Kate Middleton has highlighted why it is important to “nurture our inner selves”, as she shared an empowering video on Mother’s Day.
Kensington Palace has released a message from the Princess of Wales, which sees her speak on her family’s special connection to nature. In the heartfelt clip, the mum-of-three revealed that nature has been their “sanctuary”. The footage showed an array of beautiful landscapes including woodlands, fields and beaches.
Kate encouraged others to explore the great outdoors and said: “Over the past year, nature has been our sanctuary. This Mother’s Day, let us celebrate Mother Nature and recognise how our bond with the natural world can help not only nurture our inner selves, but remind us too of the role we play within the rich tapestry of life. C”
The post to mark Mother’s Day this year comes at a dramatically different time for William, Kate and their family.
This time last year, the princess had just been diagnosed with cancer and had just started her chemotherapy treatment after having major abdominal surgery. While contending with this, she also found herself caught up in a photo editing furore.
The princess, an incredibly keen amateur photographer, was forced to publicly apologise for causing “confusion” by editing a photograph of herself and her children before releasing it to their many millions of Instagram followers. It was only a few days later that we learnt she’d also been grappling with her cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
Fast forward to this year, she has now finished her treatment, recently revealed she is in remission and is now making a gradual return to royal duties. And royal expert Jennie Bond predicts how the Wales family could be spending Mother’s Day together. She said: “I’m sure the whole family will be wanting to erase the memory of last year’s Mothers’ Day and it will be interesting to see whether she releases another card this time. I think she will.
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“This year the celebration falls at the start of the school holidays, when the family would usually be in Norfolk, and if they are there, I’m sure it will be a day filled with as much outdoor activity as possible: walks and games, cycle rides and picnics.
“I imagine the children will be making hand-written cards — with William’s encouragement and help. And some gifts that either make her feel pampered (like bath luxuries) or that make her laugh. Or perhaps both.
“We know William thinks his wife has been amazing in the past year, and I’m sure he’ll want to let her know that she’s a fantastic mum. So I can envisage a tasty, home-cooked, healthy breakfast in bed for Catherine, with some flowers from the garden and perhaps some of her own homemade jam! And then a day of simple family fun.”
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