do you make of his book and the comments that he's been making? >> well, as you say, it is mainly about the dog and the struggles he's had and actually it does tell you how much what a great deal of trouble. i mean, real, real, real problems. the middletons michael and carole have had, of course, their two daughters have been brilliantly launched onto the world, but their son has struggled and he's been very candid in this book of his . but he been very candid in this book of his. but he hasn't said anything that

middleton says she plans to return to work in the coming months. >> this morning, condolences are pouring in for james earl jones, the iconic actor who died yesterday at 93. no i am your father. >> remember who you are. >> jones had a distinguished career that spanned some 60 years and took him from a small town theater in northern michigan to the highest reaches of hollywood. jones was paid only $7,000 for the role that he may be best known for, and that would be his voice performance as darth vader in 1977. star wars a new hope. he declined screen credit for that film, and its sequel, the empire strikes back, but by 1983, return of the jedi he received credit for his work. he was with his family when he died, and no cause of death was shared. >> an artist who turned the forty-niners into her muse has gotten a new project for the new season. rita carvalho, known for her niners inspired artwork on social media. well, when the season started, rita launched what she's calling the drawing the niners revenge tour. these are the first two photos rita plans to create a drawing every day of the season, with

middleton says she plans to return to work in the coming months. >> this morning, condolences are pouring in for jameso died yesterday at 93. no i am your father. >> remember who you are. >> jones had a distinguished career that spanned some 60 years and took him from a small town theater in northern michigan to the highest reaches of hollywood. jones was paid only $7,000 for the role that he may be best known for his voice performance as darth vader in 1977, star wars a new hope. he declined screen credit for that film and its sequel, the empire strikes back, but by 1983, return of the jedi, he received credit for his work as well as episode three, revenge of the sith and rogue one a star wars story. for the 2022 disney+ series obi-wan kenobi. jones authorized lucasfilm to use archival recording and ai tech to recreate vader's voice. he was with family when he died, and no cause of death was shared. >> the 76 emmy awards are sunday night right here on abc, and it features emmys first ever father and son hosting duo on the red carpet. george pennacchio sit down with eugene and dan levy. levy excuse me